I went over the river today for no reason except sometimes I enjoy a mindless drive. While coming across a bridge at a high point, I saw them...the northern part of the Catskill mountains. And even though these are the mountains I see in the distance everyday I drive into Greenville, it was like seeing them for the first time. I never knew I could see them from Albany! Even in Greenville they sit more than 10-15 miles away. In Albany that is at least 40 miles away, yet there they were in all their snowy glory.
It made me think how many things we miss every day. Things of beauty that are right there present with us. Those mountains are visible from the Patroon Island Bridge as you cross the Hudson River, but somehow, I never saw them! Mostly they are obscured by buildings. Somehow this makes me think of how in our lives we miss moments, miss beauty, nature, people...all because we obscure them with clutter, noise, work, laziness, and rushing about.
You don't have to search far to find joy. It's right where you are, it's always been there-waiting for you to slow down.
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