“Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child — our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Miracles! They are all around us, constantly. I have had a few people ask me why I chose the Aurora Borealis for my background. My answer is, first of all because I think it’s so gorgeous! But beyond that – to witness the Northern Lights, in all it’s spectacular majesty is to experience a miracle.
While I was living in Alaska, no matter how many times I saw the Northern Lights, tears would come to my eyes and I would stop speechless and breathless, and just behold the beauty and – well the miracle of nature.
So I chose the Northern Lights to be the background for this blog to remind myself and hopefully others to stop for a moment and remember – as Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us – every day we are engaged in a miracle.
If you have had an experience witnessing the Northern Lights, I would love to hear about it.
As always, thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate it.
This Way Up 
Thanks for starting my week off right. I study Insight Meditation with Tara Brach in the DC area, and she frequently references Thich Nhat Hanh. What a marvelous writer.
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Thank you Skutzer. I appreciate your comment. And yes I agree, Thich Nhat Hanh is an inspirational writer.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment Cyndi. I appreciate it.
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I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights.Thank you for the video. Lately, I’ve been realizing how certain sunsets are pretty miraculous too.
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Thanks JoAnne. The Northern Lights are truly magical, but yes I agree, there are some sunsets that leave me breathless.
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