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Day 26: Beauty in a broken world

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Zipping along my daily walks, I can easily miss the beauty that surrounds me. This month’s blog series has forced me to slow down, intentionally looking for beauty I might otherwise overlook. One reward for this habit of observation revealed itself in glass ornaments hanging from a tree in a friend’s front yard.

Yellows, reds, oranges, greens, and purple swirl through this glass bauble.

Without this project, I don’t know that I would’ve taken the time to truly notice them or fully appreciate the vibrancy they add to my friend’s yard while we all wait for more flowers to bloom. And it makes me wonder what else I miss in my busyness and distraction and haste.

Join me in the hunt for beauty?
Where do you see beauty in a broken world? Want to add your own images during what’s left in the 31-day journey? If so, feel free to comment below with your Instagram handle, and tag your Insta posts with #beautyinabrokenworld. You’ll find me there @pixofhope.

Day 9: Beauty in a broken world

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Interesting textures can take a blah object and make it come to life. In the case of today’s photo, lichens adorn a stone wall, transforming it into a thing of beauty and interest instead of just a gray expanse.

A hunt for textures challenges my brain’s first reactions: “Same old boring wall. Keep walking.” I slow down and see more deeply. And I gain a more meaningful appreciation of life as it moves into cracks and crevices and surfaces where we might not expect life to survive.

Not just a gray stone wall

If you get to walk around outside today, I invite you to keep your eyes open for unusual textures that you may have never noticed before.

Join me in the hunt for beauty?
Where do you see beauty in a broken world? Want to add your own images during the 31-day journey? If so, feel free to comment below with your Instagram handle, and tag your Insta posts with #beautyinabrokenworld. You’ll find me there @pixofhope.