I love when I look at something and see it’s beauty like I’ve never noticed it before. I remember the day I saw these giant snail shells on the ground. The colors, shapes, dimensions, and sizes put me in a state of AWE. I walked around with the biggest smile across my face all by being witness to the extraordinary.

When I see a spoonbill crane at one of our lakes, I stand there in AWE. No matter how many times I’ve seen them there before, the second I see those pink feathers, I’m drawn in. The birds are just so majestic. I feel so honored when I’m in their presence.

I see something special almost every time I walk our neighborhood. It may be a bird, rock, tree, plant, flower, rabbit, etc. I feel pure joy the more aware I am of how I make the ordinary extraordinary in my day.

People often ask me how I move through my stressful moments so fast. This is one of my favorite tools. I simply go for a walk and find the extraordinary. If we want to do something bigger, we can go to an aquarium and feel the awe of all the sea creatures and plant life.

We can sit in a park and watch people interacting. Take a bike ride and feel the wind. If we are unable to leave our homes, instead of scrolling through all the news and social media, type in “extraordinary nature images” into your search engine and feel the pure AWE of all the photos.

We don’t have to keep going back to the things that stress us out. We can take EXTRAORDINARY breaks to re-align our energy with love, abundance, and peace. When we allow ourselves to feel the AWE, we set the reset button on the hamster wheel of thought running round and round in our minds. Take a deep breath in, and release the breath slowly. Create space to allow an opening for more good to come in.

Today’s Aligning

Love

Today, I commit to seeing the extraordinary!

Abundance

I’m grateful for when the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Peace

Listen to a piece of music that makes you feel good inside. Place one hand over your heart and place the other hand on your diaphragm. Next, close your eyes and just take in the music.

Really feel it. Dance with it if you want and just full be present with this song that you love.

With Love, Abundance, and Peace,

©Rachael Wolff 2020, 2024

Author of Letters from a Better Me available in audiobook, audio CD, ebook, and paperback.