einstein said there are only two ways to live your life. one is as though nothing is a miracle. the other is as though everything is.
i swing deep in both extremes every day, so instead of pounding myself with judgment i want to just gently lead myself to swing into the miracles side more often. the kids have already peed on stuff and are coloring on the walls and i’ve literally slammed the door in my own face? (actually happened–hashtag clumsy) how cool is it that i HAVE a door to slam in my own face. total miracle. magic eraser, miracle. the fact that i get to be the one to have these experiences with my kids, make these memories and show up for them every single day. miracle. the computer i’m typing on, the way my words and photos can reach people a zillion miles away from me and we can connect and feel less alone in the hard things.
i mean! i’ve been doing this experiment for a few days now and it has rocked my world. of course i can’t ALWAYS be in miracle mode, can’t forever be seeing every single thing with miracle eyes right away with no initial reaction. but wow i’m a good at convincing myself, so i might as well convince myself that everything in the universe IS in fact a miracle as often as I can.
kids are always a miracle, whether they’re screaming or laughing or loving or pouting. we had the whole spectrum in this session and gosh i’m always GLAD to see it. it reminds me that we’re all human, and we’re all allowed to be miraculous right alongside our hard parts–maybe that juxtaposition right there is the miracle.
p.s. why yes, i am continuing this lil’ project on the grams with #brookesmiracleeyes if you want to tag along! and if you want me and my maybe-obnoxious miracle finding self to come photograph the miracles in your life i WANNA. let’s chat about your family session, m’friend.
