"My father's childlike wonder and lovingkindness have lighted my heart and my way for all the years of my life," Dr. Joan Borysenko.
When I was a child and walking in the pasture with my father, I noticed circular areas in the grass that were flattened down. I asked my father what they were, and he said "That is where the fairies dance at night." How utterly charming. Though I knew and my father knew I knew that what he said was not accurate, we both enjoyed the whimsy of it. His gentle, childlike wonder charmed me then and charm me now. I am reminded of that when on my morning runs I see the areas flattened in the grass where the deer have lain overnight - circular, just like where fairies might have danced in the moonlight.
When life is difficult, what childlike wonder can fill us with awe? On a recent morning run, I heard the impatient yelps of coyote pups demanding their breakfast. I stopped and smiled at the wonder of it.
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