Black And White...

I've heard the expression "It's not all black and white.". And it's not all shades of grey either. What about color? What about the vibrancy all around us?

Sometimes it seems like a grey world, or a world of black and white. A world where the colors are muted. A world of blah...

And then I get a glimpse again! I see colors so intensely! I get reminded of what's always there! I feel in awe of the world around me!

So what changed? How come I see the green of a leaf as shockingly green now, and yesterday that same leaf was just a leaf?

Opening my eyes is how I describe it. An internal opening of my eyes. A feeling of coming to, as if from fainting. Seeing the world again as if for the first time. Really looking, noticing. Putting my attention on what's around me, instead of thinking about what I'm doing tomorrow or a conversation I had yesterday.

Be here, now! And see what you see...

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