The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller

The Three Questions – Day 1

You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions each day for the next year and putting this experience into a book. Here we go!

What was the most beautiful thing I saw (encountered) today?

I’m lucky today to actually have a picture of the most beautiful thing I saw today.

I love hummingbirds! I have a feeder on my deck that sits right in front of where I’m typing this right now. They are both beautiful and amazing creatures, I love the way they zip around and often, when I’m on my deck, they’ll come and hover right in front of me. The most beautiful thing I encountered today was this hummingbird, floating in a pack of purple flowers getting a meal. It was so focused on the bounty in front of it that I was able to make several attempts and finally get a nice little picture of it feeding.

What did I learn today?

What I learned today, was a reminder. As I’m starting this project and getting back into my good daily habits, I’ve seen an immediate positive bump in my mood. What I was reminded of was that have a goal to focus on is something I need to have to be at my best.

What made me happy today?

Again today is an auspicious day as I have a picture of what made me happy today.

I am a gardener, I moved apartments a year ago partly so that I would have a patio/balcony where I could have a small garden. The beauty of living in Northern California, was that this year I planted my tomato plants in March, started harvesting in May and today, December 1st was able to make what will likely be my last Caprese salad with tomatoes from my garden. What made me so happy, was not just still eating tomatoes from my garden in December but that these tomatoes were the absolute tastiest tomatoes that came out of the garden this year.

Have a happy day my friends. ~ Rev Kane