Did you notice the light this morning?
The specific way it came through the window. The angle. The color. The way it fell on ordinary things.
It won't look exactly like that again.
The unrepeatable light
Every morning's light is unique.
The sun is in a slightly different position. The atmosphere carries different particles. The clouds shift.
You've never seen exactly this light before. You'll never see it again.
What we miss
We miss this constantly.
Rushing through mornings, we don't see the light. We see what the light illuminates—the phone, the coffee, the tasks—but not the light itself.
The most common things are often the most overlooked.
The practice
Try this:
Tomorrow morning, just look at the light. For thirty seconds. Notice the color. Notice how it changes things.
Not to do anything with this observation. Just to have it.
Why it matters
Noticing small wonders doesn't solve problems.
It doesn't make you more productive. It doesn't advance any goals.
It just makes you more alive. More present in the life you're actually living.
The light will come again
Tomorrow there will be more light.
Different light. Equally unrepeatable. Equally available to notice or to miss.
This is true every day of your life. Small wonders, constantly arriving, constantly passing.
How many will you see?
The light this morning was a one-time event.
You were there, whether or not you noticed.
Tomorrow, notice the light.
Not because it matters in any practical sense. Because you're alive, and alive people get to notice things.
This is one of the quiet privileges of existence.
Use it.