The universe was doing extraordinary things before anyone existed to call them extraordinary.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

Stars formed, oceans moved, and enormous events unfolded for an unimaginably long time with nobody present to be impressed. The remarkableness was not conferred by an observer; it was already the case. That the universe was not waiting for an audience is worth sitting with, particularly if you are inclined to think that things only count when witnessed.

Apply it gently to yourself. Something can be good, well made, or worth doing without anyone seeing it. If you find yourself only valuing what gets noticed, that is a habit rather than a fact about value, and it can be loosened.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What happens beautifully near you whether or not anyone watches?

MORE IN MEANING & PERSPECTIVE

Free, with nothing to buy inside it.