A Glow in the Dark

I spent an hour this morning trying to find a spare key I misplaced. I moved cushions, checked the pockets of coats I haven’t worn in months, and even looked inside the fridge for no logical reason. I was frustrated, feeling like my day was already unraveling before it had truly begun. Then, I stopped. I sat on the floor and just breathed, watching the way the morning sun hit a glass of water on the table. It turned the ordinary liquid into something brilliant, a small, captured star sitting in the middle of my messy living room. It reminded me that we spend so much of our lives searching for things we’ve lost, or worrying about what we haven’t yet found, that we often miss the quiet, steady glow of the things that are already right in front of us. Sometimes, the most beautiful parts of our day are the ones we didn’t plan to see at all.

Zahraa Al Hassani has captured this feeling perfectly in her image titled The Charm of Light. It reminds me that even in the busiest of places, there is always a quiet, glowing center waiting to be noticed. What is one small thing that has caught your eye today?