Minor Ecstasies Are Bits of Stardust
“[Minor ecstasies are] bits of star dust which are for all of us, however limited our opportunities. […] Something seen, something heard, something felt, flashes upon one with a bright freshness, and the heart, tired and sick or sad or merely indifferent, stirs and lifts in answer. Exercising our faculty for minor ecstasies may actually increase the number of them we feel.”
— Elizabeth Gray Vining, 1970
Elizabeth Gray Vining Speaks
Today’s Invitation
Set an intention to encounter and appreciate a minor ecstasy today, whether organically or as something you arrange for yourself.
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