Finding Beauty in the Ordinary Quotes

Nothing is too small. Nothing is too, quote-unquote, ordinary or insignificant. Those are the things that make up the measure of our days, and they're the things that sustain us. And they're the things that certainly can become worthy of poetry.

The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.

Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary.

Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary.

There is something beautiful in the mundane if you take enough microscope to it and focus in on something that seems innocuous to begin with.

I like examining the ordinary, and by doing so, one hopefully reveals the extraordinary nature within.

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.

In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.

And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.

The life that you want begins the moment you embrace the life you have because all of it is a miracle.

"... he had understood, better than anyone ... the beauty that grew out of the simple knowledge that everything, no matter how small or large it might be, was a perfect example of what it was."

...when you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind to the fact that everything about life is in the nature of the miraculous.

I romanticise every moment of my life, and that is why I have fallen in love with life.

People will notice the beauty of what they usually ignore ~

It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.

Without running, I would have missed the joy of rain. What could be considered an inconvenience or a bummer to the inexperienced is actually a gift. Without running, I would miss a lot of things-like seeing cities in a certain way, or knowing certain people all the way to the core. I'm glad we don't experience life through glass, under cover, or from the sidelines. Good things take miles.

Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.

So many things become beautiful when you really look.

It's hard to understand why just walking around for two hours and taking pictures would be just a big deal, but once you try it, you'll fall in love with it.

Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many ways.