Points of Wonder
"I return to this point of wonder." Last week I was at a coffee shop, catching up on some of my favorite writer's posts from the last few weeks. One of my favorites, Suleika Jaouad, has a prompt at the end of her piece that reads: "Write about something that you find wondrous. Something strange, beautiful, unlikely, or all of the above. If you'd like, use this as an entry point: 'I return to this point of wonder.'" These past few weeks have reminded me that life holds many things, no matter where you are. Sometimes you have to have unexpectedly hard conversations with ones you love, sometimes horrible things happen in the world, sometimes you feel like you're not good enough at something, sometimes the idea that you are in charge of your future is too much to bear, and sometimes you miss your loved ones so much it makes your insides ache. The words "I return to this point of wonder" feel almost tangible, like such wondrous moments w...