A Pause for Beauty

My favorite part of the week is Saturday and Sunday mornings when I take my coffee and journal outside to my porch just before the sun rises for the day. As it makes its appearance, I pause and allow the stillness of the morning to drench me, the rays of beauty to chase away the chill of the night. Knowing that if I don't stop and appreciate it in the moments it chooses to peak over the horizon, I won’t get the chance again until the next morning. So, I stop, I breathe in the crisp air, and I cast all my thoughts that are swirling in my head to the side because the beauty of the sun waking up is worth my full attention.