Adoration 珍爱
Loving and cherishing everything that makes us unique
When I was in Jiufen, Taiwan, I spent hours making a pair of hand-built ceramic teacups, shaping them and smoothing them out with tenderness and care. I initially wanted them to look really nice and symmetrical but it was quite futile since it’s hand-built rather than wheel-drawn (and it was my first time doing such an activity!) So I let myself make “imperfect” teacups and as I spent more and more time creating them and getting to know them, I came to adore them not because they’re all the same and “perfect” but because they are each so unique and beautiful in their own lopsided way, with dents, scratches, and all. They each are one of a kind, with their own personalities and traits, just like you, me, other humans, and pretty much everything else in this world.
The universe/God/creator created dogs. One of my favorite animals. I love that they’re loyal, that they can get so attached to their humans, that they wag their tails with happiness, that they howl when they are crying, that they run around so happily, that they can have a temper when they don’t get the food they want. Each dog has his or her own set of quirks. My favorite doggie is Brownie, a half dachshund and half eskimo. I admire and cherish everything about her. That her eyes have so much gentleness, that she has a springiness and bounce to her steps even at the age of 15, that she runs like a deer, that she has the cutest floppy ears, that she loves to rub herself all over the grass, that she plays with lizards and catches them and sometimes accidentally kills them to my horror, that she is terrified of getting wet. It’s so easy to love a dog or a pet. It’s easy to forgive them and adore everything about them without judgment so why not do the same for ourselves?
I’ve been judging and shaming myself lately for all sorts of things so I certainly need to do this more. I adore my freckles. I adore the way I smile. I adore that I worry about too many things. I adore that I can criticize myself for my foibles and mistakes. I adore myself for feeling scared about things yet being courageous to do it anyway. I adore myself for loving this world, for instance, my cedar tree in front of my house, that butterfly, this bird that pecks at my window almost every day, my imperfect mom who loves me dearly. I adore that I cry almost every day for all sorts of reasons – when I feel hurt, when I am touched by compassion and love, when I laugh too much and too hard, when I feel injustice. I adore all these things and more because all this is what makes me me. It’s what gives me my personality. It’s what makes me unique. It’s what makes me human. And I love myself for having all these traits.
What do you adore about yourself and the people in your life?
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