Life is so fleeting that we can not allow ourselves to just sit unconsciously and not celebrate the pure miraculous essence of it. The miraculous is all around us. It is time to open our spiritual eyes to savor and celebrate every precious moment of the miraculous as it assuredly unfolds in our lives.
It is common for us to sit in dullness and mediocrity when the world needs everyone of its inhabitants to enter the realm of existence where miracles
not only live but brilliantly explode at an endearing and phenomenal rate. It is time for us to take notice, experience and celebrate the many miracles
taking place in our personal daily lives.
1. Behold the miracles
in nature.Go outside at night. Look up at the skies. Witness the brilliance of the stars. Can you count them? This in itself is a miracle. Take a walk in the daytime. Look at the flowers, or snow or whatever is occurring during the particular season. Celebrate the myriad colors of the flowers, the intense whiteness of the snow, the undeniable colors in the rainbow after the rain. Notice the smells: the fragrance of rain; the scent of flowers.
2. Listen to beautiful music knowing that someone had the inspiration to create it. Creativity
is a gift to be celebrated for it miraculously sparks and begets even more creativity
in a never ending cycle that spreads goodness and joy upon the world.
3. Be sensitive to acts of kindness that you witness in your daily journey. Acts of kindness don't just benefit the recipients, but they also bless and heal the witnesses or onlookers. Celebrate the many acts of kindness that you see daily: a smile from family
, friends and even strangers; a hug from loved ones, a friendly "hello" from a neighbor, or a "passerby".
If you notice, the miraculous doesn't cost any money. It only requires one to be alert, aware and ready to experience it.
Dr. Emily DeCarlo is a fascinating woman with a very strong belief in God. Her faith leads her to know that nothing that God does is insignificant and therefore, we do not have to live limited, mediocre lives. She espouses to the belief that God is great and therefore greatness lies within all of us. She is the author of several books of poetry, one of which was used as a supplemental text for English 211 at Virginia State University. She also has written a manual entitled "Using Poetry to Promote Linguistics and Language Acquisition" which was used in the graduate Special Education Department at Virginia State University. Another manual that Dr. DeCarlo has penned is entitled " The Crab Effect". It is a manual based on the story of Joseph in the Bible. The subtitle is "How to Handle the Haters in Your Life". Dr. DeCarlo is an evangelist, author, poet, researcher and entrepreneur. She is in the process of developing the DeCarlo Institute for the Healing Arts, a center for research relative to the promotion of wellness and the maintenance of healthy lifestyles. The center also addresses different approaches to maintaining and promoting health such as Thai bodywork, meditation, natural healing, faith healing, relaxation therapy and Ayurveda medicine. Dr. DeCarlo also uses poetry therapy to assist others in facing and resolving life's tests and trials. Her book entitled "Poetry for Healing" is soon to be released. She is a licensed and ordained minister and has served as an associate minister and head of the Daughters of Esther Women's Ministry for the past ten years at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church at 925 Arlington Road in Hopewell, Virginia. She also has a poem " Epiphany" which was published in Essence magazine in 2008 (January edition). Her CD of anointed poetry made its debut in 2009 and is still available today.She was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta Literary Society for outstanding contributions to literature. She performs her original poetry for various occasions and events around the country. She has traveled to China to view the education system and learned some of their Ancient Chinese Medicine practices during her approximately two weeks tenure there.