The Size of the Window Rarely Matters

But the reach of your vision makes all the difference.

Shop Window in Bamberg, Germany © Kathryn LeRoy

Hello friends,

I love windows. We live in a home with many windows that allow natural light from the sun, and often the moon. A magical full moon never ceases to bring me awe and wonder of the universe. We are such a tiny speck.

Astronauts have seen the earth from a vantage point that most of us can only imagine. From their window, they saw a world without boundaries between ecosystems or countries.

The Big Blue Marble—NASA Photograph

The Window in Front of Us

The size of the window on the International Space Station doesn’t define the view. Rather the ability to see the whole in a new way alters how they saw this amazing earth and the thin atmosphere surrounding it.

Like the earth, windows hold mysteries, stories that I may never know. My window may have an expansive view of the Italian sky, fields, and towns, or perhaps, only a single tree on a green lawn.

Looking Out Over the Italian Countryside and A Rainy View © Kathryn LeRoy

“The growth of the imagination demands windows—windows through which we can look out at the world and windows through which we can look into ourselves. The old stories were windows in just this way.”
—Katherine Paterson

Even a small window gives light and invites the viewer to see and wonder about what lies on the other side of the glass.

Window in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico © Kathryn LeRoy

I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.
—Confucius

Open windows allow us to see inside as well as see out. When we look inside, the objects and people may leave us mystified, creating a world on the other side.

Open Window in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico © Kathryn LeRoy

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.
—Edith Wharton

Do you ever wonder what hides on the other side of a closed window? If I can’t see in, can anyone see out? Is there joy on the other side or something darker?

House at Dos Buhos Winery in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico © Kathryn LeRoy

You never know the hurt others endure in this world behind the closed windows of their life, or the joy a simple act of kindness can bring.”
—Jennifer Skiff

The window in front of me

The best windows are the ones in my home. Every day I can witness the sun coming up, and my heart skips a beat at the dancing colors of a sunset. Birds fly by and stop to sing.

The Cardinal and His Mate Outside My Window © Kathryn LeRoy

I look out of this window and I think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of it. The trees and birds and everything else I’m part of it. I didn’t ask to be put here, I’ve been lucky in finding myself here.
—Morris West

What do you see?

Next time you look out a window, notice, pay attention, and be open to what you see, what you don’t see, and what you can imagine.

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Always remember: hope is an open window (Diana Ross).

“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”
― Edith Wharton

Find a little wonder this week and see what you can find outside your window.

With gratitude,

Kathryn

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