Everyday Miracles

Miracles, recognising and appreciating the beauty and wonder of everyday life rather than waiting for extraordinary events to occur.

This can involve noticing the small details of nature, the joy of human connection or the simple world of the human body. We can cultivate a deeper sense of love and gratitude by shifting our perspective to see the miracles of the mundane.  

We live in a world that often equates the sacred with the extraordinary mountaintop moments, dramatic transformations or divine interventions. But, perhaps the truest form of miracle lies not in the grandiose, but in the gentle often overlooked spaces of daily life.

When we hear the word “miracle,” we usually think of big things: someone getting healed from a serious illness, a life-changing moment, or some magical event. But that miracles are happening around us every single day?

Yes, even in the middle of your daily routine doing dishes, walking your dog, making breakfast, or getting your kids ready for school, there are small quiet moments, filled with wonder and meaning. We just need to learn how to notice them.

The Shift in Perspective

The key to seeing everyday miracles is not about changing your life, but about changing the way you see your life.

Let me share a few simple shifts in perspective:

From rushing to noticing, From expecting to appreciating, From ordinary to sacred:

• Instead of rushing through your day, try to pause, even for a few seconds to notice what’s around you. The laughter of your child, the scent of morning coffee, the sunlight falling through the window.
• Instead of expecting things to go perfectly, appreciate what is working. A working body, a roof over your head, the ability to love and be loved.
• Treat small routines like lighting a candle, or making your bed, as acts of care and presence, not just a task to finish.

Here’s what happened once:

There was a woman named Anaya. She was a mother of two, working from home, juggling family life and work deadlines. Her days were packed, and she often felt overwhelmed. One evening, while folding a mountain of laundry, she felt a wave of frustration. “Why am I always doing this? It never ends!” she thought.

But just then, she picked up a tiny sock of her daughter. It smelled like sunshine and soap. And for a moment, something shifted. She smiled. That sock reminded her of a joyful moment earlier that week her daughter dancing around the house in her pajamas.

In that quiet moment, Anaya felt something warm in her heart. Folding clothes didn’t feel like a chore anymore. It felt like love in action. That was her miracle, a shift in perspective that changed everything.

Gratitude helps open our eyes. When we say thank you we participate in a kind of communion. We acknowledge that we are not entitled to these gifts, and yet they are given. The miracle is not that they exist, but that we are here to witness them.

Before a wound heals, it swells. The same goes with life. Sometimes things get worse before they get better. When You Hit Rock bottom and feel like it’s the end, that’s when life can mysteriously take a turn and throw you out in the light.

How You Can Start Seeing Everyday Miracles

Here are a few simple ways to begin:

1. Start your day with gratitude
   Before checking your phone, pause. Say thank you for your breath, for a new day, for being here.
2. Notice one small beautiful thing each day
   It could be the way sunlight touches a leaf, a kind word from a stranger, or the way your child hugs you.
3. Slow down
   Take a deep breath before eating. Smile while making your tea. These pauses are doorways to presence.
4. Create a “miracle journal”
   Write down one ordinary moment each day that brought you peace, joy, or wonder. Over time, you’ll see how full your life really is.

Many spiritual traditions remind us that the sacred is not far away, it’s right here.

• Jesus broke bread with friends.
• The Buddha simply touched the earth.
• Mystics wrote poems about rivers, stars, and fields.

They weren’t escaping life, they were entering it fully, with open hearts.

So, what if we started looking at life this way?
What if your morning coffee was more than caffeine, it was, comfort.
What if a smile from your child wasn’t just cute, it was joy in its purest form.
What if every hug, every deep breath, every sunset was a miracle?

The truth is, miracles aren’t rare. We just forget how to see them.

So, let us begin again. Let us listen more closely, look more gently, and walk more slowly. Let us make space in our hearts for awe. Because sometimes, the greatest miracle is simply being present enough to see that one was there all along.

Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle, something small can become something magnificent when blessed.

–Om Namaha, Blessings to All–

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