Walking the streets of Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bilbao, or Lisbon, there is a plethora of street art. It can be found everywhere. The expression of art in pencil, marker, paint, or tile brings unexpected beauty. The question is, while viewing grand plazas, monolithic cathedrals, castles, and palaces, do you even notice the errant scrawling, the etchings, and the surprising drawings?
I was amazed at the broad range of offerings in each of the cities we visited. Here are a few…
Now that you are no longer on the wheel of work (or not in the same way), there is an opportunity to use your time to notice things that might have escaped you in the past. For example, the way a tree trunk bends, the color of birds, or flowers growing in an unexpected place.
Use the gift of time to notice, to appreciate, and to allow new impressions to work their way into you; to see the world through fresh eyes that notice, appreciate, and bring together the experience. After all, we do not know how long we have to savor beauty. Do not waste it.
