Noticing Vol. 2
Moments from the past week. I highly recommend a visit to the Denver Art Museum. Since the renovations have been complete the exhibits have been phenomenal.
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Reflections
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Moments from the past week.
I highly recommend a visit to the Denver Art Museum. Since the renovations have been completed, the exhibits have been phenomenal. The crisp modern architecture now houses such creative and meaningful works.
Just last Tuesday I found myself wandering the galleries with no particular agenda. I stumbled upon a striking photography exhibit titled "Joy In The Everyday." As I immersed myself in the beautifully captured slices of life - a grinning child mid-jump into a pile of autumn leaves, an elderly couple laughing on a park bench, two friends toasted glasses of wine at a cafe - I was washed over with the glowing warmth the images seemed to radiate.
In our often busy and stressful lives, we sometimes overlook the small yet significant moments right in front of us. The exhibit was a poignant reminder to pause and appreciate the sparks of joy within my own every day. Right there in the gallery space, looking at a photograph of dappled morning sunlight streaming through a dewy spiderweb, I closed my eyes. I inhaled slowly, soaking in the reminder.
When I opened my eyes and continued through the museum, I noticed more of those little details than before. The excited chatter of a school group, discussing artists and themes with wonder in their voices. Shafts of light beamed through the huge windows and caught floating dust in their glow. The calm presence of the security guards, hands clasped behind their backs, as they wander their stations.
I'm grateful for the museum nudging me to recognize those small moments of beauty and light - whether within its rooms or out in the threads of routine that weave my days. Our city offers up joy if only we remember to open our eyes to it. This one simple exhibit reminded me to catch more small moments to appreciate wherever I explore our streets and buildings in the coming days.
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Image titled "James, Hotchkiss, Colorado" Pigment Ink Print 2017 from Trent Davis Bailey photography exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.
Image titled "Bill, Hotchkiss, Colorado" Pigment Ink Print 2011 from Trent Davis Bailey photography exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.