My place in the labyrinth

As Proust wrote, “The real voyage of discovery consists

 not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” 

Stop now, right now, and look around you. This is your place

in the labyrinth. There is no place else you need to be. 

See with eyes that aren’t fixed on goals, or focused on flaws. 

You are part of the endless, winding beauty. And as you learn 

to see the dappled loveliness of your life, as your new eyes 

help you begin loving the labyrinth, you’ll slowly come 

to realize that the labyrinth was made solely 

for the purpose of loving you. 

—Martha Beck