The Luxuries of Creation
I have done this exercise in several different classes for many years. The metatheme is gratitude and the specific question is, "What did God create that He didn't have to?" It's fascinating to then just sit back and be the recorder. The answers always start coming very slowly as people try to think about creation in a new way. Somebody usually suggests family and friends, you know, the usual suspects in a gratitude discussion. Next, somebody throws something out jokingly, like "football." And I write it down. Eventually, they get into it and the answers come fast and furious. And that's when the class really starts imagining the world the way it could have been.Even in His infinite creativity, God could have given us a world in shades of gray. We never would have known the difference. Yet He chose to create color. We could have lived in a world of noises. Instead, God made music. We didn't have to have thunderstorms but there they are. And how about laughter? The taste of food? Waterfalls?
Once you get started, it's hard to stop. And you will see the world, experience the world, in a whole new way for days on end. That's one of the reasons I like to teach this particular lesson so often. It improves my gratitude for quite some time.
So I've listed a few. What else?
posted by Thurman8er @ 9:08 AM
3 Comments:
What a fantastic lesson! I love the creative thought behind this exercise. I can't wait to take this out for a test drive!
How about not just creating animals but every kind of animal we could imagine and many we can't. Same goes for flowers and trees.
Or closer to your heart . . .
How about the smell of the ballpark in your nose?
The cool of the grass on your feet?
"The cool of the grass" Dang it, I LOVE it when people quote "Field of Dreams"
Yeah, I've thought about that. And how about this: the smell of a brand new book?
I appreciate hugs and touches and what it feels like to be loved in so many different ways.
Kids-running-full-speed-ahead hugs, Frail-elderly hugs, Good-friend hugs, they're all so valuable to me.
He didn't have to give us relationships, much less the variety of relationships...
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