LIVE BY CHOICE NOT BY CHANCE!!!!

Have you ever paused for a second and just looked around? I mean really looked. Not the rushed glances we throw at our phones, our clocks, or the road. But a slow, quiet moment of noticing. If you do that, you’ll see something beautiful – tiny miracles are happening all around us.

We often wait for big, life-changing events to call something a miracle – like winning a lottery, surviving an accident, or meeting someone who changes our destiny. But life isn’t always about the grand. It’s mostly about the small, gentle wonders that we often overlook.

Think about the first light of morning. That golden hue spilling over the buildings, the way the sun peeks shyly through the curtains. Isn’t that a miracle in itself? Or a child laughing wholeheartedly – completely lost in joy. That sound has the power to melt any tired heart.

Have you ever noticed how plants lean toward the sun? How they just know where to grow. Or how the breeze carries the scent of earth right before it rains? That smell, by the way, is called petrichor. Nature has its own tiny ways of reminding us that something magical is always at play.

Sometimes, a kind word from a stranger, a dog wagging its tail when you needed company, or finding money in the pocket of an old jacket – these are the little surprises that life gifts us. They don’t make headlines, but they touch our hearts.

We live in a world where we are always in a hurry – rushing from one task to the next, glued to screens, worrying about tomorrow. In the middle of all this noise, these tiny miracles quietly whisper, “Slow down. You’re alive. That’s enough.”

Noticing these everyday wonders isn’t difficult. It just needs a little mindfulness. Try walking without your phone for five minutes. Listen to the birds. Watch the sky change colours at sunset. Feel the rhythm of your own breath. Gratitude often begins when we start paying attention.

Life is full of big dreams, and that’s okay. But while chasing them, let’s not forget to pause and appreciate the small joys – the ones that don’t cost anything, yet mean everything.

So the next time you feel like nothing good is happening, just look again. Maybe the miracle you’re waiting for is already there, just waiting for you to notice it.already there, just waiting for you to notice it.

@nandasagec MANISHA NANDAN