Stunning Interior Designs

true wonders of our world

Yes, this insect, the name of which I do not know, is stunningly beautiful on the outside. The photo does not begin to capture what is a luminescent aqua-green body that shone in the bright sunlight.

It is far, far tinier than the photo makes it look, not even an inch in length.

I did not know what to do when I discovered it on my windshield just after I turned onto a busy street.

The distraction was almost too much and yet I knew if I pulled over and tried to send it free that I might harm it irreparably, and where could it possibly go where it would be safe? So, I let it stay.

Almost 10 miles later at 45 to 50 MPH along with stops and starts at lights, this little creature survived the ride. When I pulled into a parking space, it crawled down the windshield into the window well, I’m guessing to take a rest from the arduous journey.

When I went back to my car an hour later this sweet, strong creature was gone. I hoped it perhaps went into one of the trees in the wealth of green space, a better place than where it started.

Beauty on the outside, yes.

Wishing I Could See Inside

While still attuned to safe driving, I watched, mesmerized and worried, as the wind seemed to batter its wings, yet they were unharmed.

What is more beautiful to me about this insect’s outward design is the inward ability of its magnificent body, the strength of the incredibly delicate-to-the-eye wings in particular, to withstand the force it endured.

The luminescent aqua-green is merely a covering for what is a miracle of the inner being.

I keep thinking about this beautiful one inch riding companion, as I have noticed and thought about the miraculous nature of the tiny sugar ants that visit my kitchen or the capacity of the spider in the window to weave its web.

I feel like a ten ton being in comparison, though here are certainly animals much larger.

All Of Us

Whatever our size, whatever our species, the inner pieces, in some cases millions, billions, trillions of tiny things that make up whatever each particular species needs to live, is what I want to be reminded of and brought into closeness with.

That my fingers are typing this, that my mind is working with them to describe the insect, that my eyesight allowed me to observe the miracle of the insect while my feet were using the gas pedal and brake and my ears were listening even though not consciously – all of it – ALL OF IT – is absolutely astounding, mindboggling, curious, yes, miraculous and something that fills me with absolute wonder.

Fearfully and wonderfully made.

Day to Day Consciousness

What if we spend more time pondering the inner workings, the inner capacities and invisible to the eye designs of all of nature, of all of us, even with the pieces that seem like they are not working as we would like them to? Yes, that happens. I know and have experienced that there are times when the design on the inside is challenged in some way.

It is not about being perfect nor do I look at this stunning insect as a metaphor for being able to endure everything that comes our way.

What I know is that it endured one thing that its body was strong enough to endure and still stay whole.

Maybe the wind caused a pain somewhere in its tiny body, from which it is still recuperating on a tree leaf.

One outside-inside or inside-outside gorgeous insect enduring the ride on my windshield could be explored from so many different perspectives.

Today I simply want to honor interior beauty – interior design we take for granted yet is the most stunning of all.

I hope we will take a moment, or moments, to truly see beyond the outer into the inner, imagining the marvels we cannot see. I believe that has the capacity to usher us into fresh perspectives and ways of being with one another and with nature.

Notice something today and tell me how its interior design, even while invisible, invites you into wonder.