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The Moment Is Enough
Sometimes the real wonder is in understanding why some things stay magical while others fade.

As I stood on the bridge overlooking Ladybird Lake in Austin, the skyline still took my breath away. The glass buildings shimmered against the clouds, beautiful as ever. But it made me wonder. Why do some things stay magical while others lose their spark? Why can this view still move me after years, while I barely notice the blooming crepe myrtle tree I see daily?
We're often told losing our sense of wonder is a spiritual failure, that we need to "rediscover childlike awe." But what if our brain's tendency to normalize isn't a flaw but a feature? Our ancestors couldn't spend all day marveling at sunsets when there were predators to avoid and food to find. Even today, if everything remained perpetually extraordinary, we'd never get anything done.
The skyline stays magical because it's always changing. Different lights, different clouds, different reflections. Nothing stays still. The crepe myrtle tree, despite its beauty, follows the same pattern every year. It blooms. It withers. It waits. Our brains seem wired to notice novelty and variation, while predictable patterns - no matter how lovely - fade into the background of our awareness.
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