So I kind of like how author G. K. Chesterton said it, a British writer of the twentieth century. He talked of how we become “weary of wonders”—like, how if we were to see the sun for the first time, we would think it’s the most incredible thing ever. But because we see it every day, because we’ve seen it hundreds and thousands of times, we don’t even look out the window for it in the morning. We don’t think anything about it. The sun’s up again? Big deal.

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When it's hot in the summer, I can just make the temperature in my house anything I want it to be.

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While I don't use it often, every time I pick up my iPad it's a thing of wonder. Thin, colorful, amazing.

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<div itemprop="text">Reading Time: &lt; 1 min</div>In Mark Richt’s book “<a href="https://amzn.to/2ZNE2cu" dir="ltr">Make The Call</a>“, which chronicles his college football coaching career, he included a section warning us not to become “weary of wonders”. He said:<BLOCKQUOTE>So I kind of like how author G. K. Chesterton said it, a British writer of the twentieth century. He talked of how we become “weary of wonders”—like, how if we were to see the sun for the first time, we would think it’s the most incredible thing ever. But because we see it every day, because we’ve seen it hundreds and thousands of times, we don’t even look out the window for it in the morning. We don’t think anything about it. The sun’s up again? Big deal.</BLOCKQUOTE>Growing weary of wonders like the sun is something we’ve likely all done, but I also try to think about smaller things that really are amazing:<UL><LI>Clean water from a faucet any time I want it</LI><LI>Air conditioning in the summer</LI><LI>Things like my iPad, which still strike me as being amazing</LI></UL>You could make quite a list of “wonders” that are just second nature, but taking time to appreciate them can only serve to improve your mood and make you feel thankful for all that you have.<h3>Share this:</h3>

You could make quite a list of “wonders” that are just second nature, but taking time to appreciate them can only serve to improve your mood and make you feel thankful for all that you have.

In Mark Richt's book "Make The Call", which chronicles his college football coaching career, he included a section warning us not to become "weary of wonders". He said: So I kind of like how author G. K. Chesterton said it, a British writer of the twentieth century. He talked of…

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In Mark Richt’s book “<a href="https://amzn.to/2ZNE2cu">Make The Call </a>“, which chronicles his college football coaching career, he included a section warning us not to become “weary of wonders”. He said:

So I kind of like how author G. K. Chesterton said it, a British writer of the twentieth century. He talked of how we become “weary of wonders”—like, how if we were to see the sun for the first time, we would think it’s the most incredible thing ever. But because we see it every day, because we’ve seen it hundreds and thousands of times, we don’t even look out the window for it in the morning. We don’t think anything about it. The sun’s up again? Big deal.

Growing weary of wonders like the sun is something we’ve likely all done, but I also try to think about smaller things that really are amazing:

<ul><li>Clean water from a faucet any time I want it </li><li>Air conditioning in the summer </li><li>Things like my iPad, which still strike me as being amazing </li> </ul>

You could make quite a list of “wonders” that are just second nature, but taking time to appreciate them can only serve to improve your mood and make you feel thankful for all that you have.

Don't get weary of wonders

MARK RICHT

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