Everyday our tunnel vision stops us from seeing and appreciating the little things in life, like rainbows, clouds moving in the wind or the sun dancing across the snow…but all it takes is a moment to just pause and look around…I promise youll find beauty and even maybe a little bit of relief
On my way home the other day I saw these pretty dried flowers and decided to bring them home… and shortly after, they were placed in a vase and now many other people can enjoy their beauty 🙂
There’s almost something instinctual about fearing cemeteries. As a child it’s because of superficial things like horror movies and scary stories, but as an adult it’s about something deeper – our own inevitable fate…our ow
n mortality.
When we look at a graveyard and are uneasy, is it because we have so much we want to do with our lives, but do not know if we can achieve it all? Perhaps, it’s the quiet panic we feel with the uncertainty of what death brings or maybe it’s because someone has left us behind with a tender loneliness as they embarked on their journey into the unknown… or simply is it the despair of eventually being forgotten.
Graveyards are full of people who were loved…who are loved. Each stone engraved with the name of a person just like us – someone who dreamed, experienced and struggled. Behind each stone is literally a story that changed the world and a person whose being born affected the lives of innumerable people.
So if a graveyard if full of people who are loved, what is there to fear? In a way its kind of comforting, looking and seeing the stones, all laid with care and knowing that each at one time, had invoked ardency in its onlookers.
There’s something beautiful about cemeteries. It’s their love. An atmosphere that at one point has brought sadness, but in time brings joy and thankfulness for having been blessed with fond memories of laughter and happiness.
So when you look at a gravestone covered in snow or a crooked wooden cross half engulfed by vines, fear not, but admire their beauty and feel the love that now surrounds you – both alive and from the unknown.
Imagine walking under water. Fish swimming over your head, sharks so close you can almost touch them and looking at what appears to be the ocean floor only to realize it’s a fish hiding in the sand. Imagine walking around forests of kelp as high as a two story buildings and observing entire walls of jelly fish light up in beautiful colours. Imagine seeing seahorses with masterful camouflage while also observing amazingly bright fish that demand your attention. Such is the magical experience of the Toronto Ripley’s aquarium.
Going to the aquarium is definitely an amazing experience! Right in the heart of Toronto it is a great edition to the downtown experience 😀
Adult admission for the full day is $30, which is reasonable for the experience, you wont regret going, but if you go during the midday hours (especially if it is on the weekend) the place will be packed, so if you want some romantic time or just a relaxing visit you should go later in the day or at night.
That being said, there is a HUGE amount of fun things for kids (and us big kids) to do! The whole aquarium is very family oriented with lots of fun places to take pictures and explore!
Also, Ripley’s has a bunch of interactive activities all over the aquarium including petting sharks, sting rays and horseshoe crabs 🙂
All in all, taking a trip to the aquarium is a guaranteed fun time. Standing on the conveyor belt that takes you on an underwater adventure is truly a surreal experience. Everywhere you look you’ll see fish of all shapes,sizes and colours swimming over your head, and if you’re lucky you may even catch sight of some handsome looking fish 😉
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