How I did it: I try to demystify things.  I can't help it.  But there are so many amazing things to take in and understand, I know I will never understand everything that I find amazing and/or confounding.  And, regardless of what some people seem to think, understanding something on an intellectual level doesn't make that thing any less wonderful.  Photosynthesis, for example, is amazing and wonderful whether you understand it or not.  The cellular processes behind it are astounding.  Understanding the mechanisms just makes me all the more appreciative of how all those reactions occur like clockwork in amazingly reliable and intricate fashion in every single leaf on every single plant on the planet.  Beauty in everyday.

Lessons & tips: If something seems wonderful, learn more about it.  Understanding something won't make a truly great thing any less wonderful.

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Apr 08, 2010, 09:00PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers