Heart Eyes

by Laura L.

It is said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What does that mean exactly? I believe I touched upon the definition on a recent trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

I went to the DMV to renew my license. I pulled a ticket and it was number 76. They were calling number 24 at the time. Ugh! I sat down and began to wait for number 76 to be called. It was going to be a long wait. I forgot my book and I didn’t have my iPod to play Scrabble, I was on my own. Have you ever really paid attention to what goes on at the DMV? That day, I decided to see if there was any beauty to behold. So, I started to pay attention to what was going on around me looking with my heart, “heart eyes”.

As I looked around, the first person who caught my eye was a young man. He was sitting next to his mother. His toe was tapping, his hand was drumming nervously on his knee and she was reading the paper. After a few moments, she put down the paper, touched his hand, talked to him, he smiled and relaxed his body. Looking with “heart eyes”, I saw the beauty of a mother’s touch, calming a nervous son waiting to get his driver’s license, as well as witnessing a milestone in a both their lives.

I continued looking around and sitting diagonally from me was an elderly couple. He wore a hat and she wore a smile. I watched as they finished each other’s sentences and worked on a crossword puzzle. Their number was called and he put down the crossword puzzle, stood up, grabbed her hand and helped her up. He picked up her purse and they made there way to the counter. I watched him talk to the DMV clerk and the clerk actually smiled. He was still holding his wife’s purse as he took the eye test and gave it back to her so she could take out the check book and pay.

Looking with “heart eyes”, I saw the beauty of love, partnership and effortless communication. Before I knew it, number 76 was called. The time actually went by fast as I wasn’t focused on the numbers being called, my eyes were focused on the beauty that surrounded me as I waited for my turn. My visit to the DMV would have been very different if I had taken a book or had my iPod.

I would have missed out on all the beauty that surrounded me. Archangel Jophiel taught me that even at the DMV there is beauty. I left with an open heart, filled with gratitude for witnessing the beauty of the people waiting at the DMV for their number to be called.

Imagine what your world would look like if you saw it through “heart eyes”. Beauty can take many forms, and if you want to behold the world through the eyes of beauty, work with Archangel Jophiel.

She will show you that beauty takes on many shapes and forms.  She challenges you to open your eyes and see with your heart. Learning without fail, that beauty exists all around you if you look with “heart eyes”.