Sundays have always held a special place for me. It’s always been a day where the whole world stops and catches it’s breath for a brief moment. Monday through Friday were always for school or work. Saturday was always to cut loose and blow off the steam that accumulated during the week. Sunday though, … Sunday was a day without any expectations. It’s a day to kick back and relax and reflect on the week that was. To clean up the left-over chaos and to get ready for the coming week. It’s the one time I allow myself to leave the present to appreciate what was and anticipate what will be.

Reflecting on this past week, I want to take a moment today to appreciate the people who create. The people who take the time to apply their talents to produce something from nothing that elicits a reaction in someone who witnesses it. One of the most incredible and beautiful things in the world to me is that people are able to make something that another person looks at and feels an emotion that they weren’t feeling before.

The exquisite thing about it is that this can take any form. It can be something that someone said or something they wrote. It can be a picture, a poem, or painting. It can be a song lyric, a symphony or a single action. The ability to weave together words, brush strokes, notes or deeds in such a way that someone who looks at it feels a rush of emotion through them is just one of the most profound things in the world to me.

We’ve all felt it at some point in our lives. A rush of adrenaline while listening to a powerful song. An overwhelming feeling of sadness when seeing a heart-wrenching photo. The roller-coaster ride of emotion while reading the Red Wedding chapter from Storm of Swords (Game of Thrones). Feeling your spirit soar when you see an impressive work of art.

Next time you’re out in the world and you see or hear something that made you feel something you weren’t feeling moments before, take a moment and appreciate that someone, somewhere out there made it and got you to experience that. Think about the ways that you could do the same for others. We all have a story to share with others. It’s up to us to figure out our own style of expressing it.