Books to Blogs #17
Book: One Question A Day for Positivity
Date: February 16, 2026
Prompt: “What is the most beautiful thing you can imagine?”
Some questions ask for a quick response.
This one invites you to linger.
When I first read, What is the most beautiful thing you can imagine? my answer didn’t arrive as a single image. It came in layers—feelings, memories, moments—almost like beauty revealing itself slowly instead of all at once.
The first thing that surfaced was an open, authentic heart.
There is something deeply beautiful about people who are real. Not polished. Not perfect. Just honest. An open heart isn’t naïve—it’s brave. It belongs to someone who has experienced disappointment or loss and still chooses connection. In a world that often rewards armor and detachment, authenticity stands out quietly, but powerfully.
Then came every sunset I’ve had the privilege to see.
Sunsets don’t rush. They don’t demand attention. They simply arrive, reminding us that endings don’t have to be harsh to be meaningful. Whether you’re watching from a beach, a highway, or your own backyard, sunsets offer a moment of pause—a gentle closing of the day that asks nothing from us except to notice.
Landing on the Monday after Valentine’s Day, this question feels especially fitting. After the cards are put away and expectations fade, we’re often left with something quieter—and more real. Beauty doesn’t always look like grand gestures or perfectly curated moments. Sometimes it’s found in honesty, relief, gentleness, or simply being able to exhale. Imagining beauty in small, everyday ways gives us permission to redefine love—not just for others, but for ourselves.
If I stayed with the question a little longer and allowed myself to imagine instead of answer, beauty widened even more.
It looked like calm and relaxation.
It felt like returning—at least in memory—to travel destinations that were nourishing and expansive, the kind that were genuinely hard to leave. Places that made you feel lighter, more yourself. The challenge wasn’t being there—it was coming home and trying to hold onto that sense of spaciousness once real life resumed.
Maybe imagining beauty isn’t about escaping everyday life, but about remembering what those places awakened in us—and finding small ways to bring that feeling back home.
February 16 also carries a few lighter, shared moments worth noting. It often lands on President’s Day, meaning many people may have the day off. A long weekend can be its own form of beauty: unhurried mornings, fewer obligations, or simply the relief of a pause in routine.
It’s also National Do a Grouch a Favor Day, which feels like a gentle nudge. Could you turn a frown into a smile? Offer patience instead of irritation? A smile—given or received—might be one of the simplest and most overlooked forms of beauty we encounter.
And then there’s National Almond Day.
Beauty doesn’t always need to be profound. Sometimes it’s sensory. Sometimes it’s small. For me, an almond covered in dark chocolate fits perfectly here—a balance of bitter and sweet, crunch and smoothness. A reminder that joy can live in simple pleasures, too.
When I gather all of this together, I realize the most beautiful thing I can imagine isn’t just one thing.
It’s openness.
It’s moments of stillness.
It’s shared smiles.
It’s peaceful memories we revisit when life feels tight.
It’s the hope that we can create peace in the world without division—without needing to agree on everything to remain connected.
Maybe beauty isn’t something we discover once and hold forever.
Maybe it’s something we keep noticing—again and again—when we allow ourselves to slow down just enough to see it.
Reflection Prompt
When you imagine beauty right now, what comes to mind first—a feeling, a place, a taste, or a moment of connection?
How might you invite a small piece of that beauty into today?
Theresa
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Hello! I am Theresa Martinez-Shapiro; Wife to Robert. Founder of Flexible Being. A Master Reiki Therapist, Certified Oracle Guide, Spiritual Mentor/Guide, Intuitive Empath, Coach, and Educator. I am a fur mom to 3 cats and 1 dog – Sonny, Patches, Ryelee, and Winnie. We currently live and practice in Stockton, California. We operate three businesses – Shapiro Holistic Health and Chiropractic, Fusion Health APC, and Synergy Health MSO, where we seek to improve and change the lives of our patients and those we have the privilege of crossing paths with. My healing and mentoring journey began around 5 years old when I discovered that I was put on this planet to help others. I knew I was different, unique, and gifted. I did not see the world the same way everyone else did, and recognized I was meant to do so much more. I began to research, spending a lot of time reading & asking a lot of questions to anyone that wanted to share stories about their life experiences. I am a dreamer and had a unique relationship with the dream world. My very real, vivid & lucid dreams began turning into out-of-body experiences and unexplained occurrences. I began doing my own dream interpretations to look for patterns & a new way of deciphering life. Family members were part of many different religions, so I was educated in Catholicism, Buddhism, Metaphysics, and Native American culture & beliefs. Along the way, I took up multiple mentors that cultivated my growth and expansion of my gifts, allowing me to focus on my potential and purpose. As an adult, coworkers were unloading their life stories, internal secrets, and things that had not been shared or even spoken out loud. I began to share those experiences with my aunt & Reiki Master/Teacher, Carmen. In 2012, Carmen told me, “I think you are ready to walk the path I always knew you were meant to walk”. That saying began my obsessive journey into Reiki, Spirituality, Psychology, Intuition and Psychic gifts, Meditation and Mindfulness, Past Lives, Consciousness, Energy Medicine, Mysteries of the Universe, Moon and Sun cycles, Astrology, Numerology, Oracle Cards, Shamanism, & so much more. My journey has helped me to assist patients, clients, families, and friends discover who they have been, who they are, and who they want to become. I am expanding my reach and educating others by authoring Musings of a Flexible Being, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you. Thank you! Theresa Martinez-Shapiro Flexible Being Website: www.flexiblebeing.com Socials: Facebook: @flexiblebeingonline Instagram:@theresamartinezshapiro Instagram: @flexiblebeing
