komorebi

I’d never come across the word komorebi until a month ago, when it appeared in Creative First Aid

the Japanese word komorebi, which describes the awe and wonder of sunlight dappling through leaves, casting dancing shadows and bringing flickers of light to a forest floor

Then today, on a Forestry England sign during our walk along Haughmond Hill, there it was again:

The Japanese word komorebi captures the joy of dappled sunlight through leaves and the presence of small glimmers of light or hope which we can always find if we look closely enough

A lovely word for a lovely experience. I feel the universe is telling me to pay attention!