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It is to Our Well-Being to Notice What’s Beautiful and Right in the World

By insiderutah.com · May 20, 2026 · 1 min read
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A close-up shot of a delicate spring bud emerging from parched Utah soil, illuminated by soft morning sunlight with a blurred desert background.
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Utah News spotted this story published May 19, 2026 at insiderutah.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

Given the horrors in the world, including here in Wayne County, and grieving them, it is important to also bring attention to the new life that spring brings and to the beauty in this world: nature, music, poetry, the other arts. Witnessing another showing compassion to others is equally life-enhancing—activating the same area in the brain as does perceiving beauty.

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