A Christmas Gift From the Cosmos – How Comet 3I/ATLAS Can Help Us Rediscover the Magic of Being Alive
- Dec 10, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Dec 11, 2025
Silvana Avram is a successful, Inspirational Life Coach, philosopher, author, teacher, and founder of Life Coaching with Silvana, whose mission is to empower us to embrace our uniqueness, fall in love with life, fulfill our potential, and create a beautiful legacy.
This December, as Comet 3I/ATLAS drifts through our solar system, it offers a timely reminder of the beauty and magic that surrounds us. A gift from beyond the stars, this rare interstellar visitor invites us to rediscover the wonder of being alive, to appreciate the vastness of the cosmos, and to embrace the extraordinary gift of life itself. Here are three simple ways to reconnect with the awe that life offers every day.
Every December, the world wraps itself in lights, music, and meaning. But this year, the Universe decided to add its own ornament to the sky:
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a visitor from another solar system
An interstellar gift, billions of years old, drifting through our solar system just in time for Christmas.
A visitor from beyond the sun
Discovered only a few months ago, Comet 3I/ATLAS is no ordinary comet. It comes from outside our solar system, only the third interstellar object humans have ever observed.
Scientists believe it may be much older than our Sun, perhaps even older than our entire solar system, having formed in an ancient region of the galaxy long before our Sun existed.
Its strangeness lies not only in its origins, but in its composition, unusual levels of nickel and iron, a plume that seems to “pulse,” a behaviour that has puzzled astronomers. It is fully natural, yet intriguingly different. A tiny cosmic mystery passing through our neighbourhood.
It reminded me of Einstein’s beautiful reflection:
“Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe, a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in front of which we, with our modest powers, must feel humble.” – Albert Einstein
You don’t need to be a scientist to feel this. The breathtaking beauty, intelligence, and perfection of the Universe, the home we all share, is for all of us. And this beauty, this intelligence, this perfection lives in us too. We should remind ourselves of this truth every single day.
On 19 December 2025, 3I/ATLAS will sweep past Earth at roughly 170 million miles away — a cosmic wave hello before disappearing back into deep space.
A visitor like this is rare. What a gift. What a reminder. What a moment.
And that is why I wanted to write this article, to offer you a timely reminder, an early Christmas gift: the gift of wonder.
Wonder: The most powerful, most forgotten human capacity
We live in a world that keeps us looking down at our phones, our problems, our fears, our to-do lists. We take our worries very seriously. And in the process, we forget who we are.
We forget that we belong to an ever-expanding universe filled with magic, abundance, and beauty. We forget that life is wonderful. That being alive is a privilege, a miraculous opportunity.
Comet 3I/ATLAS arrives at the perfect moment to bring a little cosmic sparkle into our world. Its mysterious, luminous presence invites us to look up again.
To remember that we live inside a vast, breathing cosmos. To remember that we are made of stardust. To remember that life, your life, is a miracle.
As the year draws to a close and this interstellar visitor approaches, let’s open our hearts to the infinite beauty available to us. Let’s relearn to live with wonder. Let’s relearn to see magic in every encounter. Let’s allow this cosmic visitor to help us see our lives in perspective.
As another year on planet Earth ends, let’s make a promise to embrace life as the precious gift it is.
Here are three simple ways each of us can welcome more wonder into our hearts and daily lives.
1. Remember that life is a miracle
Your body is a miracle, a symphony of trillions of cells working effortlessly so you can breathe, move, feel, and create.
Pause for a moment. Place your hand on your chest. Feel your heartbeat steady, loyal, ancient. Feel the breath moving in and out – your silent companion since the day you were born.
Do you know you can smile? Do you know you can speak words that uplift? Do you know you can sing, dance, touch, hold, and love? Do you know you can feel grateful?
Every day, take just five minutes to step outside to notice a leaf, a flower, a bird, a breeze, a cloud. Nature whispers the same truth again and again: You are alive. And that is already extraordinary.
2. Expand your horizon
Comet 3I has been travelling for billions of years. Billions! Just holding that thought in your mind is expanding, humbling, and strangely comforting.
This ancient traveller has crossed unimaginable distances, and it has arrived at us, now, in this exact moment of our collective story.
When you place your own worries inside that vast cosmic timeline, something shifts. Something softens. The pressure eases. A wider perspective opens quietly, reminding you that life is bigger, gentler, and more spacious than your fears allow.
Ask yourself:
Will this matter a year from now?
Is this worth losing my peace for?
What might this look like from 170 million miles away?
When you zoom out, the impossible becomes manageable. The heavy becomes lighter. The future becomes spacious.
Perspective is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves.
3. Deepen your relationship with life
You are not separate from life, you are life. A unique expression of the same creative force that forms galaxies, oceans, forests, and stars.
You have access to expansion, intuition, renewal, and infinite possibility.
Take time to nurture this relationship:
Speak to life as if it hears you because it does.
Affirm your place in the universe.
Ask for guidance and listen for the subtle response.
Treat your existence as the precious, unrepeatable opportunity it is.
When you remember that you are an expression of infinity, you naturally walk through the world with more curiosity, appreciation, and trust.
A season of wonder
As Comet 3I passes by, let it be a reminder:
There is more magic in this universe than we can comprehend. More beauty than we can behold. More support, more intelligence, more mystery than we dare to believe.
This season, give yourself permission to feel awe again. To look up. To breathe deeper. To let your heart expand.
Reclaim the wonder that is your birthright.
And if you’d like to keep exploring life through a lens of meaning, beauty, and cosmic perspective, you’re warmly invited to connect with me for inspiration, guidance, and deeper conversations about the miracle of being alive.
Because wonder is not a luxury, it is nourishment. It is the elixir that keeps our inner light alive.
And it is always available.
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Silvana Avram, Inspirational Life Coach and Author
Silvana Avram is a successful, Inspirational Life Coach, philosopher, author, teacher, and founder of Life Coaching with Silvana, whose mission is to empower us to embrace our uniqueness, fall in love with life, fulfill our potential, and create a beautiful legacy.
Fascinated from a young age by the mystery of life and our place in the universe, Silvana has been on a quest to find her own answers to the big existential questions facing humanity. Now an acclaimed Coach and Author, she draws on her extensive study of Philosophy, Psychology, Meditation, Holistic Healing, and Spirituality to create a uniquely inspirational and empowering style of Coaching, also reflected in her Book “Being You and Loving You,” in which she guides us through an unforgettable, transformative journey of self-discovery and self-love.
