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Stunned into stillness I could not even bow. The sunrise, like a tsunami, burst through the curtains as I greeted the day. Immediately James Taylor’s song “Fire and Rain” flooded my brain…”I’ve seen fire and rain.” But the song is of loss. This was not…..
For one who cannot see to drive in the dark, the depth of darkness held my breath as strong as my hands held the steering wheel. My eyes trying desperately to scan the roadside for deer, elk, gazelles, bear, and yes, the road itself. Somehow,…..
The waterfall and river running echoed around me. For just a moment, as I watched the water swirl and dance around, over, and underneath the tiny leaf, I pondered “what if?” What if that is an image of the swirling energy around me?…..
When your journey begins in the dark, the moon becomes the sun. And are they both not the same loving and life giving gaze whispering, “I am here”?
It takes but a pinhole of light, even in the dark stormy night, to gift the heart beauty and awe.
Anthropologists, historians, and others have long compared the fierceness of dark experienced by early humans compared to the fortress of light we live in today. Even without the multitude of fluorescent lights shining, there is always the pervasive neon glow of our technology……
Oh that the image could capture what I saw and how it startled me so. About to close the curtains and say good night to the day, I felt myself gasp. There was only a sliver moon which barely cast a gentle light…..
G’night Christmas Day. Hello sweet moon. A perfect reminder for this day, and for all, that no matter what we see, the illumination is always full. We just have to look into the shadow.
There’s a small room in my house that probably, at some time, was a closet. Now an open window welcomes the sun all day. Abiding in the room are my plants, feathers, and my grandmother’s rocking chair. Soft music plays for them throughout…..
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