Day 99 of 365 - Winter Sunrise
When I woke in the dark of the early morning and looked out the window, there she was. The planet Venus is a morning star now, and was rising brilliantly in the Eastern sky. A couple of hours later the Sun started peeking over the horizon. There were some layers of cloud to contain and reflect beautiful colors. Soft yellow, pink, turquoise, blue and purple were on display in a beautiful layer. If I didn't know how cold it was outside, I might have believed I was closer to the tropics.
I've written before about how I love the solitude and quiet of the early morning, and looking at the sky is part of that. Given how many cloudy days we have been having this winter, it is becoming more of a gift to be able to see the morning stars and the sunrise. I spent extra time this morning gazing upon both.
Mind you, the sun rises late on these winter days, at a time when many are already on their way to work. But, it's still a lovely start to the day, and even better if the sun is available to us all day long.
Seeing the sun come up is an optimistic omen. Despite what may have happened the day before, it is a fresh start, an opportunity to begin again. Even when we are experiencing hard times, it still reminds us that things do change.
If life is going well, seeing that sun is like an affirmation of that too, a reminder of our blessings and the hope they will continue. The rays of the sun are weakest in our winter, but gradually increasing in strength to their maximum in summer.
In the Tarot, one of the major arcana cards is The Sun. Its key issues are optimism, positive energy, exuberance and merriment. The symbol on the card is a child riding a white horse, with a huge sun in the sky. The child is a sign of new life and hope.
Children are born with a sense of passion for life. But as adults, passion can become so elusive, as Dawna Markova says in her book called Wide Open. Perhaps in our senior years, it is even more elusive, and more so on the dark, cold days of winter when daylight is so brief.
However, a sunny day like today can inspire our imaginations again and help us to think where we want to shine our light in the world. We might remember moments, days, months, or years, when how we were showing up in the world just felt right, as if we were using our gifts and talents in just the way they were meant to be displayed.
Even though this kind of experience may be felt less often in the senior years, it's still possible. It's a delight to me to see seniors who still have so much exuberance and passion for life, pursuing what they love and redefining their purpose in this later stage of life.
As I've written about before, we really do need the sun, for our physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. So, I'm very grateful for this morning's sunrise and visibility to remind me of all that.
I've written before about how I love the solitude and quiet of the early morning, and looking at the sky is part of that. Given how many cloudy days we have been having this winter, it is becoming more of a gift to be able to see the morning stars and the sunrise. I spent extra time this morning gazing upon both.
Mind you, the sun rises late on these winter days, at a time when many are already on their way to work. But, it's still a lovely start to the day, and even better if the sun is available to us all day long.
Seeing the sun come up is an optimistic omen. Despite what may have happened the day before, it is a fresh start, an opportunity to begin again. Even when we are experiencing hard times, it still reminds us that things do change.
If life is going well, seeing that sun is like an affirmation of that too, a reminder of our blessings and the hope they will continue. The rays of the sun are weakest in our winter, but gradually increasing in strength to their maximum in summer.
In the Tarot, one of the major arcana cards is The Sun. Its key issues are optimism, positive energy, exuberance and merriment. The symbol on the card is a child riding a white horse, with a huge sun in the sky. The child is a sign of new life and hope.
Children are born with a sense of passion for life. But as adults, passion can become so elusive, as Dawna Markova says in her book called Wide Open. Perhaps in our senior years, it is even more elusive, and more so on the dark, cold days of winter when daylight is so brief.
However, a sunny day like today can inspire our imaginations again and help us to think where we want to shine our light in the world. We might remember moments, days, months, or years, when how we were showing up in the world just felt right, as if we were using our gifts and talents in just the way they were meant to be displayed.
Even though this kind of experience may be felt less often in the senior years, it's still possible. It's a delight to me to see seniors who still have so much exuberance and passion for life, pursuing what they love and redefining their purpose in this later stage of life.
As I've written about before, we really do need the sun, for our physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. So, I'm very grateful for this morning's sunrise and visibility to remind me of all that.
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