sunset chasing..
My brain works metaphorically...if that even makes sense. I always look for symbolism, hidden meanings... I don't know why, I just do..so I've been trying to get to Knott's island to get sunset pictures. I have had a lot on my mind lately, and when the weight gets heavy, I like some solo time to think things over. The sunsets have been a nice thing for me to look forward to. I got to thinking that a sunset represents the end of something. Sometimes they're beautiful, sometimes they are cloudy, sometimes you can't even see them, but they are always the end. As I left the causeway yesterday 20 mins before sunset, because my daughter called and said she was ready to be picked up from work, I figured I just wasn't meant to see one there...not now anyway. I thought to myself, maybe my sunrise is there. Maybe I just need to let the sun set on some things I've been holding onto, and look to the sunrise, a new tomorrow.. So I decided to head there this morning, just before dawn with the top down on my jeep and a warm cup of coffee in my hand..the dark sky before dawn was beautiful. You could see every star in the sky. Then the orange glow started to illuminate the tops of the trees lining Princess Anne Rd in Pungo. So pretty... As I approached the causeway, the scattered trees, and slivers of water welcomed me like an old friend. There is just something about the complex simplicity of nature that eases my mind. I stopped to take it in for a minute.. There were a few fisherman on the bridge, the air was a little cool, and the sounds of nature with the contrast of a distant car were soft music to my ears. I thought about some things, took some pictures, and was very happy I decided to head down there....If you have something in your life you need to address, that you have been putting off for whatever reason, just remember, the sun has to set before it can rise again....have a good day everyone. It's a beautiful one!
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I believe you wrote this for a reason, and I did enjoy reading it. Thank you. I would like to share with you a realization that came to me as I was contemplating your words. If the sunrise is a beginning then a sunset would be the end. What then does the moon stand for? I've been told that the moon doesn't produce light, it simply reflects. Our daily reflections. When we get to consider what has transpired and what is yet to come. I could continue, but I'm afraid I'd never stop. Thank you for planting this seed in my head. I have much to think about.
Wow...Thank you. It is very rewarding to know my words reached you in that way. I wrote this a while back, maybe 7-8 months ago, during a very dark time in my life when I decided I needed to "find myself"...I was just going to write what I felt. . I love the power of the written word, and it was very therapeutic. We all have different sides to us. Some darker than others....The moon goes through phases. I feel life comes at us in phases, and our choices determine how dark our "nights" are..I have always believed in a higher power, but not so much in any particular religion. That being said, and metaphorically speaking, the sun would represent the source of all that is good. All the knowledge, the compassion, Love and positivity. That would make US the moon. We can choose to hide from the sun, behind excuses, anger, resentment, etc; or we can choose to bask in the glow of empathy, warmth, understanding. If we choose to embrace the sun, then we will shine bright and the darkness, whenever present, will not be nearly as scary to endure. However, if we choose to avoid the sun, then there is no limit to how dark one's night may become. But even in the darkest of nights, no matter what, the sun will rise again, and we will have a choice to bathe in the warmth of those beautiful rays, or continue on in darkness. I am trying to find a way to reflect that light. I don't want to hide in the darkness any more. Choices define us. Every choice will either take you further into the sun's rays, or drift us further away into darkness.... Now, YOU have made ME think a lot more about this, and I too could go on and on, and probably will after I gather more thought on this.... Thank you for receiving some of the light I was trying to reflect in my writing. I'm humbled...I hope you have a beautiful day