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the great wide open

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There have been times when I’ve got my head and heart so wrapped up in something that I lose sight of everything else. Sometimes it’s work related, or I’m focusing on family matters or it can even be just the drudgery of the daily grind that  can keep me down. Whatever the case, some days feel a lot less hopeful then others.

Luckily, there always comes days when with the sun I look up, and out, and past the place I’ve been and I can see into the great wide open. The place where hope lives and the beauty of possibility lifts my spirits and soothes my soul. Where I am content to be where I am and also energized to move forward. Why wouldn’t I be? Look at that place. It’s awesome!

Of course, if everyday looked like that, then I wouldn’t be nearly as impressed, or spellbound or enchanted by what I see. The contrast of the not-so-great days in comparison to days that look like this make the this so much sweeter.

My guess is you know exactly what I’m talking about. That the darkness makes way for light far more beautiful than any other light you’ve ever seen. That coming up for air and seeing this stretch out before you feels better than you could have ever remembered. That’s the thing about hope and love and beauty. You can only experience it to it’s fullest when it’s been gone for a while.

As we begin this week, share a image that offers a view of the great wide open, full of possibility! Let’s all soak in the goodness of today…and tomorrow.

Comments

  15. I love this reminder to look up from the page. Oh, how I do relate!

    I was on a walk with the kids, the dog, and friends when I saw this figure running- seemingly for Angel Island in the background. I fell in love with the figure, the dry clumps of grass, the pattern made by the late sun. To imagine a solo life just for a second, or at least to have a second for myself, to then come back grateful, ready.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/9032846@N03/6780343149/in/photostream

    Thanks.