How many times have I stood in the desert looking at the vastness of land with raw, rough unfinished edges everywhere? How many times have I seen the light as it changes throughout the day?
How many times have I touched the trunk of a huge, very old tree - taking some of its strength into my hands?
It is so easy for me to get mired in my everyday life - the one that demands control or busyness or ego. So I like feeling insignificant - looking at the vastness of the dark sky, the moon and stars the only light. I am a very, very teeny, tiny part of this universe and putting me into my small place somehow makes it all right.
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." - Edgar Allen Poe
Love the pictures you posted. I'm not sure that I would use insignificant to describe how I feel when I see the wonders of the Universe. But you hooked me when you said "putting me into my small place somehow makes it all right." is exactly how I feel.
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Yey!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes we get a bit full of ourselves don't we?
A good bit of grounding never did anyone any harm! :-)
Very thoughtful post, Penny. So true too. Humility is a lovely quality.
ReplyDeleteAll of a sudden, I am grateful for the break that was brought to me via a client forgetting their appointment; thank you for this lovely post, Penny - I am going to "tweet" it now!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness Penny.... thank you for reminding me of the magnificence that is the natural world around us.
ReplyDeleteI like being a part of the natural landscape too - feeling like a part of it - connected. The night sky - when you can really see it - is Amazing!
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