Wednesday, March 8, 2017

A Sunset Story

“It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only last for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.”

            -A.J. Lawless


Every fall and winter morning on my commute to work, I am greeted by the most incredible sunrises. The mountain views combined with the glow of a new day has always made my heart happy and my soul at peace. The sunrise reminds me that this new day is a gift and ought not to be taken for granted. 

Lately I have struggled with this realization as I have been pushed and tested to my limits. My heart has been broken with the recent loss of my Aunt so close to the one year anniversary of my Mom’s passing, coupled with drama and toxicity from my extended family. Some days I feel like my emotions cannot take any more distress, and then I remember that sunrise; that sunrise that almost always takes my breath away. It is then that I remember that I can no longer be discouraged and allow inferiorities and inadequacies based on the opinion of others to consume me, for the universe saw fit to give me a new day, a new sunrise, a chance to start fresh and begin again.

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