Gazing into the horizon of another sunset, I realize that another day is done.....another year has passed. Tonight brings another "springing forward" with the loss of an hour. Moving forward one foot in front of the other can bring on an active cadence leading you down a new uncharted path. Forward motion involves unbalanced forces which can leave certain factors of one's life behind in the dust of actions. With every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, so when an action creates a loss, how should one react?.....with a humble sense of comfort like one feels when gazing into the horizon of a beautiful sunset....Knowing that in the morning the sun will rise. A new day will dawn bringing all sorts of possible miracles and adventure. In the morning, everything looks brighter.....problems seem smaller......losses feel less painful.....miracles are more miraculous......joy is more jovial.
Resetting the time on the clock this evening brings on a close of an era, yet brings me closer to refreshed hope in that "this too shall pass" as I look forward to the rising of the morning star. Loss can spring open doors which may never have appeared otherwise. With a big friendly smile and courage in my heart, I will spring forward with a momentum that accelerates as the mass of loss becomes less with each new dawn.
Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment.
-Thích Nhất Hạnh
