Sunsets are my natural time of reflection. There is something that draws me into the act of saying goodbye and relaxing. Preparing myself for the next day to come.
As I slowed down to pay respects to the day and its farewell, I found myself considering the many blessings the day had brought. I was able to get out an exercise. There was a time to centre myself in the sauna. I was able to embrace the opportunities to write. The lingering aska I began to address required me to search my heart. I do not always find this easy, so the answers have waited. In the fading light, I realised that in my listening to Life’s whispers throughout the day, Divinity had attended to the needs within.
In the good and the bad, in the easy as well as the difficult, this is an opportunity available to anyone who is willing to accept it. I never find myself forced to consume Life’s gift. I consume life as I choose. There are days when I go in a different direction, often realising after the fact that I have joined others in rejecting the offer. It is a redux of an old observation; “Since they didn’t bother to acknowledge God, God quit bothering them and let them run loose.” (Romans 1.28)
The lessons I took from the sunset include the following.
Learning and growing with Divinity and Life begins with my choice to accept the offer. Yes, the lessons are there for the taking. Regardless of my attitude or willingness, Life will continue to offer lessons and guidance. God is willing to nurture and guide me, conditional to my agreement.
Life’s lessons are bigger than me. There are relationships and experiences at play. Emotions shaped by success and failure colour the picture. At any moment in time, any one or every one of my senses can be involved.
My life’s end is not the only goal. My life is about living, growing, experiencing, learning, and most of all relationships. It is about tending and being tended to.
