Over the past week or two I’ve been watching the moon. I had never really thought about it before, but I love that in terms of the moon the opposite of full is not empty, but new. I love that perspective. I think it's a way of looking at things that we should adopt.
I have thought a lot about the idea of empty and full this year and truly have been watching the moon all year while pondering it. I wonder why it didn’t strike me until now the importance of the words we use to describe her.
When she is new she is neither empty nor hidden. She is there in the sky just as ever she was, only sitting quietly in the stillness, in the shadow. For me it’s as if she has turned her face away from us and gone within herself, only to slowly reemerge stage by stage, brighter and brighter. She has gone within to the light she can only truly see from there, the light that is always shining on that other side of herself and she returns to her fullness with the light shining forth, reflecting that light to all. What a wonderful teacher is the moon!
2 comments:
"in terms of the moon the opposite of full is new" Wow, that sure set off some fireworks for me! And then reading about "in deed." Yes! So glad I found you and your blog this morning. Thanks.
You're welcome Paul! I'm so glad you found it too. Thanks for reading it and sharing your thoughts. Did you see the Occupy Your Heart post? It's something I think you might like. Peace!
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