If you have never taken the time to go view a sunset, especially over the lake, words cannot describe the peace that can come with this. It is easy for your mind to “unwind”, and just relax, and look at he beauty that is being created in front of you. The scene is different every time! The reflections, the calmness. Somedays though are not calm, and the waves are rolling in. The beauty is still there, but different. Life rolls like this as well. Some days are very straightforward, calm, relaxing, and other days are not. You have to be able to handle it both ways. I like these next two quotes: “In calm water every ship has a good captain” (Grover Cleveland); and “It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos” (Donna Karan).
Clouds create even more beauty with the sunsets. Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully (Kristen Butter). Every sunset is an opportunity to reset from what when on during the day. If our day was not the greatest, we can have something to look forward to tomorrow. Words can’t always express what goes through your mind as you watch things unfold as the sun sets. I dare anybody to watch, and actually take the time to watch, and not let your mind drift off, and dream, especially when the waters are calm, and the reflections back on the water allow you to see the potential in everything in your life.
I find the reflections always tell a story, and it is always a different story. There may be similarities, but there are always differences. The answers to things in life are not always clear, but I can tell you some of the answers come to me while sitting back and really taking these views in. It is one thing to think about things at the time I am taking these pictures, but it is another to look at these later and be able to reflect back on some of those same thoughts, but also come up with some new ones as well.
The answers to issues don’t always appear right away, but eventually open up with ideas and thoughts about how to handle things, and how to approach things in life. Everything now is always so rushed. We have to hurry to do this, and do that. We all need to learn to slow down, calm down, and take it in. Solutions often come easier to mind when you do.
It is truly amazing that something so simple can also be so complicated. Each sunset tells a story. I have found too that the day was calmer when the water is calm, and the day was a little tougher when the water is really rolling as well. That will be next weeks blog topic. Sunsets with wind/rough waters. Even though those days can be tougher, they have a different distinction and beauty all of their own. I find it very relaxing. All of these pictures were taken by me. I took the time… I took the time to take it in, and appreciate it, and learn from it…and enjoy it. We all strive for things in our life. Taking some time to slow down can actually help us in the long run. Enjoy life. See what it has to offer. We are all busy enough during the day. Unwind. Take a deep breath. Relax! And…keep moving everybody…but slow down enough to enjoy life as well.
Dr. Dan
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