Something To Think About and Journal Notes

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

    To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.  It matters not what the clocks say or the attitudes and labours of men.  Morning is when I am awake and there is dawn in me.                           Henry David Thoreau, Walden

 

     We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep.      Henry David Thoreau

                                                           

JOURNAL NOTES

     September 4 and it is late, almost September 5, but sleep I needed earlier evades me now.  Roger and I are in Durango and the rain drops lightly but steady on the roof of our travel trailer.  It is a pleasant natural sound that churns memories from childhood.  So long ago now when life cradled me and at times battered me.  I believe these things try to form the person we are to become, they try to teach us how to bend when needed and how to stand strong facing the wind when necessary.  It is important to accept and understand the struggles are for our growth.  You can never know your strength until its use has been called upon.  You can never know the true joy of the dawn until the darkness of night has engulfed the spirit.  Sleepless nights stir thoughts until you beg for the clarity of the morning dew sparkling as day breaks.  Do not clutter these moments seeking solace of company; it is better to hide away with your thoughts and let these be the companions that feed growth.  Think about the paths you have taken, mistakes you have made, regrets that will follow you throughout life.  These are tools to become the kind of person you desire.  If you are able to stand back and work toward affecting changes in character, you are gifted; gifted with introspection.   There is a peaceful joy that manifests itself when a person allows time to be alone in one’s own mind.  It is a purifying activity.

   I added quotes from Henry David Thoreau.These quotes both speak of the dawn.  The dawn is my favorite time of day and I cherish the moments I see a hint of the sun coming over the Bookcliffs, but has not yet arrived.  The smell of the morning air soothes the spirit and the quiet still exists before the morning rush of people going to work or walking their dogs.  These are special times to be appreciated, not ignored.  Do not rush the moments of awareness.  Rest in them and let them develop in their own time.  Open your eyes to what is before you and acknowledge the smell of morning flowers, or hummingbirds flitting about the feeders.  These are for you to see and nourish the inner being if you are wise enough to be aware.  Always, it is not enough to look at something, anything; you must see.