This day began with rain which was heavy at times and was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Fortunately, there was no wind to speak of so we floated through the morass of weather that Mother Nature threw at us. Consequently, below deck where we 'live' was very dark and dreary and I opened the blinds to somehow connect with the great out-of-doors. This is the first time in five seasons that I have opened all the blinds. They are a pain to close and would be an even greater pain, both logistically and cost-wise to replace so it is better to simply not open them at all. Even though the skies were a dark gray, and the windows are so high that I cannot see anything but the trees atop the bluffs in this harbour, it still felt good to have the ability to see the sky from 'down below'.
Which.......took my mind in a different direction thinking about the concept of looking up, seeing the sky, opening, the blinds of life, etc.
Suppose all humankind stopped looking at the ground and simply looked up? If our eyes remain fixated on the ground we never 'see' each other and our surroundings. By lifting our chins just a bit we could connect with each other in different ways and become aware of joy, sadness, anger, fear, trepidation and many other emotions that we miss by looking downward.
Imagine if we all looked 'up', even if just for moments a day? We would connect with our Maker and Mother Nature and each other.
Awesome.
I'm always telling my choir members to look up. Perhaps I'll take my own advice!
Ancora imparo
