Fleeting Summer
11 August 2011 I think summer skipped us this year. We only had two weeks of good summer weather since June and even that wasn't straight. It has been wet, windy and dreary ever since and in between sunny days. It reminds me a lot of autumn and, quite frankly, it's very uninspiring. Staying in has been more comforting and appealing than going out most days. It is frustrating, though, when the mood strikes and I want to capture beauty in the light and I'm confined inside because outside it's pouring and glum. Grey is not my favorite color. I want more sunshine!
But we have had a bit of sun last weekend and I took advantage of that by taking pictures. Flowers always make me go "aaaahhh" and sigh. They make me forget about my worries. They bring smiles and joy that resonate from within, like butterflies in your tummy. They are truly wonderful and beautiful things; even in their imperfection, they are perfect.
Sometimes it's easy to drown in our insecurities, the ugliness, the darkness, the failures, the mistakes, and all the bad things, but when you look around and see all the beauty that is there, the wonder of life and the magnificence of it all and everything in it, it makes you think and realize that life is too short and too beautiful to waste on such things.
It's like the nature's way of checking me, opening my eyes and making me reflect on things about myself like my habit of worrying too much, stewing on things and dwelling on them for a long time that cause me to miss out on the good stuff.
So this is me learning to keep a positive outlook and appreciating the good things in my life. This is me taking a step forward to change how I think and how I deal with things. This is me embracing the good, the beauty and the happy. This is me taking chances. This is me going on a journey - and one that I am willing to embark upon.
toni at August 13 2011 | 19:13 |
And nature will be there accompanying you on every step of your journey! :)  |
