be still

as i was driving home, completely immersed in my own thoughts, this amazing sun punctured my bubble. in an instant, it completely quieted my mind. i was so moved by this vision, i had to pull over and try to capture what was one of the most amazing sunsets i had ever seen. this photo does not do it justice, but you know how every once and a while, the sun will appear incredibly large over the horizon? the moon does it too (all an optical illusion, i suppose). this evening was one of those times. as it stared me in the face, it stripped away all the noise, all the questioning, all the worrying i had been doing and replaced it with the most peaceful calm. it has been a long week for me. and somehow, standing on the side of the road for those few waning moments (as cars flew by, filled with people just like i was, moments earlier, completely occupied by their own compulsive thoughts) made me feel like i had just been let in on a secret. i felt in that moment that everything was going to be ok. sometime just witnessing a single thing of beauty; simple; miraculous; is just the counterbalance we need to stop the tempests that occupy us; reminding us to be still more often and allow the quiet to seep in and gently give us the answers we've been searching for.