I was taking the recycling out, late last night, ‘minding my own business’ (i.e. innocently thinking about the Giles Ego Construct 📦 and all its perceived problems), when I happened to look up.
Proper dark, Autumn chill, a cloudless night and… STARS!!!
🌌 ✨
It absolutely stopped me in my tracks.
I put the bags down and just stood there, gawping, until my neck began to hurt.
I mean… STARS!!! Suns in distant galaxies, just carpeted across the night sky.
I don’t know why it hit me so hard - maybe I haven’t looked up for a while? Maybe I haven’t been outdoors in the dark for ages?
I mean, I’ve seen them from the window (my daughter and I spotted Saturn from her bedroom, just the other night.)
But there’s no substitute for that expansive mantle of glittering light in the heavens.
It’s the most awe-inspiring thing.
My mind went instantly silent and I felt… well, no words will do it justice. It’s beyond description.
[Whispers: It's the feeling of Innate Health. Of the Now.]
It was just amazing. And has stuck with me all today, really helping me to put things into perspective.
(Realising my problems were thought-created, I sacked off work and went out on my bike 😆)
So tonight, if it’s clear, pause the telly and stand outside looking at the stars for a few minutes.
It’s the perfect reset.
🌟
Giles
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