Did you see the full moon last night?  It’s always a thrill to watch her light grow brighter as she rises over the mountains in the distance. I sometimes need to remind myself that her light is not her own; it’s simply a reflection from her surface of the sun’s clear, bright, pure light.  Yesterday I imagined that I was the sun and those whom I encountered during my day were “moons.”  They became surfaces on which my light was reflected, mirrors of my nature.  I would like to think that my nature, like the sun’s, is clear, bright and pure.  But it’s not; I have “issues.”  I worry, judge, obsess. I feel the need to express a wide range of emotions that often get me nowhere.

So all day long my less than sunny nature shone on the moons in my life, and what reflected back to me is exactly what I radiated.  Sometimes the reflection showed me the obvious; I was irritated and it seems everyone I encounter was too.  But other encounters were more subtle. I am not particularly patient, and it seemed that some encounters were trying my patience.  How convenient, really; to have reflected back to me an awareness of exactly what I need to see and learn about myself.

Today I am feeling wonderful, for no particular reason.  That clear, bright, pure light at the core of my sun is shining throughout my solar system.  So shining brightly, I went into a store that I really don’t like to shop in; I always leave irritated.  But not today; the experience was one of laughter and warm exchanges. And when I left I realized the bag I received with my purchases said “Life is A Special Occasion.”  A bit hokey, but I smiled and walked away carrying the moon.