Nature is an inspiration and I am no one to tell you that.
You know that.
Look around and see.
Flowers bloom in the harshest of weather, trees stand tall when the wind blows or the snow falls, the sea roars but controls its anger and the mountains remain grounded even when it is biting cold.
Like many people, my world changed a bit after Covid. More mentally than anything and it’s hard to put this change into words. Writing and blogging look a backseat and though I have tried, most of my efforts have failed. However, I don’t have any intentions of letting this space die. Falling back on nature is something that comes easy to me.
So, a very warm welcome to this new feature on happiness and food that I am going to call ‘This sky and some refections’.
The story I want to share : Close to three years ago, we moved into a house of our own. When we were looking for apartments, my only criteria was a naturally lit house from where I can either see the Sun set or the Sun rise. At that time, we were moving from our small flat which had a beautiful Gulmohar tree infront of our balcony and I was sad to let that part of my life go.
But we got lucky with our house hunt and landed into a flat in a high rise building. This flat has an unobstructed view to the east sky and I am a happy soul when I step out into our balcony. I can’t sleep beyond six which is both good and bad but for today, I will tell you that Sun in my face first thing in the morning is way better than no Sun at all. There are days that I see eagles soaring high. And then on some lucky days, I get to see a rainbow.
I clicked this picture from our balcony less than a month back and this shot has been an inspiration for me to write.
What the sky tells me: Dark clouds and a rainbow are not two sides of the same coin. They are on the same side. Some times one leads to the other and some times the other leads to the first. When I spotted the dark clouds, I could see and feel that a heavy down pour was on the way. And to my joy, the rainbow also told me what to look forward to. The dark clouds would pass and the sky would give way to the sunshine.
If only we wait, the rainbow would follow. And when we have the rainbow, we ought to be grateful and know that when the dark clouds come, we need to let them pass. Giving way is important and that’s what the universe expects from us.
What do you see in this sky?
Every first Monday of a month, I will share with you a piece of sky that I see and some reflections. If that is something that strikes a chord with you, you are most welcome to join. There are no rules here.
- If you are a reader, let me know what you think of the post and the reflections. Your comment will give me some food for thought.
- If you are a blogger and would like to write – post a picture of your sky, write on your blog and leave a link here. Better if you can also link back to this post.
- Last request – don’t forget to tell me the city and country where you clicked the picture.