Moonlight

        The moon shines its light in a most gentle way. It shines on all, yet for all its gentleness, its light is strong and far reaching. It makes no discrimination nor does it appear to be responding more to one than another. I wonder. Have you wondered? Does it seem to you that at times the moonlight seems to reach down, to surround you? Have you experienced that feeling of being one with its light? Have you admired and basked in its beauty and sensed a return, a response? Perhaps you are one of those who takes the moon as well as the sun and stars for granted. They seem to always be there, so why not? Yet there are mysteries surrounding the moon, there are songs of light that surround its being.

        Too often we take beauty for granted as well as taking light for granted. We miss spectacular views because we do not take the time to look. Have you ever gardened in the moonlight? Quite an experience and unusual but enlightening. We need to reach out sometimes and look at things somewhat differently. It's as if we explore in a different way, and as a result, we experience in a different way.

        The moon is such a heavenly body. The times of the moon and its influence are well known, but we tend to, again, take it as an ordinary movement in time. Perhaps the moon is healing. Is this a new thought? Refresh yourself by the light of the moon. Feel its soothing light and its calmness. Feel its gentle light and the aura of feeling around it. Do not try to intellectualize or analyze, but simply be part of the night, be part of the earth, and feel the moon's glow. Try not to let your experience be one of expectation. Simply enjoy the experience, and if possible, the silence. You may be surprised to find that the moon has a language of its own. Only with patience can one understand that language and experience it with a knowing that has no words. Get acquainted with the moon ... take time to learn from her.