Framing Perspective

My husband Darcy and I took a walk in a nearby state park on Father’s Day this past weekend. It is a walk we have done a few times now, in different seasons. Our main destination is a view of the falls along the river that is a couple of miles down the trail. It is worth the walk, but the walk is worth it too.

We paused to sit at a bench and get a drink of water as we made our way back to the parking lot. Looking up, I was taken by the frame these trees created for the sky above. And for my head, heart, and soul. The sky always beckons me when I step outside, and it never disappoints. Whatever it has going on, it leaves me in awe. Awe at the movement and colors, the expansiveness and mystery.

This vastness humbles me, in a good way. It makes me feel small, in a good way. Part of, not apart from. Tiny, yet still important. Just not as impatiently important as my wrong-sized ego can sometimes make my life and whatever concerns my head may be spinning up in that moment.

The sky gives me a healthy perspective of place and space. Of the Universe’s grace. This frame of sky, bordered by the green of trees, brought me peace in that moment. It brings me peace now as I write this.

What is framing my overall perspective today? Is it a sense of gratefulness for all that is available to me? Or a feeling of lack because things aren’t more the way I wish them to be?

When living gratefully, actively present and experiencing the here and now, the sky’s the limit. Onward!