{"id":1305,"date":"2020-09-25T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingtothesoul.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2025-02-18T23:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:24:29","slug":"the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingtothesoul.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/25\/the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I cannot help but appreciate the wonders of the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stars appear as if they are physically above me. Yet, they are ghosts of a distant past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the time it took for their light to reach my observant eyes, those stars have ceased to exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their physical presence gone. Yet, their stories echo through time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the moon is full, I could spend hours staring at it. Its glow shines through the passing clouds like an illusion. I understand why a wolf is so drawn to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning sky, too, I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vibrations of a tall, constant sun uplifts me every morning. I absorb its energy as I begin my day. Like I battery, I feel recharged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clouds pass by overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recall the famous Alan Watts, who adamantly believed human beings should resemble clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow you ever seen a misshapen cloud?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clouds are always changing. I am always changing. Life is always changing. 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