My mind is clearer when I am out on the water -- being able to release day-to-day tensions and projects unfinished. A separation occurs between Past and Future, allowing me to focus on the Present -- what I am seeing now while floating along the waterways.
This theme of separation was on my mind as we left Hubbard Glacier and sailed out of Disenchantment Bay recently. (What a great name for a bay!)
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| When do you feel separated from others? (Photo: leaving Disenchantment Bay, Larry Gardepie) |
Seeing the opening between two spurs of land that define the bay brought to mind the separation I sometimes feel between people: great beauty is reflected by what is present but disenchantment defines the gulf that separates years of disengagement.
It takes an object like a bridge or a vessel to ferry people, product, and ideas across lands disconnected. It may be similar with our own separations: we need ways to Bridge and Create Connection.
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| How willing are you to connect? (Photo: Juneau street, Larry Gardepie) |
Walking along the harbor and streets of Juneau, Alaska, I noticed alleys that were actually named streets with stairs that connected the lowlands to the buildings hundreds of feet higher. I marveled at the energy and ruggedness of citizens that braved the dark, cold winters... having to climb these stairs to get to the warmth of their homes.
So too, I reflected, are the distances we must travel when separated from others due to misunderstandings: we must put more time and energy in taking the high road to discovery and attachment
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| Can you see light even in your darkness? (Photo: full moon over Inside Passage, Larry Gardepie) |
As I reflected on the Present -- acknowledging the tensions and unfinished nature of life, I began to realize that possibilities and opportunities always exist to bridge or carry ideas beyond the barriers that separate.
Sometimes at our darkest moments, a Light persists that invites reflection and illumination.
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| Larry Gardepie (click on link for website) |
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