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Light Compels the Doubter

I rolled out of bed early and looked out the window with a groan. Snow. April 15. Not cool. But this is western New York and it always snows in April. Still, it doesn't feel temporary during these long stay at home days.

Then the morning light. It caught my eye as I walked by windows full of bright, falling white. There's something about morning that just won't let you not see the earth's transformation as it moves low and then high against the sky. What is it about certain times of day that create nostaglia and memory? I have a very specific feeling that I can recall every time I see this kind of light.













 

It convinces. It interrupts your current activity. It compels you to look, to see, to wonder and ponder it's presence. What more can one do but to stop and pay attention.

So that's what I did.


“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. 
Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”
― Roy T. Bennett


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