Sunrise Magic

The sun rose this morning in a fiery hello and her arms, a bright, glorious red, stretched high above the tree tops and the rolling hills.  The naked December trees stood black against the fire, lined up, captivated by the show.  It was so beautiful, so breathtaking that I wanted to wrap myself in the cloak of color.  I wanted to lay at the top of the mountain and be enveloped by the brilliance. I likened it to floating in the Caribbean waters, azure sky and sea surrounding me like a blanket with no beginning or end. Or walking through the springtime woods with bright green leaves above and a new carpet of ferns at the feet of all the trees…a green silk sheet spun around me.
So there I sat, at the top of a hill, wrapped in a red-orange-yellow good morning from God, and then only minutes later it was gone.  I felt so lucky, so honored, to have witnessed the beauty of the morning. A friend posted last night’s sunset and when I saw it I was sad that I missed it.   These magical moments are fleeting.  I started to wonder…if I miss one does it mean it doesn’t exist? No. It simply means I didn’t witness it.  How many things, magical things, go unnoticed?  Let’s call these experiences magic because they leave us in awe, like a child watching a magic show.  So we must believe this “magic” exists because last night’s sunset is proof of this occurrence.   But I believe that timing is intrinsically linked to the possibility of experiencing or witnessing the magic. If I had gone out five minutes later this morning I would have missed the glorious sunrise. Therefor, timing is critical. Love is a great example of this magic and timing. We’ve all had those moments where we can trace meeting someone back to a simple decision.  If I had said no to a concert ticket in 1994 I might not be married to my husband. Timing.  But don’t be fooled into thinking we can control or plan to witness all the magic because the truth is, most often we have no control over the timing…we are simply caught in the strong current of life…driven by the cogs of the universe.  And the harder truth is, sometimes bad things need to happen to make the timing perfect to witness or experience the magic.  That might just be the most difficult truth of all.    
So, if we can agree that there are many times we miss beautiful, magical occurrences because the timing is off then imagine all the things we do not know about. Imagine all the magic that happens around us all the time that we just don’t see.  The possibility of all the magical moments in the universe is astounding and very, very exciting.