Beauty

A few nights ago I was having trouble sleeping, although, that’s not exactly out of the ordinary. So I was up really, really late reading, writing, playing guitar; anything to pass the time. The house was dark and silent and there is nothing like silence and darkness to help cover you with a blanket of loneliness. As morning continued to creep up on the world and the sun began to rise I climbed onto my roof to take it all in. In the past, I’ve done some of my best thinking on my roof. It’s offered a lot of comfort; well, as much comfort as a bunch of shingles and tar can manage I suppose. So I’m sitting up there right and the rising sun looks more amazing than I’ve ever seen it. It’s hard to even describe. The lines to a favorite song of mine ran through my head…”It’s something like the rising of the sun; though you’ve seen it 1000 times you can’t explain it. It was at that moment when I realized exactly how true those words are. The sun rises and sets everyday, but how often do we stop and admire it. We truly are blessed; more than we will ever know. There is so much beauty that surrounds us on a daily basis and we hardly even notice it. We are so caught up in our own busy lives that we don’t even have time to appreciate our environment. It’s such a bummer. Anyways, I’m leaving tomorrow morning. I have freshman orientation on Wednesday and I’m pretty stoked!! I’m so excited to start college!