Perspective

What we make of it is up to us, as the painting of the sunrise is up to the artist. - Richard Bach, One

I'm a sunrise and a sunset person, I see beauty in the new and old of each day. Indeed, what is made of it is up to us. We can marvel at the purple hues of dawn, and still be amazed that the same orb glows orange as pumpkin as it settles in the west. We can prefer the beginning of the day, fresh and without spoil; or enjoy the moments before nightfall, reflecting on the events before sleep.

Life throws us sunrises and sunsets on a regular basis. We get challenged daily, sometimes hourly. Do this, do that, do the right thing. Sometimes we're still working on one thing when another kicks in. And each decision affects the next. Make a wrong turn here, the next step is off a cliff. But what if its not a wrong turn, and you were supposed to step off the cliff? Maybe there's a bridge just a few feet below that is waiting for you. Maybe you have to make those wrong decisions to find the right ones that you never would have seen otherwise.

Every choice we make is personal, yet affects those around us. We take that into consideration, but still have to make our own way. Dig our own holes, and even step in them. Sometimes they're best used to bury the bones of bad decision. Cover them up, and step over them as we go on our way. I've twisted my ankle on some holes I forgot to fill in, but I always climb out. Nothing happens that is not of our own making, but the solutions are always within us.