I’m still amazed at the sunsets in Texas. The colorful hues that glow and shine in the lake around the corner from our house have been the subject of many photos I’ve taken since I’ve been living here. This one I took on a random summer night months ago. Love the glow of the golden sun, and the water reflection. The light bouncing off ripples across the surface. Scattered in a million directions.
The sun? It’s just doing what is does every single day. Sitting there while the world literally goes on around it. I’ve felt like that before. Sitting. Thinking. Waiting. It’s a feeling that makes you want to completely disconnect. Knowing that something in your life is difficult or that there is something you must overcome, it feels like it’s somehow less difficult if you keep it to yourself. Maybe it feels like you can control it that way. Ignore it. Hide it.
But it doesn’t work. It’s still there. Everyday. But so are they.
I look at this photo and I see the people who support me. People who’ve laughed with me, shared ideas with me, hugged me, and listened to me talk endlessly about NASA. People who get me. People who when the world goes on around me, they are there. In a million different ways, shining light back in my direction. Scattering hope. Reminding me that it’s that point when you most want to disconnect, that you most need to stay connected.