Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Vulnerable Light

Silverdale, UK

I love pictures of sunrises and sunsets. It's when the light of day shatters and become vulnerable, so that we see what is has hidden from us, its brilliant colors, its shadows and darkness, its play on water. Not every sunrise or sunset. But enough for us to get the point.

Life is often painful, so that we want to protect ourselves with a hard shell. But shells work only to isolate, and that brings more pain. Being vulnerable requires great strength, and the ability to find shadowed light even in darkness. Vulnerability means openness, acceptance, and great inner strength. It is one way we can powerfully show we are followers of the Way: that we allow no darkness to obscure our light, no matter what color or shape it may take.


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