Quote of the Day - 1/9/2012

Moonlight makes me think of people who are far away and also reminds me of things in the past - sad things, happy things, things that delight me - as though they had just happened. - The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics)

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Last night the moon was shining through the sky light in the wee hours of the morning. It cast a bright pattern on the tile floor and my thoughts trailed to the past. Perhaps

• the silence or
• this time of year when family/friends have returned to their homes and work or
• the increasing gratitude I feel for every aspect of my life

enhanced the crystal clarity of those moments….in the absence of color our minds create it in our thoughts of other times.