Went out on my front porch this morning for a smoke and cup of coffee. The full moon was low in the west, Venus was exceptionally bright and low in the east, and dawn was breaking.
I stayed on the porch watching this heavenly light show for nearly an hour. Along with it I watched neighbors going to work, kids going to school, robins building a nest in my front yard, three huge flights of Canadian geese at high altitude, fog rising off the river, and other Canadian geese flying to and from the river.
Eventually the moon set and Venus disappeared just as the sun peeked over the mountain. Never saw a star or planet hang on so long into daylight. It is gong to be a good day.
God's creation trumps the media, the politicians, the oligarchs, and even Q. All you need to do is stop, look, and listen.
Time to clean the house. My grandson is coming over for the weekend. I'll catch up on the doom and gloom of the world of politics Monday.
I work an office job as a software engineer and I live in the suburbs 30 minutes from the city, but I try to spend time in nature by taking an hour long walk in the morning and another hour long walk in the evening.
I wake at leave the house at 6am when the air is cool and still and the moon and stars are bright. Many other houses have their lights on but the streets are still relatively quiet.
I listen to my favorite podcasts and often just talk to Jesus Christ and sometimes we discuss the podcasts. :-)
I see the sky change and the sun start to rise as I get home.
I find the time to do the same thing each evening because I don't watch any TV or poisonous Hollywood crap.
Even if it's raining, I'm in the middle of it and enjoying it.
I think God intended us to live physically active lives as farmers and hunters and construction workers. I think we were meant to be in the world and feel physically exhausted at the end of each day.