Fading Days

Things are so busy right now. July has not only flown by at lightning speed, but the coming months 

don't show any sign of slowing. My day was spent editing, with just a few breaks to eat and stretch my legs. 

Then the light faded. 

Evening came and I was suddenly aware of time's passing into a quieter, more restful state. I looked up from 

my blinding computer screen to see paled walls, feeling an almost tangible stillness around me. 

I grabbed my camera. 

I found unshut drawers. Unwashed dishes. Neglected calendars and a few dying plants. Signs of days 

too busy to care about the details. 

 But,

In the evenings and mornings I find myself effortlessly drifting into a reflective state. 

I appreciate the sweetness of my life much more. The cool concrete on my bare feet stilled my working brain. 

The growing shadows and fading daylight reminded me of two important things:

Firstly, that there is beauty in stillness--in the natural and untampered with world around us. It's the type of beauty that makes you hold your breath, trying hard not to disturb it. 

Second, is that I love what I do. A good reminder in this season of busyness, it showed itself through an instinctive click of the shutter. To pursue what I love not because out of necessity, but out of a pure motive-- to enjoy the gifts I'm given. 

Thank you, evening, for your gentle reminders.