Shadows

One characteristic shared by the sun and moon, despite the obvious: they're round, is when they occupy the sky they cast shadows on the ground. They paint their shadows in black and white from sunrises to moonsets… constantly shifting shadows ever changing silhouettes. Their shadows are sometimes tall and wide. At times they dance a beautiful ballet. Every now and then they seem to hide. And periodically they fade away. Is this just one more example of Mother Nature's reach? Or could this be another lesson she is trying desperately to teach? As parents sometimes the shadow we cast needs to reach out far and wide. Sometimes it needs to shorten up, other times to hide. Our shadows are here to help our children to dance a beautiful ballet so our children can cast their own shadows once our shadows fade away. Mother Nature's wisdom is amazing she constantly astounds… like reminding us while on her soil we are but shadows on the ground.