What an utterly breathtaking morning. Another amazing dead-calm morning for Lake Ontario. The lake acted as a mirror for the sunrise which doubled its beauty and intensity. At one point, I couldn't decide if I wanted to look directly at the sunrise or watch it unfold on the surface of the water. Both were stunning. It was amazing how the image of the sunrise on the lake was almost identical to the actual sunrise in the sky. Everything was reflected. The only difference was created when a bird would land in the water creating ripples. These ripples would temporarily distort the picture.
Think about how this morning's sunrise clearly shows a simple truth. I'm sure you've heard that everything that happens on the outside is merely a reflection of what's happening on the inside. If you experience beauty in your world, it is simple a reflection of the profound beauty that is already inside of you. This concept is, in and of itself, profound. However, I want to focus on the ripples. The ripples in the lake changed the picture of the sunrise in the lake. If you were just looking at the lake you might think there was something wrong with the sunrise. In actual fact, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the sunrise. It didn't change at all. The ripples caused the illusion of change. But the ripples weren't inherently bad either. They just changed the picture temporarily. Think about how many circumstances in your life have thrown you off course. How the circumstances have led you to believe that your life is anything short of miraculous. Just because the ripples of your life are distorting the picture does not mean that there is anything wrong with the source of the picture. Perhaps you need to remember what is the source and what is the reflection and return to looking at the source.
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