There are those of us at times along the way get a glimpse at just how close the margin can be in life. At times only a few hundred yards is all the difference there is in a life being completely changed. Looking to the west from my house, the bright evening sky is now exposed and reminds me of one personality Mother Nature has. The splintered pines reveal a horizon in disarray; a few moments where a power unleashed created a lasting impression on the evening skyline. But even as the broken trees layer the forefront of my perspective, into the next layer I can see in contrast the bright orange sunset which reveals a certain beauty and hope as it sits calmly and peacefully behind. Almost a picture that sums up how total devastation and total beauty can exist in total perfection and total harmony in this life; The new lie just within reach, just beyond the old. We must dare to reach past the point we think we can grasp.
