360/Moonshine

I went out to the backyard to meditate for a while and noticed how bright it was. The light eminated from the moon which was, I think, in its waxing gibbous phase and getting closer to a full moon. I thought I could go out and take a picture of the moon. I ended up taking about 30 shots but only a couple showed the craters. Most of the other pictures were blurry, I'll blame that on the camera, or too bright which made the moon look like the sun.

Anyway, I love nights that are illuminated by moonlight. As I sat in my backyard looking up I thought of the past few days and the people I interact from day to day. I enjoy most the people I have contact with at work, my community, and at home. Sometimes I just go about doing my business and interact with others. Tonight as I looked at the moon I noticed how much it attracted my thoughts and feelings. I noticed how it focused my attention to its mass. As I kept looking at the moon I tried to see the face of the moon to see if I could see the "man" on the moon. I let my imagination to see the man and maybe you can as well. I noticed that if I focused and tried my hardest I could see the craters on the moon (with the help of my camera). I noticed the character of the moon, it's beauty, and specially the aura that it created. As I looked at its aura I thought about a friend who has become closer than before. I had to call her up and we talked for a while. I told her what I was up to and how I thought about the time we have been able to spend together during the past few weeks. I have begun to appreciate her and thought of her. Told her how I had begun to enjoy seeing her character build, how I enjoy her beauty (internal/external), and how her aura reaches way beyond her persona. We talked about other things. A phone call coming in interrupted the moment.