Unremarkable...

This photograph would be considered unremarkable by many standards

the lighting, subject, porportion -- off

nothing really "pops" 

No WOW factor

~ 

But in reality

it is sunset at the beach

and that alone makes it remarkable

~

Today is

the winter's solstice

~

the shortest day of the year for us 

here in the Northern Hemisphere

~

It is a day of celebration when

the light and warmth of the sun seems

most distant

~

It is a time to slow way down 

reflect

"re"member 

as in

slowly piece back together

the essence of who we are

and 

what truely matters

~

things like

~

grattitude

compassion

humor

wisdom

joy

~

these things aren't dependent on

disposible income

status

obligation

expectation

spiritual orientation

~

they are dependent on

each and every one of us to

reconize and exercise our will power 

to

appreciate and expand our privilidge as human beings

(the evolved species)

by 

 conciously decovering 

and then

deciding to contribute what makes us unique

~

Like the sunset

we have the WOW factor

simply by being

~

 being  human we get 

to choose 

how we experience the world