Accepting Sunsets

Sunset should feel like an exhale.

I have concluded that I have been chasing sunrise. And if have to be honest, I would say I have been avoiding sunsets. Instead of an exhale, it felt like I was always holding my breath. Sunsets felt like running out of time or losing control. I was mourning all the loss of the day’s potential and fearful and anxious from the weight of the coming day.

I want to change my disposition from avoiding sunsets to accepting them. I want to move from anxious thoughts of tomorrow to content thoughts of what has gone and what will come. I want to move from holding on well beyond the day’s end to letting go into surrender and rest. How dynamic could this life be if you hold balance in the taking in and letting go, accepting sunset while chasing sunrise?

In their own ways, both require surrender. They are two sides of the same coin. Whether the old day is done, or the new day has begun, I must step into the experience with faith and hope. I have always framed myself as a morning person, needing the promise of the new day. But I am now challenging myself to realize that this promise begins at sunset. The sooner you accept the day is done, the sooner the new one may come. I am hopeful to continue letting go and finding peaceful surrender. Here’s to accepting sunsets.