I swear the sky I see from my window looks different EVERY day. I’ve posted photos of the sunset over Ben Ledi before but tonight, in the last hour, I looked out and saw this sight.
I have never seen anything quite like this. It’s amazing.
Funnily enough, I just finished reading a book by Pierre Hadot. The book is called “N’oublie pas de vivre” (Don’t forget to live). His key word is – emerveillement – which you could translate as “wonder”, “marvel” or “awe”. If you want to live, to really live, (as a hero, not a zombie, as I’d put it!), an attitude of “emerveillement” will do it. The more we wonder, the more amazing we find daily life, the more we feel the thrill of being alive.
Heroes Not Zombies 
Hells fire. 🙂
What an astonishing sunset! Thanks for sharing it, and this powerful reminder to open our eyes and see.
Joanna
What a beautiful sunset! Simply left me speechless with this one. Thank you for sharing with us.
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