Because of the magic of February having 28 days, the arrival of the full moon on the weekend two months in a row is happening this year. Last month I chased the moon around the village of Piegaro, capturing photos among the sweet buildings and landscape. This month I am holed up in the apartment and decided that should not, and would not keep me from chasing the moon again. In fact it gives a new perspective both on the apartment and the notion that how we pursue the things we seek.
Last month was the first time I had glimpsed the full moon over our lovely town, in my time here prior it has always been obscured by clouds, if it was present at all during my visits. I love the sight of the glowing moon, a grand reminder of awesome beauty that despite its consistent presence, still can awaken something new, can offer us a sense of wonder. To see within the world and within people we know the unique beauty that is there is a gift, a gift that is often taken for granted.
In the movie “Moonstruck” there is a wonderful story told of “Cosmo’s moon” how one character, Cosmo, took advantage of a night of a gloriously large full moon to romance his sweetheart Rose. It is a bittersweet story because Cosmo no longer romances Rose, and others in the movie are so very captivated by love and romance and the beautiful full moon. It is precisely this that I think of when visions of awesome beauty float in and out of our lives with consistency, are we apt to see and marvel in the wonder or barely notice the existence of beauty?
Last month I was so caught up in the wonder of not only the beauty of the moon, but the knowledge that I was soon to be moving into my first home in Piegaro. It was sooooooo easy to be swept up in the romance of the evenings of beauty, to enjoy the adventure of chasing the moon. This month I am recovering in the confines of my new home…and yet…and yet…that beauty, that bella luna is still so ever present. It reminds me of one special beauty of this new home, that there are windows on the village and hills on three sides, that I can chase the moon for an evening from within my own home.
So often people are drawn to unique and different experiences to find beauty and excitement. But the 28 day consistency of the appearance of the moon, and a sense of beauty of home are reminders that the wonder and awesomeness we often seek is so close at hand, sometimes so close we fail to notice them. Sometimes with such regularity that we have lost the sense of beauty that was, that is, and that will always be there.
How can you take time to wonder at the beauty that surprises you?
How can you name and hold onto the beauty that is consistent in your life?
How do you see the beauty that is ever-present within yourself, no matter where in the world you are?
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