Sunrise to Sunset

Sunrise to Sunset

Written on 7/27/2015

*poetic blog post*

Living in a village on the East Coast of Madagascar, I've had the pleasure of seeing the sunrise over the Indian Ocean. It never fails to be a beautiful start to everyday. A promise that every morning is new, and every day has the ability to be beautiful.

Recently, I traveled to the other side of the island and got to see the sun kiss the waters surrounding this island goodnight. As I did, I feel so much more in love with this beautiful big red island knowing that it is hugged by this glorious, ocean-side, paint-like scene of colors every morning and every night.

There is something about the wonderful colors of the sun rising and setting that remind me that life is beautiful if you allow yourself to think it is. Every event in life, weather it be falling in love or heartbreak, a gain or a loss, a precious smile or a lonely cry, can be beautiful if you allow yourself to look into the positives and try to focus on a purpose to it all.

It's true, I've had a hard year. Most definitely the most emotionally testing, heartbreaking, and all-around difficult year so far in my short life. Although it still seems impossible to find meaning in something that still feels simply unfair, there was something about seeing the sunset as I left the west side of the island that reminded me that I have a purpose, that this tragic year has a purpose. 

I am not sure what it is yet, but I am confident that whatever keeps pushing me forward will lead me to something that will make sense of it all. Until then, I'll just keep being amazed by the way the sun paints the sky.