we only know ..

We only know what we know, and see what we see, based on the information we admit into our awareness in any moment.

This photo was taken from a sailing schooner as the sun set over Penobscot Bay in Vinalhaven, ME, last September. When I gaze at it, I realize that it could as easily be seen as an image of sun rising.

The defining quality is light, casting the image of water, islet, shoreline, and the rigging of the ship that carried us, into awareness.

Where do you see light? And how do you carry it in the world, moment by moment?

"My candle burns, not to dispel the darkness, but to put for the Light." - Charlie Siegel. I suggest this is one of the many ways us Girl Rangers can hold the unsettlement of the times we find ourselves living. The light we carry, if we choose it, can illuminate, revealing what needs our energy and attention--and provide a source that is always, always true, no matter the circumstance.

Tammy Forner