Solar Energy – The Original Motivator

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I know that everyone is trying to “go green”….it’s the newest hippest thing to do and be….

Solar Power, a great thing to harness, as all the energy that has been used by man since the beginning of time, is released in 1 sec from the sun…..so there is no doubt that the big ball of energy in the sky has a LOT of energy….

We obviously need the sun’s energy on a daily basis, as evidence of the success of Starbucks(TM) in Seattle, and their lack of (solar) energy and thus needing some kind of energy, they use caffeine, and Starbucks(TM) filled that niche very well. (That isn’t a commentary one way or the other, but a meer statement of fact).

But I digress…..today, as my daughter played outside with the neighborhood children, I wanted to keep an eye on them, without interferring in their play. I stood in the front yard with my hands in my pocket, trying to figure out what I should do….
…as I stood there, the warmth of the sun began to seep through my sweater, as earlier I was in an ice skating rink for 3 hours where I know I bonded with the icicles that glittered as decoration.

As the sun continued to warm and comfort me into a peaceful, relaxed, and content disposition….I didn’t want to leave my post of watching the children at play nor did I want to leave the sun, as I was remembering I just don’t sit enough and watch my children play in the sun, so I pulled out my foldable cloth chair, retrieved my book, and spent the afternoon reading in the sun.

It would have been easy to go into the house, turn on the cable (well, not really, because I don’t have cable…but you know what I mean….) and just sit there with my mind going numb…. But the sun motivated my to enjoy a moment of peace, watching and enjoying the precious gift of life…..

When is the last time you bonded with the sun?

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