Violet Skies

On a clear evening in Mexico, the moon shows like a speck of silver in a glowing violet sky before the sun sinks into the waves of the Pacific. Two beacons of light coexist in one frame - the lesser taking its brilliance from the greater as it mounts the sky. The ephemeral qualities of wisping clouds and dusty rose colored skies recall the transient nature of life.

We wake up each day with a trust that things will go much as they normally do. All we can do is hope and pray they do. We make plans for the future - we invest time and money on these dreams. Often, living for the moment seems a luxury most of us cannot afford. What we cannot, in fact, afford is to not live for the moment. With each passing second, the sun creeps lower and none can tell what moment the last rays will shine.