I am taking you back to my favourite spot on the planet so far, Monaco, Monte Carlo. A tiny city state with a lot of beauty. This is the view across the bay during March of 2009. It is crazy to think that it has been 12 years since then.
Today it jumped out of me when I was looking for the right image, and I guess the lights have made the picture even more interesting. Of course, due to the time it lapsed since I took this image, one can say this is a historical photograph of the marina, and the light and shadows today would be very different from the lights and shadows then.
If we are to equate this image to our own lives as humans, I would be interested to know if your shadows you are experiencing today, are they the same as you had a decade ago? Does your life and soul feel lighter today, than it was 12 years ago?
Today we are perhaps enjoying a lighter version of you, perhaps a more mature you, with more experiences to draw from. Perhaps the things that once bothered you, no longer do. Perhaps the things that you were able to overlook then, you are no longer able to overlook. Which version of you do you prefer?
What have you done to light the shadows of your own personality? What have you let go in 2009, that you are no longer carrying? And of course, did you pick up anything 12 years ago that perhaps you should have leave it there? Do you remember what kind of a person you were 12 years ago?
12 years ago on the date of the picture was taken I had the most horrendous cold ever, my nose was running, I think I was even running a fever and for lunch I think I had a pizza if I remember it well. It was a gorgeous sunny day and I had my lunch at a restaurant on the beach front. So I guess the day of the photo was a mixed bag, and despite the body feeling out of sorts, the mind and the soul had the best day ever, enjoying the sunshine and the sights.
How well do you remember your past?
How prepared are you to delve into the shadows and bring them to light?
How prepared are you to let go of the light and delve into the shadows?
And of course, who will be there to hold the torch or your hand on the journey?
Time to take out your diary and take some notes when answering the questions.
