You need this hour as much as the earth does

This evening at 8:30pm, my best friend Greggie and myself are switching off all the lights and turning off the laptops, the television and the radio that usually have our attention. What are we going to do for an hour? We're going to lie in the garden and stare up the stars, in silence. It is something special to know that you do not have to be lonely, but you can still take a few moments out of your life to be alone.
For one hour, we have been asked to honour this planet that has given us all of herself. It is one thing to simply switch off your lights and replace them with a candle as you go about your business, but it is another to rely only on the natural light that surrounds you for a while and be conscious for that hour. What is even better is that new moon has just passed and there will be very little of her light to distract us from the darkness that we have an opportunity to indulge ourselves in. Let us face it, we complain about the darkness even when we are surrounded by light and I am sure many are going to moan about having to refrain from using the light that we do not truly appreciate anyway. No, I am not talking about the light from a bulb or from the sun, but rather the hope and the faith that you have as you wonder through the darkness in this unknown journey of life.
It is Greg and my wish that you do not only honour this blessed planet and give her a moment to breathe and heal for one hour, but that you pay yourself the same kindness. Use this time to also take a deep breath and revel in the darkness with only the faith of the stars as your guiding light. It does not matter if you will not be on your own, that might even make it all the more special, but do yourself a favour and STOP. Stop being afraid, stop fighting the darkness, stop and appreciate the gift of light and hope, stop ... and say "Thank you"! Thank you to this incredibly tolerant planet of our. Thank you to yourself, because if you were not as brave, resilient and powerful as you think you are, you would not be fighting on. Use this great earth of ours as a shining example and make the most of this one hour you have to honour all that is great on this earth and in your life.

PS. If clouds hide the stars, enjoy that lesson too, because their might be more darkness, but it does not mean they are not twinkling just above you. So are you dream!

Please write and share with me how you intend to spend your one hour tonight, or better still, tell me about your experience after. I would love to be inspired by you!