A Place Under The Stars

Tonight I got in my Jeep and bumped The Roots, Carrie Underwood, and Joss Stone; I headed east to a micro wonder of the world, the color-splashed Calhan Paint Mines.

I was racing against time and one very long, straight road to beat the sunset. I hiked along a dirt path, my eyes playing tricks on me thinking there was sure to be a rattlesnake just around every bend, until I reached the paint mines and one sunset beyond words. 

Bare with me here, as I only had my iPhone as a camera, but if you could have seen what my eyes saw, you'd have seen a little bit of heaven. 

I ended up laying on the hood of my Jeep, the chirping of the crickets singing a lullaby as I gazed at the greatness of the stars above me. 

Sometimes I need that place under the stars where I feel so small, but yet so brilliant. Where nothing is discovered, but yet everything is attainable. I need a quiet night under the stars, and I'd be willing to bet, dear busy bee, that you do too. 

A little soul-soothing, solo trip to a place under the stars was just what I needed tonight. To be at a place filled with so much beauty and wonder, and to be there all alone. It was as if I could hear my heartbeat and see every star beyond me. And maybe this is all just a high off neat•ure, and I'll come down soon, but for now, I'm soaking it up and breathing it in. 

I live for moments that I never want to end, this night beneath the stars is certainly among them. 

I hope you create your own moments under the stars, even in a city drowned with fluorescent street lamps. I hope you continue on a path that you're fearful of the unknown and can only see the ground right before your feet. I hope you appreciate what is beyond you, but never cease to forget what's right inside your mind. I hope you take time to silence the world, and just listen to the smallest of sounds; the chirping of crickets or beat of your heart. 

I hope you reach beyond the walls you're in and discover what's just around the corner.