The Big Picture
Ever feel like the weight of the universe is on your shoulders? Deadlines to meet, traveling and wondering why you can’t sleep, multi-tasking like an octopus, and still need a few more arms, brains, bodies to do it all? Sometimes it helps to take a look at the big picture.
“The Hubble’s new Wide Field Camera 3 peered into one of the more crowded places in the universe in this view of a small region inside the globular cluster Omega Centauri, which has nearly 10 million stars. Globular clusters are ancient swarms of stars united by gravity. The stars in Omega Centauri are 10 billion to 12 billion years old. The cluster is about 16,000 light-years from Earth. The photograph showcases the new camera’s color versatility by revealing a variety of stars in key stages of their life cycles.” Photo: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team. From the New York Times
I’m not suggesting that our own lives and problems are insignificant or meaningless in view of the BIG PICTURE. I am suggesting that sometimes it helps to sit back, look around, and realize maybe the problem isn’t so STUPENDOUS after all. I have multiple deadlines this week. Feeling the pressure. Thought it might be helpful to look up and get a new perspective.
I feel better. Hope you do, too.
Oh, for those of you asking, the Delta River Trilogy is still under consideration at my publishers in NYC. Fingers and toes crossed, ya’ll!!!
