Solace at Sunset

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Sunset from Rick's Cafe by elen_uska_8.

“Solace at Sunset”
By Bob Perks

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Life appears empty sometimes.  Times like losing
a job, ending a marriage, loss of a loved one, or
financial collapse.
  

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All endings.  I guess that’s it.  Things that end remain
empty and hard to fill, replace or let go.

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Then how do you explain sunsets?

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It is indeed an end to something or many things.  The
day ends, the celebration concludes, the band stops
playing, the dance is over, the lights go out and we
“call it a day.”

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Seems empty to me.

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Why then do we love sunsets?

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It seems to go so fast when you don’t want the day
to end and much too slow when you can’t wait for it
to be over.

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My curiosity asked “How long is a sunset?”
My searching found this answer.  Rather factual,

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Doing For Others

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Solace In Service
Doing For Others
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When we feel bad, often our first instinct is to isolate ourselves and focus on what’s upsetting us. Sometimes we really do need some downtime, but many times the best way to get out of the blues quickly is to turn our attention to other people. In being of service to others, paradoxically, we often find answers to our own questions and solutions to our own problems. We also end up feeling more connected to the people around us, as well as empowered by the experience of helping someone.
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When we reach out to people we can help, we confirm that we are not alone in our own need for support and inspiration, and we also remind ourselves that we are powerful and capable in certain ways. Even as our own problems or moods get the better of us sometimes, there is always someone else who can use our particular gifts and energy to help them out. They, in turn, remind us that we are not the only people in the world with difficulties or issues. We all struggle with the problems of life, and we all feel

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