Luminosity

I practiced T'ai Chi Chih early, just after the sun left its nest on the far horizon and rose into the sky, a luminiferous circle briefly overlapped by one slender strand of cloud. Transfixed by the sun's generous glow I stared into the light through the living room window as I moved through practice in early morning quiet.

It felt good to be up and moving while sleep's hush hung, heavy, in the air. Now that most leaves are off the trees the view of sky is expansive, extending outward through newly naked branches as far as the eye can see. With the feeling of more space above comes a feeling of more space below as well. When our cat races full speed into the woods, we can now easily spot her white furry presence among the slender branches and brown, decaying leaves.

The next duty of the day is T'ai Chi Chih-related too; set up a schedule for winter-spring 2011 T'ai Chi Chih classes via several phone calls, emails, and class proposal forms. Then I'll happily rake leaves, caulk cracks in the siding, or brainstorm another way to spend time outside under fall's glorious blue skies.