Most Beautiful Sunrise

Ciao,

Today is my third day in Sicily. Taormina is beautiful. Right now it is about 5:15 in the morning and I have been up for about an hour. Its crazy here- it gets light around 4:30 and gets dark around 10:30. I woke up early and saw from my bed that the sun was rising and it was too gorgeous to go back to bed, so I decided that I would go up to the terrace and journal some, write my blog, watch the sunrise, take in Sicily and be the first in line for breakfast. The view from the terrace is amazing. The way the sun is coming over the mountains and reflecting on the glass water reminds me of the sunrises at Cottonwood Cove when I was little. The reflection is almost blinding to look at. No one in town is awake yet and the only noise around me is the singing of the birds. The clouds in the sky are my favorite- I cant remember the kind but they look like cotton from an elementary school art project. Being with 10 girls and surrounded with tourist I have realized that I am different than most. Most travel to party- spending and saving their money different than I. I travel to enjoy myself and life and to see what is out there. Soul search a bit. Relax. And while doing that I look for those moments in time that put me on my knees in awe of the raw beauty of life and nature. Humbled. Right now, the sunrise is almost overwhelming. It is amazing to me that people try to deny the existence of a God. That they try to prove or believe that things just came to be. While surrounded by lush greenery, looking at the bright blue ocean, hearing birds chirping, and looking at the various shades of orange in the sky, I cannot for one second believe that there is not a creator. Take a look yourself.

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