Last night, the moon was in its first quarter phase.

I'll spare you the nerdy jargon, but in short, half the moon was lit.

The other half was dark, or missing, I guess you could say.

As I was taking the dog out, the sky was absolutely beautiful.

If you've listened to recent episodes, you've heard my fascination with stargazing.

I stood in one place staring at the moon as the dog walked about on his leash.

It was like the moon was cut in half, right down the middle.

Reminding me of the black and white cookies that I love so much from New York,

but everything reminds me of a cookie.

Chad.

Focus.

But as I admire the beauty of the stars in this half moon, I started thinking how the moon represents life,

the time we've already lived, our experiences, our memories, the life we've

already had. But the other half of the moon, the side that was dark, it made me think of what

I haven't seen. I knew there was another side of the moon not highlighted. I knew it was there, and even though it wasn't fully lit

yet, before long, it would be in complete view. Well, okay, second thought, let me nerd out

just for a bit, but I promise this will circle back, just hang with me. The first quarter moon phase, which was last night, is a one-day event.

And in the following days, the moon enters what's called the waxing givis phase,

which becomes more illuminated each day until the full moon.

Think about that for a moment.

You've lived this far in life, but that's not all you have left to show.

Sometimes it feels like everything you've done up to this point is just that.

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