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WotD: Wax and wane
On almost any clear night, you can easily see a perfect example of wax and wane.
Way above your head, you’ll see the moon.
The moon is waxing or waning except when it’s full.
If the moon is getting larger night after night, it is a waxing moon.
If it’s getting smaller night after night, it’s a waning moon.
Wax can mean something is getting bigger or stronger, whereas wane implies that something is getting smaller or weaker.
When a once famous person is not so renowned anymore, we can say that their popularity is waning.
When you’re talking with your friends and the discussion turns to old times when you had a lot of fun together, the conversation waxes nostalgic or becomes more nostalgic.
I’m not an astrology buff and don’t know much about the constellations, stars or planets.
There’s something about the moon, though, that is entrancing, eerie and beautiful all at the same time.
The wax and wane of the moon give off a kind of spiritual aura.
It’s one of the natural changes that can easily be observed no matter where you are in the world.
We tend to find ourselves unnecessarily busy in a world in which we, ourselves, have created.
In many ways, this busyness is debilitating because it prevents us from seeing many of life’s small, beautiful things.
Very rarely do people take time to stop and smell the flowers or stop and look up at the sky.
Even though the sky is always there, it is continuously changing.
Yes, I may be waxing poetic here, and it has all been said before.
However, taking even just a few moments while we are awake to look at the sky and observe the moon as it goes through its different wax and wane phases can be very calming and help to put things in perspective.
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