THE ONE THOUSAND SUNSETS PROJECT
I believe that if you see and appreciate one thousand sunsets in your life then you will be a better and more fulfilled person. You’ll be calmer, more attuned to your surroundings, and you will have let beauty into your life. I’m allowing sunrises in on this quest as well because it is really the quality of the light during sunrises and sunsets that provides that extra brilliance. The golden hours. I estimate that I’m probably at about 1000 now and I hope to make it to 3000 if time allows.
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Assuming 70 years of life and with a monthly target of appreciating 2 sunsets or 2 sunrises per month that computes to 70 (years) x 12 (months) x 2 sunsets or sunrises = 1680. Your opportunity for sun appreciation is 70 x 365 (days) x 2 (1 sunrise and 1 sunset each day) = 51,100. So to reach your goal of 1000 you need to appreciate less than 2% of the sunrises and sunsets in your lifetime. That’s just 15 sun events per year. But remember they have to be appreciated to count – none of this I had to get up early to go to work and I saw the sunrise on my commute. So get going and start appreciating beauty – you’ll be the beneficiary! Above are some of the memorable sunrises and sunsets I have appreciated over the years.