Pure

346 Park Sink, Scottsdale, AZ Nikon D-80, f11 1/60 ISO 400, 10-09-09

I'm in conflict and it's all over the aspect of being pure. Pure to yourself, work, education, friendships or loved ones. What is pure? Merriam-Webster says it's an adjective that means, "unmixed with any other matter; free of dust, dirt or taint".

Maybe being pure is a lot like this picture I took...Running freely within but all mucked up on the outside? Maybe the attempts are made to clean up the exterior so the interior can be made known and experienced by others. What if there is never a 'clean up' process? Do you spill forth un-pure? Or what if you "pretend" to clean up and act as if you are, but really you're not?

Is anyone truly pure? The 'purest' person I know is someone who cleans my house. She walks one with God and praises him with almost every word she speaks, but occasionally, even she has her 'conflicts' with herself. She certainly seems to express out what she has expressed in, but I'm still curious...In order to be pure, should you be breathing out only what you have within? What would the world look like if we all exposed our pureness and didn't have the ability to absorb the darkness?

I'd like to think I see everyone's purity and when I'm in their presence I am blessed to be in contact with such grace. For an entry that is unquestionably dark...this is really about choosing to see the light! Loving your "pure"...