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a woman sitting on a cliff by the ocean at sunrise, wind in her hair, gazing toward a distant mountain range

This imagery—a woman sitting on a cliff by the ocean at sunrise, wind in her hair, gazing toward a distant mountain range—perfectly embodies the theme “And the Soul Felt Its Worth.”

Horizon

Monica Rief September 4, 2025

In the stillness of dawn, she meets the edge of the world— and remembers her own.

It’s not just a beautiful landscape—it’s a threshold moment. The woman is in between: past and future, grief and healing, ending and becoming. The ocean behind her could symbolize all that she has released or endured. The rising sun and distant mountains ahead represent hope, calling, and the soul’s quiet readiness to move forward—not out of striving, but out of alignment.

She is not running toward the future or away from the past. She is simply choosing it—aware, whole, and finally, at peace with herself. She sits at the edge of everything—past behind her, future unfolding ahead. The ocean carries what she’s released; the rising sun kisses her face with warmth she once believed she had to earn. The wind moves through her hair like a quiet blessing.

In this moment, she does not chase, prove, or run. She just is—held between ocean and mountain, ending and beginning. The soul feels its worth not in arrival, but in presence. Not in answers, but in the still gaze toward the horizon.

Horizon is about that sacred pause—when the soul, no longer afraid of the climb, finally understands that it belongs to itself.

Sunrise/Sunset

The wind moves through her hair like a quiet blessing.

In Photography, Illustration Tags iPad, Procreate, illustration, digital illustration, nature photography
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