Have you ever stood outside on a quiet night, tilted your head back, and felt a sudden, inexplicable pull toward the sky? There is something so magical about that moment of wondering. When I wrote that I wonder if stargazing on rooftops makes the stars feel closer or if it is just my imagination, I was thinking about the way our perspective changes when we step away from the noise of the world. Sometimes, the distance between us and our biggest dreams feels vast and unreachable, but when we seek out a higher vantage point, that distance seems to shrink, replaced by a sense of profound connection.

In our daily lives, we often spend so much time looking down at our feet, our phones, or our to-do lists that we forget there is a whole universe spinning above us. We get caught up in the tiny, heavy details of life, and the grander beauty of existence starts to feel like a distant memory. It is easy to feel small and insignificant when we are stuck in the middle of a busy street or a crowded room. But when we find a quiet rooftop or a patch of grass, and we look up, the world shifts. The stars do not move, yet suddenly, they feel like they are whispering directly to us.

I remember one particularly difficult Tuesday when my heart felt a little heavy, much like a cloud obscuring the moon. I went up to the small balcony of my apartment, hoping for some peace. As I sat there in the dark, watching the tiny flickers of light in the velvet sky, I felt a strange sensation. The stars did not feel like distant, cold balls of gas; they felt like old friends watching over me. In that moment, the weight of my worries didn't disappear, but they certainly felt much smaller than the vastness of the cosmos. It was as if the act of looking up had physically pulled my spirit closer to something beautiful and infinite.

This little bit of imagination is actually a very powerful tool. Whether the stars are truly closer or if our minds are simply playing a gentle trick on us, the result is the same: we feel less alone. We find a sense of wonder that reminds us that there is more to life than our immediate struggles. It is a way of reclaiming our sense of awe in a world that often tries to dampen it.

Tonight, I want to encourage you to find your own rooftop. Even if it is just a window sill or a park bench, take a moment to look up. Let yourself wonder. Let yourself believe, even if just for a second, that the beauty of the universe is reaching out to touch you.