Saturday, January 10, 2009

Ditching The Clutter

With this New Year only days old, I have come to yet another major realization ... time to ditch the clutter. I am talking the things, people and places that no longer have a purpose, place or positive relationship with me. Wow, I feel 10 pounds lighter (and I could use that!).

In reading about limitations people place on themselves, the most common is carrying around the past too prominently in their present. If you cannot ditch the past, then it is in your present life and soon to be in your future. That makes me feel claustrophobic, hemmed in, too heavy.

And, to follow the Laws of Attraction, you just don't have any space for any new thing, person or place to enter your life. I think I will spring clean my life early this year.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Minute By Minute


As I reminisce back to an old Doobie Brothers tune (or at least I think they performed it), daylight is returning minute by minute. I am a definite spring/summer fan but this winning back the daylight is a wonderful challenge. Now, some people may think that I have so little to think or do, but the late afternoon light is a favorite sight. It is visually interesting to me how the slant of light changes as the day presses on through the hours until dusk.

I always recognize this change of light first and not the morning side of day. Perhaps, it is because I am a night owl. Or is it the cusp between the light and dark that fascinates me and creates that moment of stillness? What ever is the driving force, the entire process leaves me sated that all is well with nature.

Monday, January 5, 2009

A Year of Change and More Change

Can it be that change is taking place at breakneck speed and also at a snail's pace? I am not talking parallel universes here but making the observation that some aspects of my life change dramatically and quickly while others seem to languish on and on!

2009 is a pivotal year for me. I am making few New Year's resolutions but the two that I have selected are enough for 12 months of work, fun and grace. After a series of years in introspection, it is time to put those thoughts and notions into action. I get a sense that the train is leaving the station this time and I had better get on board.

As I take a quick look back at 2008, what a ride but no particular direction. This time, it is different ... I have a mission and I am off to make it a reality. The journey has always been in the map book; I just came across the page.