simplify...

well, call it springtime, call it some overwhelmness (not sure if that is a word), term it hustle bustle, kids, school, biz, heck let's just call it life...it happens and sometimes I find that it is not always easy for me to come  here, even though i would like to be one of those prolific writers and go on and on about the realizations and clarity moments in my life...basically sometimes life sucks...and up until about a week ago that is pretty much the way the cookie was crumbling...and let me share a wee little secret... this cookie crumbles pretty well...

as a result...'simplify, simplify' has been, and is my motto of late...
purge, clean out, clear the shelves and make things...well... simple, my friends...
does it not make you think much clearer when your space is cleared? duh
i seem to create messes everywhere i go (throughout my home that is), i have various creative endeavors in progress and then start something new (metal metal metal)...
then i have a mess going with that and cannot seem to focus or see the forest for the trees...

so i retreat...
then get mad at myself for doing so...

then slump it out and wonder why i am not doing what i truly want to do...

and so it goes...

see,
 i told you...

crumbly mess...

why i am writing this post? 

no idea...

except 

i 

am human

imperfect

real

scarred 

learning

solid

but

questioning

happy

calm

often

bewildered

but

here...

how are you?

growing...

i have been busy growing over here...

so for the fine folks who visit me here this is a wee glimpse of what i am up to these days...and let me tell you this girl is smitten with the bug who has bitten...

quiet...

'The quieter you become, the more you can hear.'

Ram Dass

Been a little quiet around these parts of late...don't you find that when you quiet down the 'stuff' in your mind it opens new pathways and frees you up? Well, now, I realize this is not a very deep or intellectual statement/realization to present, but sometimes its the simplest, most obvious that goes unrecognized...speaking for myself.

So, I have been practicing more quiet these days...

I have found lately that if I quiet myself while interacting with others, well, that helps as well in being able to hear what is really happening (and sometimes makes me realize I may not want to be hearing too much at all)...

listening to the silence

taking chances within

to move past what holds me down

for release into the unknown...

this stormy, rainy weather has me inside today and although there are plenty of mundane things to tend to, I am thinking a cup of tea, some paintbrushes,  old papers and a few odd gals to create might just be what is needed in these quiet times...

what are you up to in your neck of the woods? 

sending happy weekending thoughts your way.

10...

She is 10 today...

My how the time goes too fast.

I wonder sometimes if I have told her enough how....

Simply amazing she is...

How she has changed our world and continues to teach me countless things about life, love, myself... 

how much my heart can expand...

How when I look at her I see endless possibilities... 

An amazing person in the making...

How she is unique...
 A colorful rainbow of wonderfulness...

How her smile is bright enough and warm enough to light up the world...

Happy Birthday dear one of mine.

peaceful pondering...

he makes my heart and soul stop... the love runs so deep it aches...

just thought i'd pop in to my little webular space to let you know, for those who may drop by (you can leave a comment, you know, I will not stalk you), that i am still here...just been peacefully pondering lately, although at 3 a.m. when you ponder you have no choice but to be quiet and silent in it all, therefore,  i suppose it's peaceful in the still of it, so to speak...often does not seem so peaceful inside this wee head...but I digress, that is another post altogether...
happy weekending...tomorrow i will venture to an adventure of which i have not embarked...so stay tuned it should be a good one.

right now...

i am enjoying a fortune cookie

(& contemplating playing those lotto #'s...something quiet rare for me)

 and sketching some new odd gals...

what are you up to?

new word...

 

Some snapshots of our New Year...and in the quiet of one early morning this word arrived and was quickly logged in my journal, to carry me through this year and be a little constant reminder to keep on...drumroll please...

brave

 simply defined: ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
There you have it fine folks...now, if you are inclined to share and have one, what might your word be for this year?