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Blooming

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"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~Jean Giraudoux Everything and everyone has a time and a season. I believe now is my time to indulge in whatever activity delights my soul. Each day I become more comfortable with who I am and understand my likes, wants and desires. The most significant thing I have learned about myself is to accept others for who they are as they are. It might sound strange, but as I stopped resisting the people around because they are not what I wanted them to be, I was able to more clearly see who I am. I am growing and changing, transforming into the woman... the person I am meant to be. It feels good. If we take time to look at the natural things around us, they don't struggle. Flowers don't struggle to grow. Trees don't will themselves into being. They just are. I hope this doesn't sound too strange. This post isn't meant to be some far out exercise in theory o...

Feeling Brand New...

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I have hesitated to write something new until I was sure that I truly had something to say. At the end of the year there is always a time of reflection over what has happened and in the new year there is always the promise of what is to come. There are many things from 2010 that I choose not to reflect on. I know what happened, and in many cases I know why. As far as 2011 is concerned, I honestly have not chosen a theme for this year. I know the possibilities are endless and opportunities are presenting themselves every day. I am content with that. It's not that I don't have set goals that I want to accomplish, I most certainly do. Sometimes I feel as though I am always looking at the next goal and ready to check the next item off my list. I haven't taken the time to enjoy what I have right now. So maybe that IS my theme... Enjoying Right now. Toward the end of last year I found that paying attention to the smallest details about myself, made me feel good. Doing the li...