Saturday, August 20, 2016

time opens

august thinking:
this summer has been about time 
and even healing,
relationships,
some work


but mostly time.
for the first time in 30 40 50 years i have time to schedule in
 my own way
 i have purchased a few things that delight me 
 i have made some things that delight me
 i have worked out new ways of thinking
new processes
 used up old papers 
and 
prepped pulp for some new papers
i have observed how strong the moon is
when you really pay attention
and let her do her magic.
 i have been delighted by small things
like a peep through a barn
and i have rested.
i have eschewed all appointments 
and seen my doctor
and dentist
and learned to work with this aging but still vital body.
but mostly i have had
mornings when i wake with joy.
and evenings that promise
rest.

24 comments:

  1. Such silent and calm times, Velma. Seeing and being thankful the for small things is important - especially in troubled times.

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  2. birgit, you remind me of the schumacher book-small is beautiful. and troubled times, yes, we are in them indeed.

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  3. an extremely BeautyFULL post. Thank you.

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  4. grace, that's a lovely thing to say! thank you

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  5. time opens

    what a beautiful thought. And your photos each have an opening - somewhere, as well as timelessness.

    an open time for you that will continue into the fall

    x

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  6. i've come back to look several times already...August is
    the most Intense month for me and this post gives gentleness to it.

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  7. judy, i'm glad for the gift of the change from huge daunting schedules to opening up. thanks for your wish.
    grace, welcome back! august always tilts weirdly into september here.

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  8. Surely retirement is the autumn of our lives ... a wonderful, soft season of in-gathering, beautifully detailed in this post.

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  9. liz, i hadn't thought of retirement in terms of season, now i will.

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  10. time is so very precious - it's what we choose to do with it that makes us so individually different. enjoy each creative moment and I know you will use them wisely.

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  11. jean, it's all precious and i am learning to practice a deeper gratitude...not easy when i get surly about something!

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  12. so good to see you relishing this new space in time

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  13. Your joyfulness reaches out in this post.

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  14. mo, it's been an opening-heart sort of summer.
    hazel, thanks for letting me know-

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  15. Yes, August is intense, and your harvest seems full. Time is the best gift.

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  16. a lovely wander Velma - I felt uplifted by the last three lines - they let me feeling hopeful...

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  17. fiona, i am so glad that my words made that happen for you. it's been a quiet and really special summer.

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  18. must be just wild not going back to school this year. I remember when I stopped working, morning was like a song.

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  19. Hi V - time is such a gift - it does give one space to appreciate the days and the extraordinary ordinary moments - I particularly love the dawn and dusk. B

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  20. barry, edges again, dawn and duck. ecotones for a day.

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