hello all - wow, after the month of writing every day i needed a break. also, i had felt bad all week with a little malaise of some sort but i woke up today and it seemed a little brighter, a little happier, and a little better. isn't it weird how sometimes our bodies just take what it needs and if you don't give over to it, it will take it from you. i think i wasn't listening so matters were taken out of my hands. as a reward, i get to wake up on a friday in a fantastic mood and enjoying this gorgeous weather. as they get ready for the christmas tree lighting ceremony tonight, i ponder my own christmas plans. i'm also thinking about christmas as santa paid my agency a visit today. each year santa visits as the agency usually sponsors 8-10 familes that would not have a christmas. it is so beautiful to see as everyone pulls together to make these families happy.
what is funny after a month of very structured posts, i feel almost adrift on what to write here. i haven't taken many photographs due to the work load and early nightfall but i am excited about picking up the camera again, something i haven't felt in about six months. in fact i feel almost as if i've come out of a fog/funk/coma that has lasted about six months. it wasn't the bad mood sort of funk, but instead the....what the heck am i doing with the rest of my life sorta funk....if that makes any sense whatever. anyway....who cares - today is so darn beautiful that i want run up and down the street yelling at everyone to just sit back and look how blue the sky is, and aren't we blessed to have all of these gorgeous white marble buildings, and could you as for a better day to have a christmas parade? it's cool enough to enjoy a chill but not so cold that the marchers will be miserable.
today on my ipod - all i want (toad the wet sprocket), angel eyes (jeff healey band), angel flying too close to the ground (willie nelson), king of wishful thinking (go west), she talks to angels (the black crows), don't pull your love (hamilton, joe frank & reynolds), stuck in a moment (u2), bleeding love (leona lewis), the man that would be santa (vertical horizon)
I love it when I wake to a day like that. Enjoy it in a big way!!!
ReplyDeletegreat happy ramblins
ReplyDeletehope it takes you right through a wonderful weekend too
Our bodies sometimes do take what they need. I know it's happened to me. I'm glad you are feeling so spectacular today. Enjoy all of that blue sky and gorgeous marble!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the beautiful day, Char!
ReplyDeletei know that funk....been there done that....and i'm glad you're out of it. i know something...well, somewhere you can visit in january that will make any leftover funk disappear completely.....wink wink.
ReplyDeleteI know about that funk because I'm in one right at this very moment. Actually I have been for a few weeks and it's just not getting any better. Glad to hear you are coming out of yours. Maybe I'm next.
ReplyDeleteHow you ever blogged for a month straight is beyond me! After 10 days I'd have quit. LOL! Hope the month of December gives you photographic inspiration : )
you know I feel that way sometime too. I hope you have a restful weekend.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day. Enjoy the weekend. Enjoy the budding happiness and inspiration that grows within. :)
ReplyDeletexoxo
I love that TTWS song! Took me right back to when my boys were little, cleaning the pony stall in our little barn. Thanks for stirring the memory.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your funk is over and you woke up with a beautiful day to celebrate it. I can't wait to see your new work that will be coming soon, I hope, and will be filled with your new found energy.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, friend.
Even a funk can make for a nice day~~~ enjoy those blue skies!
ReplyDeleteI love the days where you just feel wonderful after feeling a little low. I hope you run down the street.
ReplyDeletelife is full of ups and downs isnt it? i think im right in the middle of a plateau right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the same boat, Char. It's difficult to get back into my old writing groove after having a single theme for a month. But I am happy that you have a beautiful day to live; certainly writing inspiration will follow.
ReplyDeleteI completely relate to your post, Char. I think maybe it's the time of the year to become a little introspective and think about the bigger picture. And speaking of pictures, that photo is just gorgeous! I love it! Hope you are having a perfect fulfilling weekend!
ReplyDeletexo Mary Jo
Char I know what you mean what the heck am I doing??!!! Yep that feeling comes and goes and then sometimes comes again but I'm sure sooner or later I'll figure it out ha ha! Enjoy the beautiful day. We are in summer and it is cold and raining lots and lots..... where is the sun ?
ReplyDeleteEveryone has a moment sometimes — we're all human.
ReplyDeleteLovely shot!
I hate to tell you this but those funks come and go straight on to your 60's...I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing with my life most of the time and will be 60 in just a few short days...:)
ReplyDeleteHope your weekend continues to be fantastic!!
I think we all have cycles of 'ebb and flow' times throughout our lives. To listen to our bodies, our spirits, our inner selves, and learn what there is to learn in these times is how we grow and gain valuable insights. Sounds like you are moving through just such a time!
ReplyDeleteYou know, the great thing about those funks, when you emerge, it's like waking up to a new world--everything's a little brighter, a little newer ... and happiness never felt so good. I hope you had a fabulous weekend ... and I'm excited to see what you capture with that camera of yours!
ReplyDeletefunks sure do get the best of us sometimes. it is hard to know what to do. obsess about it? be miserable it? try and scratch a way through it? i guess all of those things come into play, and it is such a relief when the funks pass! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are over your funk and had a beautiful day! Funny how our mood reacts to the weather! All is good! Its COLD today!!! Really Cold!
ReplyDeleteLoves~
You are doing exactly what you are meant to do and yes, the people in your life will attest to that. Hang in there Charlane!
ReplyDeletetoad the wet sprocket. i'm totally listening to them tomorrow. all day. and nobody better try to stop me.
ReplyDeleteit's so cool santa paid a visit. that's what's up!
ReplyDeletexo