even i did that this year - the waiting for the bad ju-ju of '10 and embracing the powerful '11. i want to hold it fragile like a tiny baby bird, afraid to let if fly not knowing if it will crash or go safely into the blue. but...i know like any momma bird that i do have to let it go regardless. all hovering ... banished now.
i bought flowers on saturday, going out into the stormy weather. they're pink and fresh - reminding me that spring will be here before you know it. i look at the cold weather and repeat that to myself. "spring will be here soon. so soon"
for the next three days i'm in charge at work. a bad situation happened and as we move forward past that, we have come to the place where we can smile about. i will say she is handling the whole thing with more grace and dignity than i could. a beautiful example of what faith can do for you.
i hope your year is off to a good start. i think mine is. it was quiet and very low key. quiet on the cusp of the year, comforting and cozy soup making on the new day, full of fun and adventures on sunday....and in the words of the song, "and i'm feeling good...."
Love all the FEELIN good songs out there...perhaps we should make a compilation?!
ReplyDeletePleased work is bearable...
2011 will be a FABULOUS year for ALL...
HUGS and have a great day.
Char.x
Your words resonate with me today. I'm feeling that my year is off to a good start, a focus returning, a resolve, although I eschew resolutions in general.
ReplyDeleteAnd fabulous wishes back to you.
xoxo Kim
It is so funny how we wish ourselves out of the hot summer and cold winter, but we love to linger in the spring and fall! They are my favorite too! Beautiful capture of the flowers.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh Faith....a wonderful, peaceful, comforting thing...
i need to buy myself some flowers, breath some life into a winter house. beautiful post, dear.
ReplyDeletexo Alison
Glad you have the flowers to remind you of Spring, it won't be long. Have a good week at work, be well. lovely post.
ReplyDeleteThat week of hovering is really strange to me, but it's very real. I don't know why I let myself get wrapped up in it. I feel like I really want to live each day like it's a fresh start, you know? Because it kind of is. Harder to apply on a daily basis than a yearly basis, I think. I hope you're having a good week so far!
ReplyDeleteMy year was off to a good start until I got this danged cold...sniff,sniff:( Love your post...and love those pink tulips...Now I wish I didn't pass by the tulips for sale at the grocery store this morning...
ReplyDeleteit is kind of exciting to start a new year. fresh and new and full of possibilities and hope. YAY FOR THAT! and fresh flowers always fill a girl with cheer, no? :)
ReplyDeletei like a new year.....if only it didn't come with a new number when my birthday rolls around.....
ReplyDeleteYou are just a fount of wisdom! I learn so much from your words. After the year you've had, you deserve some much-needed rest and good karma!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
I've just discovered your blog and your wonderful photos! All the best to you in 2011.
ReplyDelete"the week between christmas and new year's day the world seems to hover in limbo, waiting to spring forward. then the new year begins and there seems to be a rushed frenzy, a relief that we turn the page and move along."
ReplyDeletewhat a perfect description...glad that page has turned...
xo
I too agree with you on the hovering thing and I think this is going to be a good year for the both of us.
ReplyDeletelove the pinkness of the tulips. sounds like you have a good handle on the new year!
ReplyDeleteYou will so rock 2011 :)
ReplyDeleteit's funny -- i was just thinking the same sort of thing about this time of year... i do feel as though this is a fresh page, but it will be only the beginning of the book. The really good part comes with spring!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the image here -- beautiful cropping and perspective!
I love that you buy flowers for yourself on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteMy year started out quietly, but with big news at work: our principal is stepping down after 13 years at the helm. She will be irreplaceable, although she will be replaced. But change is life. And things cannot stay the same.
So happy to hear that your year is going well thus far. I've always dreaded the days after New Years, the long stretch of winter. But I have a new positive attitude going into it this year, and it's been a good year for me, too. Happy 2011!
ReplyDeletexo Erin
I love the sense of possibility and promise of a shiny new year ... Hope yours is wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteI just love the way you write.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about it that way, but the week between the 2 holidays does hover. Thanks for putting it into words.
ReplyDeleteHOVER is the perfect description. I heart it. I will forever have that in my vernacular!
ReplyDeleteAaah tulips! What a beautiful sight!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, here's to a fabulous year ahead ...
Hey, you. I'm missing your music section, post thingy party. You know what I mean, right?
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the tulips, and the tulips themselves, are just beautiful. Mauve, I think. You have a gorgeous photographic eye.
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