January 24, 2011

resonate


there was a line in a blog tonight from someone i love...of course i love most of my reading list. "Huge lightening bolts of silence." isn't that the most beautiful of lines?  it resonates in my soul and i hear it echoing through my senses.  i wish i had written it (she writes beautifully)

i love the little bucket that sits on my desk these days.  sometimes i fill it with something i love that week and sometimes it's empty.  i love the morning light on it especially when it turns blue and soft. 

after the hoopla of last friday the weekend was quiet, unassuming and sweet.  dinners with brothers, visits with sisters, driving in the country and golden afternoon light.  though i look at cobalt blue skies and bare branches, i see the very beginnings of what will become spring.  the world has its cycles and i welcome them.  i live - i breathe - i am.  acceptance.

the slippers on my feet are new tonight - they're ugly and truly the very ideal of carnation pink (never my favorite crayon) but they were cheap and warm and feel snuggly.  my feet are protected from the hard wooden floors.  i can't turn my nose up at that.

sleep calls me...or is it the end of the fun but trashy novel that sits on my bed.  i shuffle off to bed on the cotton sheets in my pink slippers.  today, life is good and the thunderbolts still echo in my head.
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32 comments:

  1. steviewrenJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    The whole tone of this post is like hearing an old familiar lullaby...soft and sweet, full of coos and sighs. I feel so relaxed, I better tottle off to bed too. Too bad a trashy novel doesn't wait on my bedside. Life would be perfect.

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  2. Jg. for FatScribeJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    great post, char. one of my faves of yours. lovely.

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  3. nicoleJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    yep.
    lightening bolts of silence.
    great quote.

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  4. stephanieJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Excellent quote. And I have to tell you that there is something amazingly comforting in the fact that you have a trashy novel by your bedside. I love that. xoxo

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  5. CarolineJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Oh ugly warm pink slippers are nothing to turn your nose up to. Enjoy the trashy book and thunderbolts of silence :)

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  6. ELKJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    so . very . nice .. sweet dreams my friend

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Lovely, Char. Just lovely. So glad I was able to stop by tonight. Just reading your words made me feel good all over.

    Sharon

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  8. RuthJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    "Lightning bolts of silence" is a nice one for the bucket (or pot). I'm glad things are better.

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  9. Cindy January 25, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Char you sound so peaceful, love your weekend visits with family. It is a great quote for sure.
    Have a fab day.

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  10. and flowers pick themselvesJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    hope you're having a wonderful week so far :)

    xo Alison

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  11. IsabelJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    You have very nice photos and words on your blog. I specially like this photo. I'll be following you!

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  12. AmyJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    So lovely...

    And don't you just love finding those gems--a word, a phrase that resonates to your very soul? Sigh.

    Of course, a fun, but trash novel is good too ... :)

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  13. Sandra LundyJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    beautiful Char. i love when i find little bits to think about like this. it is a beautiful line... and i love me a fun, trashy novel, too. :)

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  14. JoanneJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Aren't those the best days, when life is simply pink slippers, a fun book, calm and rest? Very good, indeed :)

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  15. bethJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    i love your simplicity with this post....

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  16. the southern hostessJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Such a beautiful post and I love that little bucket.

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  17. leslieJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Char, you write so beautifully. Thank you for drawing me in and painting a picture with your words.
    leslie

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  18. spread your wingsJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    beautiful post. i love your way of writing. and i do love that little bucket.

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  19. SkogkjerringJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Are you kidding me Char- you write so beautifully! I'm always inspired by your writings when I come here. It was a fabulous quote and I understand why it struck a cord in you..
    I can almost see those pink slippers...but like you said, a girl must have slippers on wood flooring...
    Have a great evening!
    Hugs from Norway :-)

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  20. drollgirlJanuary 25, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    what a beautiful post! life, for the most part, seems to be good for you. :)

    p.s. i tend to get my slippers at rite-aid. they are not so pretty, but the price is right! lol

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  21. UnspokenJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    I don't know why, but I always like buckets, too. Ahhh, the time to read a trashy novel ;). Now to follow your link!

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  22. GailOJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    I love your sweet bucket...I would have it filled with candy all the time:) And I do love trashy fun novels:) And carnation pink was never my favorite shades of pink either.

    Life is good....love that...

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  23. MaryJanuary 25, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Oh my goodness, she is a wonderful writer! And so are you. Seriously, you have such a beautiful, lyrical poetry to many of your posts.

    Thanks for sharing your sweet little bucket. May it be filled with dreams. :)

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  24. margieJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    oh char i am with you tonight. wearing big itchy woolen socks because the floors are cold, looking forward to sleep, a new book and maybe even a dose of top chef before my head hits the pillow.

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  25. McGillicuttyJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    I wish spring would sprung already.... and I wish I had a beautiful way with words like that.... sigh.. :0)

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  26. UnknownJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Love your writing in this post Char, and the little detail like this bucket makes such an impression. Sounds like you had a good sleep! I know I did, deep and immediate, the best kind!

    xo Mary Jo

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  27. CoraJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Beautiful words...yes!
    Loving those pink slippers even though I have not seen them...warm feet...oh yeah = happiness!

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  28. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    i love those buckets but i can never seem to find one like that here

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  29. Shining WindowsJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    you have a poet's heart....

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  30. UnknownJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    thank you for the link...
    and your world enriches mine.

    and that bucket , how marvelous.

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  31. acehdigest.blogspot.comFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    its lovely picture..simple. I love your way of writing
    saleum from aceh indonesia

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  32. JaimeFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    I love that you have a little bucket that you put your favourite things into. What an inspiring idea.
    And yes...that is a most magical line. Absolutely.

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i feel as if each comment was between us as we sat and sipped something warm....i love to hear what you're thinking.

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