Sorry, All, for my extended absence! LOTS HAS HAPPENED! Shall we play catch up? In a nutshell, my husband graduated from medical school; we moved from a city with 2.5 million people to a city with just 95,000; AND I now work from home! Whoa, right?! For the past six months, it has felt like I'm at the center of a whirlwind. I feel like I haven't touched my feet to the ground in a long time, and I'm still trying to locate my head (Have you seen it? Please let it know that I have a piece of chocolate cake with its name on it).
Only this week have I felt like I'm finally catching my breath...And I think what has kept me from feeling overwhelmed (aside from my ridiculously grounded and patient husband), are a couple of quotes that dear ones have directed to my attention:
"When we make a change, it's so easy to interpret our unsettledness as unhappiness, and our unhappiness as a result of having made the wrong decision. Our mental and emotional states fluctuate madly when we make big changes in our lives, and some days we could tight-rope across Manhattan, and other days we are too weary to clean our teeth. This is normal. This is natural. This is change."--Jeanette Winterson
and
"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love."
--Teresa of Avila
CHANGE.
When life changes, when life gets different, life becomes something bigger than it was before. And I gotta think that anything that increases my awareness of and participation in this big, beautiful world is GRAND.
Speaking of change, let's talk SPRING.
I've been having major allergies lately, which you might say is proof in the pudding that Spring is around the corner, to which I have to say: IT'S ABOUT TIME! I've been thinking nonstop about things that make the seasonal allergies worthwhile, like pastel colors, blooming flowers, beautiful skyscapes, and other sunny things...
I hope that wherever you are, you're enjoying some warmer temperatures, some brighter colors, and some doggone good times <3 p="">
