One of my favorite things is quiet time in the backyard. Journaling. Pondering. Letting life flow.
Working on the gentle, radical, self-love side of self-care.
Our weather has cooled down and soon will come woodstove season! And, also time to move the wood pile!
I counted, and I have less than 50 in-office days between now and my last day. As you can imagine, there’s a LOT of moving parts to retiring while also creating a succession ramp for the next person. Yikes!
When I was out west, I found a couple of crystals to bring home (I know, you’re shocked). Blue fluorite. I love the very angular crystalline shape of this one!
In a zoom call the other night night, listening to someone describe part of their life, I realized I longed for that sort of spaciousness in my life. And then, I also had a quick recognition that I’ve had that sort of time to have the spaciousness, but I’ve given that spaciousness to work or to others. Lot to unpack there.
Also in the unpacking, is this. Prepping for a weeklong intuitive painting retreat with Chris Zydel in a month-ish. It is not a ‘how to paint’ retreat. More a ‘unpack your life but with paints’ retreat. Curious to see what will emerge (in me …)
Clouds are cool. ‘Nuff said.
Current mood. You too? Might be something in the air.
As above, so below. As within, so without. As the universe, so the soul.
[The Emerald Tablet is the acknowledged source of the first part. The other two parts have various potential attributions but nothing confirmed. Painting below, acrylic on canvas board, December 9, 2013.]
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