RELEASE

Lake St. Peter [2], originally uploaded by Яick Harris.

my word of the 2011 is 'RELEASE' ......

for so many reasons.

releasing of negative habits......thoughts......clutter.....plans....etc.

What are you hoping to release this year?

where I want to be....

Hookstown Farm, originally uploaded by JamSki.

gimme this right now....warm weather....blue sunny skies....green open field..............

all i think about these days is warm weather and wide open nature.....

please please hurry spring!!

passion

November 19 (life is good), originally uploaded by romanlily.

“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.”

solitude...

Ellaville, Georgia, originally uploaded by steve_rob.

still in a very reflective, quiet, withdrawn phase.....

2011 is starting off to be a great year so far..............lots to be grateful for.
BUT...i am more than ready for spring to arrive!! :)

2010 lessons....

closing up 2010...........what have i learned?.....

• i still have TONS of patience to learn, even though i THOUGHT i was getting way better at this
• there is always more growing up to do.........WAY more.
• sometimes....just sometimes....it's best to let go of some "dreams" or ideas of what you think you should have by now........just move on from them, let them go, and maybe they will come around at a later date.....you can't force something
• i am WAY happier with less stuff.  
• life is so so so unbelievably short.......it's almost frightening how short life is.
• i NEED desperately sunshine and warmth to be my best self, and to be really hopeful and happy.
• oh, i discovered just how much i love cooking.......slow cooking especially.  major passion here.

sooooo many more things...this just touches on some of the major aspects of 2010.

i am looking forward to 2011....somewhat scary with some of the plans i have going on, but still hopeful of great change.    i sense freedom in a variety of ways for this coming year.

what have you learned this year?

season of giving....

it's been a busy month.  i've been taking some time to not only work (holiday season gets BUSY!)...but also just enjoy the season.  I hope you are as well.  
A lot is in the works for 2011......preparing for an amazing year ahead! yay!  Happy Holidays!

Clarity (Explored)

Clarity (Explored), originally uploaded by Timothy Kuras.

finding clarity. it's unsettling.