:: anticipating my girls beaming smiles when i arrive to pick them up from their outdoor nature school with hot cocoa drinks.
:: claiming fear will not stop me.
:: planning stormy adventures with some of our favorite friends.
:: reveling in a 'couldn't have been better hang out' with another set of favorite friends yesterday.
:: wondering if this coffee is really half decaf and if i'll be up half the night.
:: realizing how wet the girls will be when they climb into the car.
:: hoping i have a couple towels in the back to dry them for our drive home.
this is my attempt at keeping focused, keeping calm and carrying on. something with age and understanding has become more and more difficult for me to do. i can become paralyzed with sadness and grief, so the carry on is the most difficult for me at this point. i am so thankful for my husband who gently encourages me to keep my focus on the minute while at the same time honoring the grand depth of empathy i experience. my wonderful friends, what would i do without them, who give me perspective and love just where i'm at....shining bright or a dark mess.
"without friends, the world is but a wilderness." francis bacon sr.
with these words, my sweet handful of precious true friends put me living in a metropolis. structured with a foundation, defined and with character, community with every sense of the word. the world wild and untamed brought down to the como zoo: free, attainable, interactive, imperfect, sometimes messy, bound to bring out a smile.
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