Pondering…….

As I contemplate this year's end 

one word enters my mind

Completion.

In years past I recall the word Clarity ringing loud and consistant.

I was assured by a wise one that when the next year rolled in, 

I could use that word again if it seemed right, and it did.  

So for two years straight I worked on 'Clarity'.

Mainly I worked on achieving Clarity of Thought and Purpose and got that out of my system.

So with Clarity no longer begging to be heard……..

Completion takes her place.

I am really ready to be done with some projects I need to complete to move forward. 

and these are:

Renovating my house and studio (so I can get to my work, whatever form that takes)

Finishing my requirements for Healing Touch advancement (so I can get that goal off my mind)

And several projects

 that I've thought of or started and not

Completed...

(such as filing and purging mounds of paper, and clearing clutter)

And as  I ponder all that feels a burden right now, 

I'm determined to move into this phase of completion with a

 Happy Heart.

Because this is supposed to be FUN!

So yes……

Hear Hear for a New Year abundant with Completion.

So I can start the next year 

with a new

word.

Peace

to all of you for a Happy, Healthy, Abundant 

New Year

A change of plans/moving forward...

This week I thought I'd be on retreat in the mountains of  northern Colorado...

(I'd imagined this to be a summer filled with spending time in Nature)

However the Universe had other ideas and enrollment was down for such an adventure...

and as a result, that plan was scratched 'til next year.

So with my calendar clear,

 I decided to brave the inevitable....

And return to Michigan

to walk down this hall...

And address this...

The smaller of my two storage units 

Jammed to the ceiling with

the contents of my studio

that 

(almost two years ago)

 I could not seem to part with

(Goodness, is Dorothy in there?)

I keep asking myself 

"How could this happen?"

But no matter... It did

and now I'm off on yet another adventure to figure out what to do with it

Status report....

It has been re-jammed into what we call a 'pod' of relatively the same size 

And will be shipped cross country in the next several days to be sorted in the blistering heat

of a New Mexico 

summer....

It's always something

Day Girl/Night Girl......in pursuit of Clarity

I was recently introduced to the books of Penney Peirce........

and while perusing her website.......this concept popped up.........

Present Moment Practice

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I serve my future self.

Let your "morning self" do something thoughtful for your "evening self" and let your "evening self" do something beneficial for tomorrow's "morning self."

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I saw comedian Jerry Seinfeld on the David Letterman show late one night and he was giving a hilarious rundown about how he sabotages himself. He said that "Night Guy" likes to stay up late, party, drink a bit too much, and eat pizza. Then "Morning Guy" has to get up early to be at work and is exhausted, clogged up, and rushing around making lists and getting organized. Night Guy thinks Morning Guy is a wimp and Morning Guy thinks Night Guy is a jerk!

After Jerry's all-too-true description of our schizophrenic lives, I started to think of myself as Morning Girl and Night Girl, or Now Girl and Future Girl. Morning Girl often forgets to exercise and take the vitamins that Night Girl needs, and Night Girl sometimes forgets to brush her teeth or put her clothes in the hamper, which leaves Morning Girl feeling churlish. So I started pretending that Morning Girl was doing favors for Night Girl; she'd change the bedsheets or take a brisk walk. Night Girl would in turn wash the dishes and leave the sink clean. Morning Girl would make the phone calls and Night Girl would organize the piles by the phone. Now Girl helps Future Girl by always putting the car keys in the outside pocket of my purse or closing drawers after she opens them. When your day and night selves, your present and future selves, work for each other's good, eventually you'll know the real self, or soul, that underlies and fuels both.

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Excerpted from The Present Moment: A Daybook of Clarity and Intuition by Penney Peirce

Silence........

Even for me, the silence of my blog posts is deafening.........

With all the hubub of the holidays and what followed I am drenched in solitude.......and loving the silence......of puttering......and thinking......and clearing my mind......doing small overdue chores......tending to once thought tedious paperwork........that becomes simple with a clear mind........one of clear purpose........

So that's what I've been up to........quieting my mind......cleaning.....attending to legal issues.....all possible with new love in my heart.....and a great healing that took place with my family on my recent trip to be with them.......and what a great start to a new year........

And with that calm.......I'm being lured into catalogs from Penland and Shakerag......once again....as they do ......send them out on the most blustery of days......so we can dream of making things in their bits of heaven........

Today as I accomplished quite a bit in the correspondence and legal department.......I dropped off some boxes at the shed I use for a studio, to see if the temperature was workable.......it's been fridgid here and there is no heat there other than a space heater......and it was...workable...so that is good.......as I hope to be back to work next week......after I go into the city........

to drop...... 

(pardon the pun)... 

off my treasured laptop at the Apple Store

.....and have it synced with my new one.........

which will no doubt keep me busy and frustrated until it is fully up and running........

So toodles and ta ta.........and have a wonderful weekend........

and

Please take a look at India Flint's little blog about a workshop she is giving at Beautiful Silks in Melbourne

.....I LOVE the name of it....

the workshop and the image of the dress I have in my mind.....or the way of dress.....

be inspired.

The Talisman Dress.......

A Gift.........

December has been a busy month.......

it began with the news that my father passed.....not unexpectedly

........and that event blended into a journey to where I began,

 to embrace family 

and celebrate... 

December birthdays......

and that blended into coming home....

 to where I live now

......to 'pass through' my post office and pick up held messages and packages.....

and then move on to the place of new friends to celebrate Christmas and now cross over into the
New Year...........

all a seamless flow now........

dreaming of landing long enough in one place to make a mess making things........

and as I opened my cards......

and parcels...

this lovely gift.....

from two friends......

the 'giver' and the 'maker'.........

brought such JOY to my heart!

to know that in this life I am so blessed to have friends...

givers, and makers and makers who give.......

 who are connecting with each other in the most important ways........

I give thanks to all of you and feel the JOY of our connection....

which was, as I look back to my ramblings of last holiday season.....

my goal for this year.

To experience JOY...and I have.

And for the record, as I reflect on this year and look forward to next.....

the word that seems to keep surfacing is.....

CLARITY

Wishing all of you a very very Happy New Year....

filled with Peace, Joy, Abundance and Good Health!