Reaching

March 12, 2012-Take a Word Challenge- The word is green

March 14, 2012- Sharing Joy Thursday

Nashville, TN -April 2009

Holding onto that which we love-

while reaching for the fresh, green, leaves of spring.

Here, just down the path you will catch a glimpse of me. Not writing much. But still seeing. A bit weighed down, but moving. My friends know I walk everyday and have always said,"I would love to walk with you sometime." So in January this year, I started sending out a daily group email, saying the time I am walking that day. No obligation to reply - except when they can join me. It has been a delightful little practice. I am thrilled seeing my friends now and then. It is good to share a path. 

In the image above, my son and daughter-in-law, walk with a simple joy, that I was blessed to witness. It was taken somewhere near Nashville, TN.  Unfortunately, it is too late to call up my son to ask where we were. Sometimes, even when we think we know where we are, we can be surprised to see things we have missed. I bring this up because there are things I am seeing about myself,  for the first time.  Making me wonder, in curiosity, where I have been for so long.  Life is a journey- I seem to be able to walk the same path - and continue to find something new. In keeping with my word this year... I pause, and instead of saying critically- "Why in the world haven't you noticed that before?" I am learning to simply say, "Wow! Look what you noticed today."  This is a very good step in the right direction.

Again

Buffalo Mountain Va- Nov 7, 2011 by Anne Campbell 

I am sitting around watching the seasons change.   
I like to stay put, I admit it. 
I can linger longer than most. I am a great lingerer. 
Watching the clouds blow in
is enough change for me.

I look at all the leaves that have "let go", but ponder about the ones still "holding on".

I do a bit of both- letting go and holding on. I tend toward holding on. I do the letting go part slowly and reluctantly.  And usually I am ok with that. But when my faith gets replaced by fear, slow letting go, gives way to feet dragging and lethargy. When my faith stops short, worry steps in. I know, I know... how unenlightened. Silly me, I was not done with summer, let alone autumn. I was  happy with a husband who was not traveling. I was enjoying the long evenings filled with soft light. Now the husband is away all of November and they took away one hour of light in the evening.

 

I am watching the season go, in bits, from autumn toward winter. That enfolding of one season into another is a great mystery to me. How does  one thing become another?  How can something be here and then go away?  The balance of holding on and letting go. Again.

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Today's post from my other blog(A small stone Gathering).  Each day I find one thing and basically photograph it with words. And usually I "cheat" and take a photo with my phone - just to prompt me along..

impressions

November 13, 2011- Small Stones 

impressions  by  Teri H Hoover

The sun peered out hazily 

obscured by a cataract of clouds,

  Making little impression. 

Waiting to be Remembered

Backyard Garden, Blacksburg, VA- Nov 12, 2010

A Patiently Waiting Teapot

I let go
of believing

I should be something different to be loved.

 I let go
of tightly held
beliefs
that I must be something more.

In being emptied my heart is filled.

Full of thanks

Thankful  

I return later to see I have left the lunchtime teapot-

It makes me smile as I carry the teapot back inside. It feels warm from the uncharacteristically warm November sunshine. 

And so do I.

No Apologies

Spare Bedroom, Blacksburg VA-  A long time ago

I keep this basket of comfort -

it makes me smile.

Yellow Baby, Cloud Pillow, Raggedy Anne, Rocky Raccoon-
just to name a few.

My adult daughters collection-

I have kept them this long - 

so 

they

will

stay

While I go 

and visit. 

 I am smiling some more!