1. eating cherries. 2. realized i am depressed, it has been so long i didn’t recognize the symptoms so i guess that’s good right? 3. yeah. digging myself out but it sucks because no matter how much i dig, i can’t find the root. 4. avoiding junk food because the month long sugar and carb binge isn’t helping. 5. eating cherries.
(polaroid colorpack III / fuji film) I have been through enough change in my life, big altering irreversible change to understand the cycles .. the highs, the lows, the periods of stasis. I have been in stasis for a long long while now and even as I write those words, I know that they are not entirely true. So let’s re-word that shall we. sta·sis Noun A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium. A stoppage of flow of a body fluid Synonyms standstill I have been in a period or state of inactivity when it comes to my art and by my art, I mean my photography and writing, my creative pursuits. It was a necessary stasis as I needed to focus on my career and the changes happening in my home with a son that grew up on me and headed out into his life (though i am happy to say that he remains close) and then the empty nest acquisition of a beautiful boxer dog. I needed to...
I wonder these days, what I ever did before Ty came into our lives so very unexpectedly. He is a joy and his energy fills our house with even more love than it held before and it reminds me of the capacity we all have for endless amounts of love. and it is good. so very good. The days continue passing by, snow then rain, then snow and then the clouds parted and the blue sky filled the air with hot sunshine and I swear that I can sit and watch the leaves unfurl their bright spring green newness before my very eyes. And the grass grows green. And my heart feels full and the hot breathe of my dog holds me in love and reminds me that transitions can be the very thing that brings goodness into our lives. Grateful. So much to be grateful for. Gratitude fills my days and evenings and the soft slumber of...
