It's New Year's Eve.
I'm not sure what will appear on this page, but my readings this morning have encouraged me to take a look at last year, and/or contemplate the New One coming.
My personal evolution has been profound in some ways this year. I like what I wrote about it last July.
My more open heart is holding steady. I'm gentler with myself.
I will break William's glass today.
I think I have not written about this anywhere... The back story:
William is my bow mentor, my archery instructor, and a crazy man with an odd world view. He is many things to me, not all of them comfortable.
One day I went to him with a heart and mind full of angst and confusion. We talked, then he led a meditation for us. And at the end of our time that day he gave to me a tall glass (just a Bahama Mama cocktail glass!) and told me that one day I would be ready to break that glass. I don't remember all his actual words, but they have come to live in me, and now it is time. It has been time for a bit, but I have hesitated over breaking the glass, wanting to be sure that the changes are real and that evolution is really happening. But today is the last day of a year of transition. Today is a good day for breaking things like old habit energy and cocktail glasses.
I've asked Jessica to come by if she can.
I'll be breaking with old habits.
Now what do I want to attract in the New Year?
More music! More Kate & Mel!
I met these two women thru a mutual friend. Hallelujah!!
They make music like you wouldn't believe. Mel has a voice like an absolute angel! (she IS one, I think)
And Kate brings a calmness, a personal confidence in herself, a huge ...compassion seems closest to what I feel from her.
Not to mention her skills on all my percussion toys! I am very happy in their company.
And they aid and abet the torch singer that I bring to our Tuesday Karaoke sessions something fierce!
And the harmonies we three can make fill my ears with magic and my heart with such a profound joy!
It feels a tad tricky to come up with one overriding "something" to place as a focus for 2019. The KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Sweetie) is the best thing for me.
So, in 2019, I will be more consistently compassionate and will listen more than I speak.
To that end, I will continue to take better care of my physical self, as well as my psycho/spiritual evolution.
Poetry from the Past
My brother, Bill, has been finding treasures lately among the family photos and papers. Here is a poem he found; there was no date. It may have been written by our grandmother, putting the date around 1918 or so. If it was HER mother... wow...no...her mom wouldn't have written of sufferagettes.
Posted by Kate on February 18, 2011 in Giggles & Guffaws, My Folks; the people in my life, Social Commentary - Mine & Others' | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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