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Silver
August 22, 2008
Silver ~ Canon 30d
Everything has a silver lining – if you're alive, if you have your breath, if you can remember you are a human being, not a human doing.
It's been a month of "being" for me – the longest break I've taken from blogging, I do believe – and I'm experiencing a complete absence of grasping or worrying about that. What is the most important thing in my life? Well, of course, it's the most important thing. If it seems as though I'm speaking in riddles, I'm not. The most important thing is whatever you are faced with at this moment, and my moments this month have been filled with my mother, the meditation group I help facilitate, with taking care of my body... exercising 4-5 hours a week, with cooking healthy food, spending quality time with Olympus the Cat, and taking the time to carefully consider the direction of Banjo Bunny E-cards. Icing on the cake? Before I had the chance to get anxious over work flow, not one, but three new projects sailed across my desk last week which will keep me busy for the next 3 weeks or so.
I'm blessed. I've been quiet, and quietude has been a wonderful companion – a silver lining wrapped all the way around my peaceful and lazy summer.
Posted by susan at August 22, 2008 11:21 AM
Comments
So glad you've been able to just "be" this summer, and that in being, you've discovered so many silver linings. I love how you so gently and succinctly put things into perspective my friend. Continued blessings to you...
Posted by: jayne at August 23, 2008 8:18 AM
Hi Susan, It's good to have you back. I've missed your blog. This being human is a gift. :-) I like your riddle-ish speakings and non-graspingness. I think sometimes, our riddle-ish renditions of our experiences are mere attempts to express experiences that are not easily put into words no matter how eloquant we may be.
~~ Bob
Posted by: Bob at August 23, 2008 4:06 PM
So glad to hear you're having a quiet, peace filled summer. I too have been basking in quiet and all of the things I love around me ... especially the garden. Blessings truly abound!
Posted by: jzrart at August 23, 2008 4:12 PM
Beautiful in all respects and arrived to speak to me just as I was getting worried about being so quiet and peaceful............... that "doing" stuff can really trigger my anxiety. Thanks for lovely words to ponder and a beautiful photo to gaze upon.
Posted by: janet at August 25, 2008 1:23 PM
The bokeh in this image is just breathtakingly gorgeous and I love the thoughts to accompany it.
Posted by: Kirsten at September 5, 2008 12:03 PM
