Monday
Jan282008
it is a day...
As I sit, curled up on the sofa working, I notice the heavy, wet snow plopping onto the roof.
Plop
Thud
Plop
Earlier, I spent a few minutes outside soaking up the sight of this staple from my childhood that rarely visits here. The beauty covers the ground with all the purity that is solid white. The usually tall plants and trees bend beneath the weight of white. The birds flit seeking food that equals warmth; their feet and beaks push aside the stacked up flakes.
It is a day to notice. A day not to let work overwhelm or the mess that is our home overwhelm or the little tugs at wishing things were sometimes different overwhelm.
It is a day to notice the joy that is Millie's determination to sniff every inch of the backyard as she explores all this wet whiteness.
It is a day to sit inside and drink hot cocoa and eat a cupcake and just sit in the quiet and enjoy a little break and notice. Notice feelings and quiet and me.
It is a day to curl up with a patchwork quilt and soft mary jane slipper socks and a cozy sweater; a day to notice the blessing that is being warm.
It is a day to light a candle in the hope for peace and healing for so many.
It is a day to notice the blessings and the bliss.
It is a day to sit in the quiet and breathe and hope.
It is a day to breathe in and notice the feelings, so that when the rain comes and washes it is away, the bliss and the blessings will not be forgotten.
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home, take a breath
home, take a breath
Reader Comments (11)
Beautiful post Liz and beautiful pictures as well. I particularly adore the one of the hot cocoa and cupcake. Don't you just love days like that? Your images make me want to curl up inside my house, sit and wonder and breathe...xoxo
pure loveliness... it is a day indeed... thanks, as ever, for the memory prompts to stop and notice and be grateful...
this is beautiful ... you make the snow look so gorgeous and the warm, i am currently cuddled up to the warmth of my laptop, 3 layers of socks and a warm quilt ... hmmmm ~ i think i need to go make me some hot chocolate :)
beautiful photos!! xox
I can only add, amen.
Liz, i so love to visit your blog and read your words. they always fill me with delight and inspiration and remind me to look for joy all around me.
thankyou, a zillion times, thankyou
You write so beautifully, Liz.
I think we all need to stop and do this on a regular basis.
Oh, and thanks alot, now, I need a cupcake and cocoa.
;)
i had hot cocoa last night, it's so soothing in the winter.
the snow looks so pretty in your photos - i hope today is another one of snuggling and hunkering down and of course, not noticing the piles around the house (how did you see into my home i wonder...) xo
gorgeous...all of it. how are you today?
so pretty...
and i could feel myself
s l o w i n g
down
as i read your words...
xo
Beautiful black and white and peace. I've been having hot chocolate too and smiling to myself, watching the world go by. So inspiring to come by here. xoxo
you words in this post are so beautiful...i want to eat them up...the weight of white...wow...i love that line...