november 10

 

 in jen's kitchen . one year ago

shutter sisters has invited readers to look back to one year ago...

last year, sitting at a dear friend's dining room table, i did a stream of consciousness writing kind of blog post that led me to this:

i am here.
i am here.
i am here.
and it is beauty.
all of it.
it is beauty.
(thank you) 

the post from one year ago reveals some whispers of truth i had wanted to share for a long time. even though i shared them in images and phrases that do not fill in the gaps of the stories, it felt powerful to claim the pieces of my past in this way.

i thought i might do this in reverse today to share pieces of this moment, on this day:

i remember a dream that became an "of course life will unfold this way" belief that turned into an "oh, i don't think i am ready for that" sort of decision. i remember a path that began to appear that enveloped me in light and love yet was filled with confusion and fear. i remember a whispered moment that became an unburying of what i was determined to ignore. i remember the afternoon that swirled into laughter that led to hope being shared and heard. i remember the reflection i met eye to eye that pushed me to accept the truth i have always known. i remember the love that entwined with the dream and held the fear and confusion and then birthed all that was meant to be.

i am here.
i am here.
i am here.
and it is beauty.
all of it.
it is beauty.
(thank you)

Comments

[Meri]

You are beauty. You are love. And loved, too.

[Tinniegirl]

Oh this post is so beautiful. It is the very exact thing that I needed today. How amazing is the universe - that you could write exactly what I needed to hear just when I needed to hear it.

[jen]

Before I even read any of the words here...just in looking at that photo...I wondered..."hmmm, ware those "our" cupcakes?"...and they were. Goodness, one year ago. It is as I said in my last post, so much has changed in that one year. So much. I see you fulfilling some pretty amazing dreams...incredibly amazing dreams. You are here, indeed. xoxoxo