There is much happening around here, a lease has been signed, a move-in date has been settled, and this mama is hunting furniture on Craig's List, at thrift stores, estate sales, and reclaimed furniture stores :). I am very much in a task-oriented phase, which leaves little room in my brain for creative energy and expression. There is a bit of lunacy in it all, so I come here to pause, find pulse and reconnect with the peaceful. I remind myself that busy-ness does not mean aliveness. Pulse thrives in taking time to witness the new growth of crocuses and daffodils that have arrived with Spring, the gurgling rush of water carving it's way down a creek, the sound of feet crunching on gravel and scraping against rock, the jubilant laughter that my children express freely, the sacred evening mealtimes we spend together nightly, and the rare, but sweet embraces my husband and I steal together in this tiny, crowded house.
Pulse exists here too in all the kind and knowing words you left for me in the last post. You are all such wise and wonderful women, thank you.
"And now I see with eye serene, the very pulse of the machine." ~ William Wordsworth
xoxo
"busyness does not mean aliveness..."
ReplyDeleteWow, perfectly perfectly stated MJ. And oh so good for this Mama to remember and reflect upon too.
Enjoy all that is this time in your lives.
Sending love!
Claudine
How exciting MJ. I hope you are keeping it all fun and have a great time furnishing your new home!
ReplyDeleteLovely, Things are moving right along! And the pictures are really making me want to see Colorado!
ReplyDeleteIt must feel wonderful to have found a home, even if it's just a temporary one. I'm so glad things are moving forward for you! Beautiful words, as usual, too. xoxo
ReplyDeleteSounds like everything is falling into place - in its own adventurous ways. Enjoy the process while you are in it - take the breaths and observe your surroundings. You say it all so beautifully. It is so nice to see pics of Colorado - your photos are wonderful. We will be back April 19th. It would be great to meet up when we return.xoxo
ReplyDeletebreath taking pictures. i hope you find the furniture you need to make your house a home with ease.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you find all that you need at rock bottom prices! Looking forward to seeing the new home photos :)
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes I am so busy "doing" that I forget to "be". Glad you are remembering!
ReplyDeleteditto, claudine. i was thinking along the same lines but she said it so well.
ReplyDeletehave fun shopping for your new house!
Lovely. I knew you four would find your way to that creek. The pull of the water is exceptionally strong, especially for those of us that come from it. Now, just you wait until tubing season begins on the Boulder creek! Come July, the creek is home to a flotilla of tubers and kayakers and it's a hoot!
ReplyDelete"busyness does not mean aliveness"
ReplyDeleteexactly!
there is a ton of fired up energy out there right now, but it is easy when you have something specific to get done, like you guys, to get caught up in the doing alone.
allowing some embers to simply smoulder and prepare is good too.
Breathe deep, it is all coming together. So glad that you are enjoying this new adventure! xo
ReplyDeletethank you MJ I was feeling "dead" on the inside this a.m. All I need is to find my pulse xoxo
ReplyDeleteMJ! What a great post. I know this feeling all too well right now. I am working hard to settle in and just breathe, no matter what goes on around me. As my husband is fond of telling me, my happiness is dependent on ME, not my surroundings and life circumstances. You seem, for all the upside down of life right now, down right happy. That, my friend, is as it should be! I wish you love and light and peace... Erin
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