The heart in the "Vita Brevis" photo is a piece of paper towel that was on the bathroom floor at work.
There is something about noticing the small things that makes me feel grateful. It almost feels like a gift.
My friend Beth has made a commitment to doing a 31 day experiment in noticing things, to "recognize moments that too easily skip right on by." I think I'm also going to remind myself to be a "noticer" during this month. It's the first month of the last quarter of the year, a perfect time to begin a new challenge.
I'm also going to be working on a 12 week study of the book, "The Artist's Rule." I am not at all sure I will keep up with this challenge but I sure want to. I need more order, and more intention in my life. I am wasting far too much of my time on mindless fillers that really do nothing to enhance my life.
In five months, I've worked on changing my eating habits, eating more mindfully and with an awareness of how what I eat affects me. I've committed to regular exercise, moving in some meaningful way on most days for my health. Surely I can do this, too. We shall see how it goes. . .
Annie, you have more than talent. You have a gift, a great gift, one that captures the mystery, the sunshine within the humdrum, a reason to smile and remember life is precious. More than all that, though, you, yourself, are a gift in sharing all that with others. Good to find you still here, still popping up to bless us with your words and pictures....
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jim. I appreciate your encouraging words.
DeleteSounds like a good experiment. I think I'm in. Hopefully. (I really need to work on getting rid of some time wasters, too.)
ReplyDeleteGet on it, Spooky! (Have I mentioned my fear that I will not follow through on my intentions???)
DeleteYou, my friend, are the queen of noticing things (I think). Your blog posts, your photos, your phrases and quotes and statements are all things that have helped me to focus and notice the things that matter.
ReplyDeleteYou are a spark of light and hope. AND an inspiration!
Aw, Beth, thank you! You've been a tremendous inspiration to me, too.
DeleteNoticing is a good thing. A camera lens helps me do that more. I like how you are recording the changes in your life. I know your day was a hard one, and I see how comforting those signs of continuing life would be. That turtle must have been the only fast one in existence!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that turtle! Someone on Facebook joked that he might have been an angel! We don't know where he went!
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