Still breathing

Inhale.  It's been a long while since I've been here. So many changes have occurred. With life. With love. With myself. With everything around me. Most of my posted links on this blog have sat dormant like my own.  I'm not surprised.  Exhale. I've come to believe that change, while it's the most constant in life, is for the most part always good - simply because it involves awareness, growth, acceptance, humility, and the development of humor (mostly of self) - and appreciation.  I am filled with appreciation each and everyday. I love the people in my life, in all of their unique and quirky ways, and I appreciate them so much.  Never have I been so reminded of the value of each day than to sit a while with someone and have a quality conversation, something so simple, and yet so rare these days. The stories that surface...the bits and pieces that hint at reservations or celebrations. There is just so much hidden treasure in each person whether it be through topics divulged/discussed or purely through observation.  I'm working at slowing these days down enough to have more conversations with people whether I know them or not.  It's challenging.  I'm not wired to be so affable when I'm out and about because I have an agenda that involves getting business taken care of, and yet I know I am blessed by these exchanges.  So, here is a good place to start. Again. To appreciate. To breathe patiently. To share. To be.

I love this picture.  Even though this little family of geese ended up here in this parking lot haphazardly, there's a level of joy to be had by slowing down enough to watch them for a little while. In life, it really is the small things that become the most meaningful. Observations and conversations, and the ensuing thoughts and considerations that inspire who we are (or who we are not yet).