Writing is something some people do to clear their minds, others to pass the time, others for a living - there are many reasons to write. Sometimes I think I write just to engage my mind in something other than meaningless drivel. August2013 has been a month of tremendous highs and lows - my little brother Lewis (LJ) passed away after a fight with cancer and then chicken pox. Chicken pox took his life... I spent a lot of time going over hundreds of pictures and putting together a family album - most of the album had been accomplished by Mum- totally assembled by hand, in sequence, from literally hundreds of photos. She did an album for each of us kids.I'm not sure I appreciated how much love she put into those albums. Carolyn and I were looking through those pictures when Lew passed away. Those were low moments and high moments.
We, Carolyn and I, celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary. We went to Aspen and enjoyed walking along the Rio Grande and especially the walk through the John Denver Garden Sanctuary and Garden of Songs - mostly it was a time for us to be together away from a lot of other things.
This is a picture from the garden. The water so clear that you can see the bottom river rock - and so reflective that you can see yourself. Maybe that is what writing is all about - about reflection and clarity - peacefulness and peace of mind. There is so much that we take for granted and so little that many of us - me for one - are thankful for and there is so much to be thankful for. It is like sharing your thoughts with yourself - and in some ways hoping that those who might happen to read those thoughts become more mindful of things that are important to them. That thought brings a smile to my face - looking at this particular picture reminds me to live in the moment. The picture is one of both permanence and fleeting moments, and the passing of time - yet there is always something that remains, almost constant - for over the years and millennia, things do change - sometimes imperceptibly, sometimes catastrophically. This particular month of this particular year has seen all of those extremes - constancy and change - full of tears, love, laughter, rage, tenderness and joy and so much more.
We are feeling beings with emotions that are ever changing - it makes life exciting and very, very precious. It is nice to be able to share with you and be able to share and reflect with myself as well. Be at peace.... feel loved - because certainly, you are loved - take pause and absorb all that there is to absorb - it is okay, even beneficial to relax, reflect, do nothing - but be!
