Renewal and Rest

Aloha New Year

" The last time I checked,

it was still legal

to take long, deep breaths. "

Jeff Davidson

" True silence

is the rest of the mind.

And it is to the spirit 

what sleep is to the body -

nourishment and refreshment. "

William Penn

" Inside myself 

is a place where I live 

all alone 

and that is where I renew my springs 

that never dry up. "

 

Pearl S. Buck

" In quiet places, 

reason abounds. "

Adlai Stevenson

" Never be afraid

to sit awhile and think. "

Lorraine Hansberry

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Funny;

just when we've completed

the great emotional & physical tasks

  of the Holidays

instead of retreating

to take it all in,

to recover,

to make ready the New Year-

Instead of behaving sensibly-

We are expected to

Get Back To Normal.

It's a plot. 

Ignore 'normal' for a while.

This is YOUR time!

Your time

to take your time.

Perhaps to Re-Define.

Well that's Fine!

Personally,

I feel as empty

as a scoured bowl-

Fit repository

for a soul.

So be gentle with your New Self,

you paradox, You!

As we grow,

we become our truest selves.

The best growth has flavors of

break-through, 

and also 
remembering.

Thanks for making it over here today.

This thing of ours

is a soulful cafeteria

and wouldn't be the same

without the flavor that

Y O U

bring!

Thank You-

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Warmly, cloudia