Limbo lies heavily on my shoulders. While some can see it as the pause before change, I find myself dancing awkwardly, offbeat and caught up in waiting. When asked, “What is your biggest challenge?”, well, I know that my response is relative and a shape-shifter depending on where one is at in a certain point in life. But for right now, if I am being honest, I would have to answer, “Trusting.” So much has been up in the air these past few months, so many glittering balls suspended, yet to tumble down. They will. And I am definitely aware that uncertainty is a part of many of our daily lives. Best then to try and make peace with this parenthesis. When I am present enough, I can decide to root myself in searching for beauty, my balm…
Day in, day out.
Ben reminds me to keep it simple.
Remi reassures me with a quick kiss in passing.
My Sister reminds me to take good care of myself and I know that there is strength to be found in helping others.
(Buy U2’s excellent song “Invisible” on itunes or donate to the Bank of America’s pledge for RED’s fight against AIDS.
or
Take The Valentine’s Day Romantic survey to help BabyHeart: http://womensvoicesforchange.org/80609.htm – thanks Tish!)
And when in limbo, what better a time to ask yourself the important questions.
“Do you have Love for Humankind?” I do and in that I trust. The rest will work itself out.
To listen and watch:
Today’s post is my contribution to the By Invitation Only party. Once a month, a group of bloggers from around the world, write on a specific theme. This month’s theme is “What is your Biggest Challenge?” To discover the other posts, please click here.
Bill, that was an amazing take on the challenges of flux. I am still thinking about it and am still saying "Next!"…
Thank you for your kind words as well, they are much appreciated…
Aloha,
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Thank you Helen. It is so nice to see you here and I send your warm wishes right back to you. Oh, the formula for patience!! We would be millionaires! 😉 It is why I started taking photos, to try to be more patient…
Bisous.
I hope you are right and I hope in a positive way, friend. You always seem to have a sixth sense about me, so I believe you!
Friend, I will admit that it took me a while to respond to the comments on this post because I was thinking on and about, over and over, this quote. It is the promise of Hope defined. And maybe Beauty too. There is much more to say but it would be more appropriate in an email but then again, I know that you know that this was just what the Maestro ordered. So grateful for you, angel (in training?) that you are.
Namaste.
Thank you so much, DA. You spend so much of your life helping and inspiring others, it makes me very happy indeed if I can give back a tiny bit of it.
And yes, recovering from a sense of disappointment is something that I have been thinking about lately, how we talk to ourselves, what we choose to believe…
Oh! I saw that while searching for the video that I included but will go to listen to it now. Thank you! What an incredible voice he has. If you like it, you can't forget it.
And eeee, I have an inkling of what your procedure must have been and I heard it is awful. I will be keeping you in my thoughts for an all clear, friend.
Bisous and a hug.
PS. I redid the edit on these photos five times! So I am glad that you liked the way they worked together. 🙂
I think you are a wonderful lady, Loree. Thank you for this.
Mais oui Silke…I will take it wherever I can find it. 😉 And the book that you produced sounds fantastic and fascinating…Limbo is somewhere in the middle, in the in-between.
Why do they say the devil is in the details? I would say, looking at your beautiful photography, that it's exactly the opposite. The truth is in the details. And Light and Love and Grace and everything that makes the heart sing. Thank you, XXXX G
Oh, yes I can relate to that feeling…but when it passes and things have moved on…then comes the calm; enjoy!
Such beautiful photography and I LOVE 'Do you have Love for Humankind' I had not heard it before.
I'm sorry I was unable to join the group this month…see you in March 🙂 xx