Bonsoir, mes amis.
I thought it was high time that I check in with you all, especially as some of you have been preparing to send out the search dogs.
While I have been slowing down the pace of posting, I do have plenty of material prepared to share with you, including more from
the Fondation Van Gogh in Arles where these photos were taken.
the Fondation Van Gogh in Arles where these photos were taken.
The play of light and shadows caressed the timeworn surfaces as I skated across the well-oiled parqueterie. Until finally, I stopped moving and just stood in the center of the room, surprised to find myself alone. It is amazing how in such moments one can feel lifted by something so far beyond the here and now as to seem eternal. Or maybe it doesn’t just seem but it is. How lucky then to breathe a bit of forever amidst our ever-changing lives.
I traced the shadows repeatedly, following the directions they were whispering that I should follow, then lifted my chin. That light, so bright that not even the blinds could tame it…it made me want to wrap it around me like a cape, open the windows and fly.
Tell me, where are you headed? Dites-moi tout.
It doesn't seem very like you! But maybe this next plan of yours just needs more time to form. And of course, we all need our moments of rest, don't we?
PS. I hope that you are right! 😉
I am hoping that you have beautiful Greek light to lift you Maria, despite all of the darkness there that you have mentioned. It is the little things that help us so much…xo
So very true. And life seldom lets us know exactly what the destination is anyway, does it? Best just to keep going and learning on the way, as you have said.
I think that we are right there together, Bernadette. Actually, I know we are. Bonne Continuation…xo
I sure hope so, Sister. Thank you for this very beautiful and inspiring response – that analogy is just perfect. I love you so much.
I have no idea where I'm headed which isn't very like me. Right now I'm doing laundry and between episodes of House of Cards. So it doesn't seem I'm going anywhere right now. But clearly you're headed towards big growth. What lovely photos!
lovely lovely photos! I am headed towards the light, anyway I am trying to. Just keep going as FRANCETASTE wrote.
Very lovely. I look forward to hearing about where you're headed!
Sometimes, we don't know where we're headed until we get there. It's all about the journey, the process of getting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes, it doesn't really matter if we reach a destination. All that matters is that we kept going.
I am headed ahead, forward, shedding the winters weight. I am trying to see where I am going. My path is not clear. I need to be free of something unknown, felt. The light of the spring is whispering, whistling, catching my attention. Distracting me with kenetic interchange. I am alive.
Wow. Sounds like a dream or a spiritual awakening of some sort. Whatever it is, it sounds hopeful, and we are glad you followed the whispering voices – it sounds like the beginning of an adventure! Where am I headed? I recently read that planes that are on auto-pilot steer back and forth over the path of its assigned course, making constant corrections to get back on course. This is me!!! Off course, off kilter, but getting back on course by all of the different life enriching, life affirming practices I engage in (from readings to yoga to Buddhism to walks out here in the country). That still doesn't answer the question of where I'm going…towards love, I hope! Et toi?