Monday, March 20, 2006
Monday Mar. 20, 2006 - Year 3, Day 365 – barely begun
-7C/19F, light snow falling . . Gusta chasing solitary poodle tracks on the path . . sniffing rather than looking; my walking pace has returned to near normal so watching trees & snow banks pass by has moved out of slow-mo
a year & a season close today; winter ends & so does year 3 of these musings; closure, ending, change . . each brings reflection, sadness + fond memories
I’ve been sitting here – for quite a while actually – this morning, first reflecting on 3 years & how interactions of 8 people & this daily practice of mine have grown [to 4593 as of this morning] … everyone valued, but none as precious as KT who called this morning to catch up
sending some thoughts out there; some days routine & dull, some days emotional, some days profoundly learning something, once in a while teaching something to someone
YOU ALL . . give me so much; you give me feedback [sometimes scathing but more often supportive], you give me a venue, an audience . . you allow me into your morning, your consciousness, your life …albeit in a very tiny way
twice before I’ve contemplated and ‘end of a year of musing’ & what to do next as though I had some duty to know, to figure it out & to commit to continuing
that decision is not annual; it is daily
not a daily habit, but a daily conscious choice
a new year & a new season begin tomorrow
newness, freshness, change . . each brings wide-eyed enthusiasm
it seems more important to note the ending of winter & the promise of spring
‘It ain’t over till it’s over.’ – Yogi Berra
it ain’t over, it seems like it has barely begun
Mark
a year & a season close today; winter ends & so does year 3 of these musings; closure, ending, change . . each brings reflection, sadness + fond memories
I’ve been sitting here – for quite a while actually – this morning, first reflecting on 3 years & how interactions of 8 people & this daily practice of mine have grown [to 4593 as of this morning] … everyone valued, but none as precious as KT who called this morning to catch up
sending some thoughts out there; some days routine & dull, some days emotional, some days profoundly learning something, once in a while teaching something to someone
YOU ALL . . give me so much; you give me feedback [sometimes scathing but more often supportive], you give me a venue, an audience . . you allow me into your morning, your consciousness, your life …albeit in a very tiny way
twice before I’ve contemplated and ‘end of a year of musing’ & what to do next as though I had some duty to know, to figure it out & to commit to continuing
that decision is not annual; it is daily
not a daily habit, but a daily conscious choice
a new year & a new season begin tomorrow
newness, freshness, change . . each brings wide-eyed enthusiasm
it seems more important to note the ending of winter & the promise of spring
‘It ain’t over till it’s over.’ – Yogi Berra
it ain’t over, it seems like it has barely begun
Mark
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