My Facebook feed is full of comments about 2020 versus 2021. From humorous and sarcastic to poignant and longing, there is a common theme: no one really enjoyed 2020 and all of us long for life to get back to normal in 2021. Conversely, deep down inside, we all know that the new normal will […]
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Ambivalent Joy… Getting through the Holidays
What kind of a title is that? I suppose it actually expresses quite well my gut feelings when it comes to the Christmas and New Year holidays. But the more I think about it, I wonder if you too meet this season with a certain ambivalence at times. Now don’t get me wrong… we have […]
Joyful New Year to You
I am at that in between spot on the globe where I celebrate 2017 after and before others, kind of like the today squished between yesterday and tomorrow—or the calm before the storm. It has been an amazing year. I have no idea what is ahead, but I am thankful for all that has been. I’ve […]
Murmuration of Praise
A few days ago, on the way home from work, what should have taken 20 minutes took me an hour. I had become absorbed watching, and photographing, a murmuration of starlings. Murmuration is a new word for me, but I already am in love with it. In its most simplistic meaning it is simply a […]
Trombone New Year
The year ended and began with many mixed feelings. Finding out that a family member’s cancer has returned, and that two of my first cousins have lost their spouses… I had just gotten an email from one of them a couple weeks ago… and suddenly her name has to be deleted from list of contacts? […]