It is so lovely here today. I want to put on a sundress and a sweet pair of shoes and frolic. Then I remember it is the end February and if I dress that way I am probably in for a nasty cold when the weather turns chilly again as I have no doubt it will and soon. So I pair jeans with a tank and purple button down and throw on a pair of blue and green sneakers. A cautiously optimistic compromise.
I did turn off the heat and open the front door for some fresh air. I think I am going to head out to the front porch for painting "al fresco" Gotta seize the loveliness while it lasts.
Spring is on the way!
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Beautiful Optimism
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Art"
Today was a gray and snowy day. More snow. More cold. Easy to get discouraged and disgruntled as a citizen of Massachusetts where we already have 20 more inches of snow this winter than we did last. It is also really easy to get moody, even depressed. The winter doldrums. A good time to look to the above quote which I have tacked to my inspiration board above my desk in my office.
Find the beauty.
More miracles.
Gazillions (ok, may be an exaggeration) of snowflakes falling from the sky each different from the next and any that came before.
An untouched world of sparkling white.
Trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
Reason to hold those you love a little tighter, keep them warm and close.
Rosy cheeks.
Snow becomes water to feed the roots of the flowers so they'll bloom in spring.
Quiet stillness.
Just like that, the beauty is found.
As Albert Camus said, "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer."
Today was a gray and snowy day. More snow. More cold. Easy to get discouraged and disgruntled as a citizen of Massachusetts where we already have 20 more inches of snow this winter than we did last. It is also really easy to get moody, even depressed. The winter doldrums. A good time to look to the above quote which I have tacked to my inspiration board above my desk in my office.
Find the beauty.
More miracles.
Gazillions (ok, may be an exaggeration) of snowflakes falling from the sky each different from the next and any that came before.
An untouched world of sparkling white.
Trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
Reason to hold those you love a little tighter, keep them warm and close.
Rosy cheeks.
Snow becomes water to feed the roots of the flowers so they'll bloom in spring.
Quiet stillness.
Just like that, the beauty is found.
As Albert Camus said, "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer."
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