shine

we know
we know.

and  yet we fight it.

fragile strength talisman - shine - mjd 2013

to know light, 

we must know darkness.

in the depths of the pit,

when it rises past your nose

and your eyes are at risk of sinking beneath
that which is known
and that which is unknown,

you'll see it. 

the light.

it may be small,

seem dim,

but it's there. 

it is all you need to begin the ascent. 

you define how you rise. 

mjd - 2013

and while the work is yours, 

you have never been alone.

as it grows in strength

you notice, 

it's no longer in front of you,

but within you. 

what you saw from the deep

was the light of another.

the opportunity is revealed - 

with your strengthening glow

will you show the way

to another who is lost? 

mjd - 2013

shine on.

coming into the light

as deep and dark as some places your path may lead

are those that blind with brilliant light... 

i believe in the balance of the universe

and embrace the totality of the experience... 

is there really any other way?

into the light

the good

we are here... as of yesterday, fully moved in and word/number play person that i am, i have always loved this address... it is a number family! 

the not-so-good

a white kitty who has discovered the fireplace and is a bit too chubby and lazy to clean himself up... he prefers napping - under the covers... i'll take this level of not-so-good...

the ugly

the teeniest, tiniest glimpse of it... but i am happy to announce that i located toothbrushes and toothpaste the first night... and the cable i needed for my camera today... 

the 5+ year old snapple cap that kept my eyes open... 

'difficulties mastered 

are opportunities won.'

~ winston churchill

the sincerest thanks to those who helped me through a most challenging period... words fail... the heart remembers... 

different approaches

i was having a bit of a block creatively... then some components i had ordered from mellisa at chinook jewelry design arrived... the resulting pieces have different 'feels' which i like (love)...

'if you don't know where you are going,
any road will get you there.'
- lewis carroll

that really was how i was feeling when i started... it was ok to not know where i was headed and i felt freer...

i also have this chinese proverb kept around the house -

'if we don't change the direction we are headed,
we will end up where we are going.'

hmm... so that one is more about life direction, the path, the way, the tao... the first one by lewis carroll at first struck me funny, like 'not good'... but, during the course of my walk this a.m. i realized that his applies more to creativity and is very relevant... it relates more to my stream-of-consciousness free association way of thinking...

what do you think?