Deep Breath

On the tail end of the month in anticipation of a new one the Summer emits it's thick heat, a daily reminder that mother nature is in charge. Take a deep breath as needed to brace ourselves for another fresh month of day's that mark the calendar with reminders for appointments, deadlines and commitments. 

Our lives are guided by time, the seasons and a particular rhythm that blends into day to day goings on. Sometimes the uncertainties can be scary but we plough through with faith and hope in safe, peaceful ways and means to live according to best practices for going about life. Good intentions, compassion and a sense of fair play and decency help to keep our lungs clear of worldly and negative congestion.

So, yes, breathe, keep cool, try to stay calm and collect. Do take a deep breath when the urge to rage out at life's unfairness is too much. The tragic news as well as the triumphs that evoke tears of joy can be overwhelming. The heat, the task at hand and challenge of keeping positive calls for relief from the dark moments to lean into the light, the joy the fresh air drawn from lungs that would rather take calm, cool times and fill your lungs with peace and gratitude and remind you of the simple pleasure of restoring tranquility even if only for the moment.

Seasons Under The Big Top

 A month into a brand new year. Time seems to stand still while never stopping at all.  The days that make up a week, a month and the seasons create the big and little moments of lthe year. Every day is part of the big picture, the seasons frame life with particular sounds, scents, natural indicators of the time of the year.  

Like the big top that covers the circus, the year drapes over the days of our lives that include every emotion that comes with every experience, thought, dream ,encounter, intention, lesson, all the love, disdain, delight, dissapintment. It's all there each thrill and chilling moment that end-up defining the years. 

LIfe like the circus, as overwhelming as it is easy to take, exciting, inexplicable and full of surprises. We take our place and hope to have a good view of everything. We seek and find that certain thing that can leave us breathless or prompt prayers for things to go well, for safe paths and good health.  

Shifting Gears

As seasons change people change ready or not. The weather the places we are called to and the people we are drawn to all play a big part in the progression of our days and weeks that slide into seasons. Our bodies and minds meanwhile attempt to wrap around new ideas and approaches to stay in sync with the shifting times.

It all adds up to 365 days twelve months in the yearly calander that comprise four seasons however subtle or strong the tides. The variances in the weather, peoples moods, associated memories  and the goings on in our lives at any given moment in flux. We move forward hopeful about the coming days and newness of the season. It is a transitional time to rethink, redo, revise perhaps rewind things that require change resplendant with new and improved ways of embracing in stead of resisting new horizons, new opportunities to make life better if not the very best it can be.