grey, gray, grey (both are acceptable spellings, you know…)

but i’ve already noticed the shift of light.
the days are starting to get e v e r - so – s l i g h t l y   longer.

yup.
they are.

microscopic seconds longer – yes – but longer.

let’s end the day with a nice playlist, shall we?

Hope you are all having a wonderful, wonderful day!

They almost seem like months.
Months seem like weeks.

Life is just happening. Right now — as I write this — life is just happening.

People are thinking of clever status updates, people are dancing in the street, they are loving, they are sleeping, they are kissing, they are fighting, they are typing, working, reading, dreaming, thinking and so much more.

This life is just here.
This life can be complicated – don’t be fooled, young children. but I promise pinky promise even – that it’s wonderful.

it’s beautiful.

In all it’s whirring madness with those days of quiet, days of stillness, days of joy, lazy days, painful days, bored days, whatever they may be…this life is lovely.

Especially when you live it.

And that is e x a c t l y what I intend to do.

Here’s to a New Year and what it will bring:

more art. more love. more painting. more music.
friends. sunshine. pretty things. glitter!
learning. listening. being.

But you can’t start the year without having some nostalgia for the last one…

so many fun times with friends. yah! yah! yah! yah!
jazz parties with waldo. furry fluffs. making a difference. key west.
visiting my favorite georgian peach.

learning those same lessons over and over again.
family. going home.
art 

photo mosaic made with this awesome free download by andrea mosaic

This Christmas I participated in one of the most moving, volunteer experiences ever. I was part of the entertainment for a Christmas Dinner.

The event was amazing and I’m already planning a costume for next year.

Here are some photos from the day courtesy of Michael McTwigan and Amy Drucker.

Whatever you celebrate, wherever you are… I hope you have a super, lovely day!

Love,
Me and the kitties

**

Your days are shorter.

Your prefer the dark and the sun on the side rather than hanging right above our heads.

Your temperature is erratic. (climate change anyone?)

But there’s always good music to listen to. 

 *direct link*

The parts filled with self-hatred, the ones that can’t find kindness.

The parts that think no matter what, I’m just not enough. Not creative enough, Not thin enough, not smart enough, not aware enough, not caring enough, not there enough. 

Just not enough.

These parts care far too much about what they, he, she, and you will think.

…

But we all have our parts. They are what make us … well us. They are raw. They are real.

And maybe…just maybe,  it’s better to stand face to face with these parts. To really sit with them, to hold their hand and remind them of kindness and light.

Tell them to grasp something…anything…and just hold on. Just be.

And maybe…just maybe, with enough   s p a c e  that tiny, stronger voice will come back.

It will say, enough to those harsh voices.

and it will be okay.

**

Love,

a stronger you from another moment in time…