Deep into the after holidays, preparation for taxes and birthdays for Bruce and me looming in the short distance, spring seems so far away...snowmelt, mud, buds, and the river rushing. Perfect snowy weather greeted us the day before Christmas Eve 2009, celebrated in soreness from shoveling, the same for the perfect New Years Eve here in Ouray. Glorious visions snowy white for the season and then the sun. Sunshine on melted snow the first ten days into 2010 has left dry roads, slippery ice sheets in unexpected places, and brown everywhere. More snow is inevitable and welcome. Let it coat the trees, now bare dark sticks against dark green conifers and dirty white patches.
Speaking of dirty white...Aspen, our golden retriever puppy, grows bigger every day. At nearly five and a half months, curly long doggy hairs show lumpy in all over places. Funny. Sweet white puppy hair coats our house in corners, carpets, and God only knows elsewhere. Our thirteen and a half year OLD cat, Spot, grows fatter and slower in his arthritic way but still puts up a good battle with the "she" puppy who now towers over him, petting him gently--for the most part--with her rather large paws in invitation for affection or another pouncing.
2010 Ouray Ice Festival dwindles to a close. I wonder how Will Gadd feels after 24 hours of climbing in the park, a first, for a fundraiser. Another year has passed, and the festival is a non-event for this writer. Someday... Perhaps I'll voluteer again next year. This year is a step back from practically everything. Tired, always tired these days.
Maui awaits us for a long awaited rest. So much to do before, just 10 ten days away. May difficult times be easier this year and beyond.
Our store, Mountain Fever, is quiet at the moment. May be busy soon as climbers come down from the icy gorge of frozen glory. So beautiful to look at, so fun to climb.
New Years resolutions are goals for me, not to be broken, but to be steps forward into adventures of wisdom and joy.
Need a new journal...buy one, my first written goal. More peace in my life...A Course In Miracles group forming. Reinforcement of my already started readings, to continue through 2010 and beyond, my second goal. Fun, lots of it...more time doing things I love and want to do, including spending more quality time with Bruce, seeing my family more, and hiking with Aspen--my third goal. Letting go...worrying less about the small stuff, being in the moment as much as possible, not so affected by what others may or may not think of me--my fourth goal. Writing...finish revising my novel and beginning another, making the time to write--my fifth goal. More ME time...more days off, doing things I want to do that have feared, and taking lots of "do nothing days" off actually doing NOTHING!
The only way to have peace in life and the world is to be in peace in the world. The swords that must be laid down begins with me...my sixth goal. Forgiveness, loving...real peace.
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