Day 354

December 20, 2021

Turtle Log in December

Why bother to have a Christmas?

To honor another year, another 365 days filled with good, bad, ugly, gorgeous life.  I know, we have New Years for that, but this time of year, the  winter solstice, the time when light begins to return, slowly but consistently,  begs for attention, honoring gratitude, homage, and the holidays at this time give it to us; give us a place to honor the blessings of our year. 

For almost a year I have posted photos everyday and acknowledged simple things in my life through narration and poetry.  I have acknowledged the beauty and my physical world, the growth of heron, entrance of new kittens, the damage wind can cause and the growth the sun provides.

This allows for that reflection, it lets me look back at my year.  It gives me data.  One thing I have wrestled with all year is the form that love now takes in my life.  It has transitioned this year and the existence of grief from an abundance of loss has had a metamorphic effect in 2021.

There are types of love that are not in my life at the moment, and I believe the biggest change this year is my willingness to acknowledge that, begin to define it and maybe even ask for it.