Book Writing Saturday: On Hiatus

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decembersunriseFour months ago, I committed myself to spending four hours of every Saturday working on my book, (of course, at that time, I had no idea that my sweet Dexter was about to be diagnosed with a fatal cancer, that I was also entering a season of good-bying). I am still committed to the practice, to that text, to that goal, but have decided to take the next month off from it, to take a little break. This won’t be a rest break, or a retreat, but rather a chance to do another practice more completely: Reverb12.

This practice is intended to help me process this past year and to look ahead into the next. I’m going to spend the time reflecting, setting my resolve, contemplating, celebrating, and considering–and sharing the process with you, kind and gentle reader.

Carolyn Rubenstein describes the origins of Reverb this way:

Back in 2010, three woman, Gwen Bell, Kaileen Elise, and Cali Harris started what they named #reverb10. It was a prompt a day throughout December, delivered via email to help you reflect on the year and manifest what was to come in the upcoming year. The questions came from 31 different people across the web.

She goes on to say that

Closing in on December 2011, the #reverb10 team sent out an email
saying that for 2011, they were not hosting it again, and gave steps
on how anyone, and everyone, could host their own #reverb11. So many
people took up the torch—and I am hoping the same will happen again
for #reverb12.

I will be taking part in the Reverb that Kat is hosting at I Saw You Dancing. However, I’ll also be considering the prompts I’ve seen elsewhere:

First post coming tomorrow. For now, good night beautiful people, beautiful day.

Gratitude Friday

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thanksgivingsky12This post is a mashup of The Little Bliss List and Joy Jam, and as such is meant to celebrate: the little things that brought me hope and happiness this week, the sweet stuff of life, those small gifts that brought me joy this week. By sharing them, I not only make public my gratitude, but maybe also help you notice your own good stuff and send some positive energy out into the world.

1.The sky. The full moon against the midnight blue black, the clouds, the clear days, the pale blue and deep blue and fire orange and bright pink and gold of the sunrise, the way it’s constantly changing but always the same.

2. Long walks with my dogs, both of my dogs.

3. My purple fleece robe. Eric bought this for me more than ten years ago and it’s my favorite, it’s perfect. It has adapted to my various weights and moods, is easily washed, is the perfect thickness and softness and length and color.

purplefleecerobe4. Good friends, good people on a similar path who have long talks with me about important or difficult or confusing or wonderful things, who make me laugh, who are a glorious kind of weird, who by simply existing make me feel less alone and more loved.

5. Technology. All the various tools and spaces and applications that enable connection, creativity, that inspire and facilitate my work, both paid and that of my heart.

Bonus Joy: Another week with Mr. Dexter, who will always be my Little Dude.

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My Little Dude with his Little D