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The Rhythm of the Sea…

…I’m not sure what it is about me - maybe because I was born in the summer - but water always calms me. I’m always drawn to the ocean.

This morning, walking on the beach, I was thinking about why it’s so peaceful to me - even though there are lots of people around.

I think it’s because no matter how noisy or busy the beach gets, the ocean is bigger and louder than the noise - it makes all the craziness seem so small and insignificant. It is powerful enough to drown it all out.

The sound of the ocean, the waves crashing, the kids laughing and playing…it drowns out all of the “noise” of life.

It centers me.

When I get back to the real world, I need to remember the rhythm of the sea - so I can just close my eyes, hear it in my soul, and let it drown out the noise…

…it’s like the whispers of God.

“It is very easy in the world to live by the opinion of the world. It is very easy in solitude to be self-centered. But the finished man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Peace.

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on December 29, 2007
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Of Poker, Packing and Peace…

All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. -William Shakespeare

I played poker for the first time last night - not for money, of course.

I won the first real hand, but it was downhill from there…

Some highlights:

  • Byron bluffed the whole table and won a ton of chips with a 4 and a 5.
  • I got excited and raised the ante without ever looking at my cards.
  • I stayed in and tried to win with a pair of 8’s - acting like I had a full house…it didn’t work (I lost everything).
  • Kayleigh won the night…barely.
  • Barry really doesn’t like to lose (but he makes great chicken Parmesan and garlic knots).
  • Playing poker with Byron is just like monopoly…he always seems to win even if he’s dealt a terrible hand.

All my Christmas trees are down, and most of the decorations have been packed away…

We leave for the ocean tomorrow - I can already hear the waves.

2007 is winding down. I can’t say that I’m sorry to see it go…

There will be more peace in 2008, I’m confident - there has to be.

Back to packing up Christmas boxes…it looks too sad to have them just sitting around.

Peace.

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on December 27, 2007
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Peace…and a Ruby Red Fainting Couch

Happy Wednesday!

Here are some pics from my afternoon with one of the “Barbaric Grace” series doves…

Next to my “peace tree”

Pay no attention to the feathers on the floor!

He really is my new BFF (and if I let go, I’m sure he won’t fly away)…

…I can live in La-La Land if I want to!

Peace to you.

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on December 26, 2007
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Christmas Whirlwind…

What day is it?

I’ve asked myself this question so many times over the past few weeks. I feel like I’m trying to take a “stroll” through the middle of a tornado…

We’ve accomplished some necessary stuff today - the top of the list, for me, is trekking out to the airport post office to finally get my Christmas cards in the mail…with hopes that they will arrive (Christmas cd and all) some time before January!

We are packing up Byron’s office, study and storage closet - does one human being really need a gazillion books!!!??? Unless they are me (don’t send a grammar comment - I know it should be “I”), and especially if I have to be involved in any part of packing them - I say there should be a 2 book limit! It would make everything so much easier.

We are also reorganizing our house - all up in the middle of Christmas parties, staff meetings and holiday preparations…And there’s been some talk of finally getting around to addressing our “old house bathroom woes” - with the cold tonight, I would do hard labor for a bathtub.

That’s kind of the way we do things - if life is crazy and out of control busy, well then of course, we should begin a major remodeling project…or three.

Oh yeah, and I volunteered to host Christmas dinner at my house this year - at last count, there will be around 24 people coming over. And my freezer won’t begin to hold a 20 lb. turkey!!! Okay, I’m just hyperventilating a little bit - if only I had a bathtub!

As it is, I’m sitting by a beautiful fire, blogging and drinking hot chocolate…

Seriously, what more could I ask for? The craziness will just have to wait - I’m going to stare at the fire for a little while and dream…

Peace.

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on December 17, 2007
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