The pause that refreshes
My friend Michele at Wabi-Sabi Home and Garden has begun a Friday ritual called This Moment, a regular feature inspired by a similar feature at Soulemama.com.
The idea is to capture, with a photo and no words, a single moment from the week–”A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.”
I’d like to write more about what this means to me and why I’m hopping on the This Moment bandwagon today, but frankly–this week has done me in. And it’s not done with me yet. I’ve been in hamster-spinning-its-wheel mode for several days, and the dang thing just won’t slow down.
In a week such as this one, the moment below was fuel that kept the train of my life chugging along:
Art Lesson
Hope you’ll visit us next week. We’re planning to add our 2 cents to the topic of discourse in blogland, update you on our bathroom renovation project, and get back to the subject of real food.
(Note the keyword there: planning. When Cane and I taught together, we began just about every planning meeting with these words: Let’s make some plans we can throw out. We are definitely about following paths we can’t see until they open up in front of us.)
Feb 03, 2012 @ 06:38:28
I can’t wait to see the discussion! And I absolutely love this precious moment! (And, of course, the fabulous bathroom update)!
blessings,
karianne
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Feb 03, 2012 @ 08:01:11
Hi Karianne–
Your post really got us thinking about what, how, and why we comment on each other’s work. We’re hoping we can add something of value to the topic. Really appreciate your honesty in talking about how it affected you.
Take care–
Feb 03, 2012 @ 15:18:10
Blogging can be HARD. It’s not that I don’t have crap to talk about (ALL the time), it’s just that I don’t always have the time to put it into words and include some yummy pictures. Sometimes I just have to live my life instead of living and talking about. I’m glad to see you giving This Moment a try. Soulemama has been doing it for some time now and, while I am still ever so slightly disappointed to know I only get a picture on Fridays, I do like to think of her just taking a break. You know what I mean? Anyway, thanks so much for the plug. I’m going to write about it too. Have a great and slow weekend, Mama!
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Feb 04, 2012 @ 05:43:37
Can’t tell you how many times I think I can bang out a quick post on something, and hours later I’m still not done. Decided to go with a moment this Friday because I had to choose between mothering and writing–and mothering always wins. And because that was a great moment. Hope you have a slow one, too.