Luck, Life, and Inspiration
by Lisa A Kramer, in A Writer's Life
My mind is working at a frenetic pace, bouncing from thought to thought, image to image, idea to idea. It almost feels like my brain is full of thousands of fireflies, butterflies, and hummingbirds racing around in a magical dance whose meaning I could understand and interpret if only I knew the secret language of their nearly silent song.
Despite this chaotic dance, I feel the need to post. Writing for me is a way of making meaning, yet, even as I write I still feel confused. So today I want to share some of the fleeting thoughts and images that have added to the mental disarray.
This week the world offered me many messages. So I will share with you the glimpses of meaning from signs around me:
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="I can't quite explain what message this image has for me, except that somehow it gives me a sense of hope and a sense of peace."]
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="This image spoke to me for a number of reasons. I love the colors, which to me are the colors of fall. But more than that, it led me to think about the colors of my life. What colors do I surround myself with, and why? What colors do I want to fill my life with, and why? What world do I want to see in a place that I call home, and why? These thoughts float around in the swirl in my brain, helping me understand what I am looking for. Someday, I will understand. This image also led me to the next image from Sahlah, a blog I had never visited before."]
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="To me this image shows the swirl of possibility and beauty that is in my head as well as in my life."]
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Despite this chaotic dance, I feel the need to post. Writing for me is a way of making meaning, yet, even as I write I still feel confused. So today I want to share some of the fleeting thoughts and images that have added to the mental disarray.
This week the world offered me many messages. So I will share with you the glimpses of meaning from signs around me:
- A friend posted an article (which I can't find at the moment) that questions the possibility of ever finding true happiness--because the definition of happiness (as it exists in modern times) is unachievable. Whenever we get what we think will make us happy, we look toward the next thing that will make us happy. This article has me thinking, perhaps rather than looking for happiness I need to work towards living joyously on a moment by moment basis, no matter what life brings.
- Teresita over at The Incredible Lightness of Seeing never fails to touch me with her photography and reflections on life. But this week it seems that almost every photo she takes has a message for my soul. Below are some of her images that have spoken to me this week. Click on them to link to the blog posts so that you can read her beautiful words.
[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="I can't quite explain what message this image has for me, except that somehow it gives me a sense of hope and a sense of peace."]
[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="This image spoke to me for a number of reasons. I love the colors, which to me are the colors of fall. But more than that, it led me to think about the colors of my life. What colors do I surround myself with, and why? What colors do I want to fill my life with, and why? What world do I want to see in a place that I call home, and why? These thoughts float around in the swirl in my brain, helping me understand what I am looking for. Someday, I will understand. This image also led me to the next image from Sahlah, a blog I had never visited before."]
[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="To me this image shows the swirl of possibility and beauty that is in my head as well as in my life."]
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- I am so grateful for the above images, as they helped me open my eyes differently in a week that has been full of highs and lows, stresses and joys, and a whole lot of fear of the unknown. The final thing I wish to share with you today are some pictures I took the other day, as I tried to be open to the present moment in a new way. Enjoy.
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