Springtime Sentiments

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud

was greater than the risk it took to bloom”

Boys Bathroom -Before and After

Behold the boys bathroom makeover-before and after.

And the reason that I have been so tired at work ;-)  

The bathroom that our three sons use and 

that we had not so affectionately

referred to as the "gas station" bathroom

has been transformed.  

Butterfly Specimens

"How does one become a butterfly?

You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar"

Summer Vacation

Here it is 4th of July week 

and 

I am deep in thought planning a summer vacation

I confess that I have not booked flights 

or made hotel reservations…

In fact, I am having a hard time finding a weekend between 

now and August school start that isn't already promised 

to lacrosse games, baseball season end parties or overnights with friends.

I will not go another summer without a trip to the water

somewhere….

Back east…near the coast

Where the boys can get sand in their toes, 

feel the sun and the sea on their faces,

listen to the tides roll in and roll out,

gaze at the sun disappearing behind the marshes, 

smell the wood burning from a beach bonfire and

bask in the sweet ambience of summer.

I am thinking of upstate New York

the state where I was born 

This rental "cottage" on Schooner Island 

in Alexandria Bay

looks perfect

This is where you will find me soon

The photos were taken from the Home Away website 

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p369865

August Hue

                     "Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you"

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"Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you"

When I dream of August 

I dream in hues of blush and gold.  

Where I am Today-In My Imagination Anyway

Weights and Wings

All images from the coastal path www.kmldesign.dk/nordstrand  

When I was younger I dreamed that I could fly.  

I had the sensation of flight - of being so free from my physicality that 

I soared across boundaries, across city borders, countries, continents.

I remember feeling the wind

-like the wind from riding in the passenger seat of my Dad's mustang convertible

not an angry wind but the type that awakens me to the wonder of what I can see

and calms me at the same time - striking deep stirrings of joy and gratitude.

Even as I am free of my body I am struck by the heightened awareness of my senses.

I have heard that dreams of flying indicate happiness.

I know happiness - I have felt it in my bones, in my sight and in my dreams.

For me it lives in the freedom of flight - in wings.

I have not dreamed of flying in at least a decade.  

My wings have weights - weights that exist in my thoughts of inadequacy,

in my saying to myself that I am not smart "I don't get it", 

in my insisting that freckles aren't beautiful and taking actions to hide them 

so one one would see. 

My wings have weights that exist in my thoughts of  "I am an absent parent" -

being at work when during the last inning of his baseball game-

undaunted by the heaviness of his catcher's pads-

he leaps for that fly ball and gets the final out bringing the scoreboard to home 6 away 5-

missing that look of elation on his face when he takes home the game ball.

My wings have weights- weights that exist in my thoughts of  "I am not worthy".

I am not worthy of his unconditional love

of him exhausting his 40 year old body and making his fingers bleed 

to install the brazilian hardwood floors that I had to have in our master bedroom.

I am not worthy of him, of his giving so much of himself in an effort to simply see me happy.

My wings have weights-weights that exist in my thoughts of  "I am not important"

I am not important enough to live in pursuit of my dreams -

to be the designer, the entrepreneur, the artist that lives in my heart.

Passion is lived by those who are wealthy and successful

and I lack…

I am not enough.  I lack the education, the experience, the knowledge.

I lack the success and the money. 

It is not enough to have a soulful longing.  

After recently seeking personal development training 

by enrolling myself in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program

and after having spent many hours in introspection and in contribution to others' introspection-I dreamed that I was flying.

It happened in a moment - 

a moment when others acknowledged me for who I am in their eyes.

You see I was only acknowledging myself for who I am not. 

I would never have seen this by myself.

In my training there is saying that you are exactly where you are meant to be.  I came to know this this week as well. 

One of the most impactful distinctions that I have learned is that I have the ability to 

let go-

let go of thoughts and feelings that don't serve me or speak to who I truly am.

I let go of "I don't get it", of "freckles aren't beautiful", of "I am an absent parent", "

of "I am not worthy" and of "I am not important"- 

and I had the sensation of flight-

wings without weights.

All of these images are from a post called

the coastal path

It is a place in Denmark

The website is 

 www.kmldesign.dk/nordstrand 

If you love beauty - I encourage you to visit it.

I chose these images because if my soul was a place

it would live here

Wishing you flight

Cristine