Sperlygirl

listen for the whispers...

as i said yesterday, so often life's most poignant lessons or moments happen in whispers. or at least its seemed in my life. the loud events or storms haven't taught me nearly as much as the ones which followed them. it's within that eerie stillness  of a storm's passing that i have found hope. in those moments where i learned of the powerful well of strength i possess within. and my moments have been nothing compared to the lives of others...but they have been my moments - my whispers.

this painting came from a myriad of whispers i have heard the last few weeks. i don't know where they will take me but that have helped to open me up a teeny bit more.

listening to life...

sometimes i think the Universe shakes our shoulders a bit to get our attention. the other day, i realized what i tell my kids over and over in my class (the words "i can't" are not allowed in our studio). i felt my shoulder shake a bit and felt like a mirror was being pushed in front of my face...everything i say to my students i need to stay to myself as well. sometimes life's quietest messages ring most powerful - just need to be open enough to listen.

mama's flower...

soon after we went into the yard to play, kai ran to the little flowering bush yelling back at me, "mama's flower, mama's flower". all smiles, he pulled a flower from the plant - running back to where i was standing. he held out his little hand and grinning up at me said, "mama's flower...mama...laloo mama."  little does he know - this mama will keep this teeny sweet flower until she's 100 (or more).

"cats in the cradle"...

we waited a long time to think about having kids - for this very reason - they are such a marker of the passing of time. j & i often find ourselves now in awe of just how fast it seems to pass these days. i hold onto these moments...and tuck them safely away in my heart. as i write this, this song plays - j has always loved it -- and more so now as it speaks to him on a whole other level.

6 word memoir meme...

i was tagged by one of my fave blogs, breathing easy, who was in turn tagged by bookbabie - who just started a 6 word memoir meme after being inspired by the book Not Quite What I was Expecting: Six Word Memoirs by Famous and Obscure Writers by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser. if you’re game, here are the rules:

1. Write a six word memoir

2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration or photo if you’d like

3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to the original post if possible so the meme can be tracked as it travels across the blogosphere

4. Tag five more blogs with links

5. Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

my take...

breathe in, breathe out... LET GO!

i'll tag stories i can tell because her words so often resonate with me.

february ten list...

after reading amanda's post about her february 10 - thought i'd give it a go...

1. exploring a new city with good friends. a day that winds up with a lingering lunch, loads of laughter, wine, and photos

2. listening to kai when he goes down for a nap - and all the lively conversations he has with the stuffed animals in his crib
3. walking along the seashore and hearing the rhythm of the waves
                                        
4. a cup of hot chai tea
5. mail in the mailbox
6. a really good book that makes you laugh out-loud as you read it
7. allowing myself some space as i try and cultivate new inspiration to create
8. catching up with an old friend
9. a hot radiator with your bath towel resting on it - waiting for you
10. the feeling of accomplishment after a good run

sign of spring to come...

"I love people. I love my family, my children . . . but inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up."

~ Pearl S. Buck

love thursday...

i never imagined the love that would take hold once i became a mama. nor did i ever dream that a teeny moment like this one (blowing back the waves into the water as we walk along the sea) would carve out such a little home in my heart. mi amore...

"to the moon and back..."

a glimpse on the way into work...one of those glimpses  that makes you catch your breath a second and take a look at your life - really inventory it...and as i exhale i whisper thank-you (to whomever is listening)- for the journey, the path - no matter how winding and twisted it feels at times, and thank-you to share it still with a friend like j who sits beside me. from a 'harvest moon' to a 'blue moon' - i am thankful to have you in my life.

the tree...

everyday i pass this tree and with each season it grows more and more monster like to me. it's like it's just reaching out over the street to give me a little start while i pass by. the funny thing was that i was describing it to my good friend and she knew exactly which tree i was talking about.