I’ve been noticing things.
Like walking out the front door long after the sun has set and the strong scent of blossoms in the air
Like the magic of a perfect raspberry bursting forth on my tongue
Like the pure bliss of a child calling to me for a goodnight kiss
These days are so fleeting. Life keeps moving so fast. Perhaps because i have found peace. I am at this place in my life where i accept the beauty in everything. I notice the beauty in everything. A simple t-shirt that fits just right and smells just so and always feels good. The rush of wind picking up the back of a sundress. The Bald Eagle circling the carcass of a deer. The pungent smell of manure sprayed on the fields. The echoing of boats and people on the lake.
I quit my job last saturday. Just like that. I realized that it was not fulfilling my needs, was bringing more negative than positive into my world and, I, into it. The next day i started a detox diet and removed all the bad stuff.
I have spent the past week in a foggy haze of toxins floating around and being ejected from my body. Spending hours planning meals, shopping and cooking. Filling my body with the most nutritious foods and nourishing my brain with novel after novel. Falling asleep before the children and sleeping peacefully for ten or more hours. Cleaning out the systems, top to bottom.
Another beginning.
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Wow Jess…sounds like some major changes again. Enjoy the freeing peace.
I am on your wavelength tonight, baby! I just finished writing a reflection called My June, and am having some very similar thoughts. I will be 60 in 24 years, and when I thought of this, I took pause from what was turning out to be a manic week. And then reflected. And then made my coffee and watched it drip into the cup. And made sure each word out of my mouth today was exactly what I meant to say. Live it. Love it. Now. Wow.
Big plunge for you Jess and it is the perfect time. Not too late, just perfect.
Jenn Hutchins (Reuben’s mom!)