"There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place."
~ Washington Irving
Tales of a Traveler (1824)
Dearest EC friends and family. I hope you are all finding some time to enjoy the magic of the holiday amidst all the running around and busyness that this season also brings. I know that I haven't posted as I had planned to the past couple of weeks partly due to the extra doings surrounding the holiday and C's birthday. I had some crafts and birthday party doings and lot's of Xmas shopping help to be posted but not only did my schedule start to close in on me but so did some recent personal changes.
In light of these personal changes, I've discovered that I'm not a superhero and am unable to be in more than one place at one time or do more than one thing at a time or even do everything that I normally do when I'm facing a personal challenge. I have figured that the best thing to cure what is ailing me at this time, is most likely to slow down as opposed to speeding up. I'm doing my best to capture the happiness that is going on and the gratitude that I feel for those things and would love nothing more than to return to this space when the season has died down and I have a better grip on my time and share them post Xmas. Above all, I personally don't want to be so caught up in the hustle and bustle while trying to tend to a long list of extra tasks and miss out completely on the importance of the season, and that is time with my beloveds. Especially in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook, more than anything a hug and a cuddle are 100 times more gratifying than 100 things off my to do list.
Perhaps I will have opened myself up to posting something now that I have opened myself up to you, maybe not. I think you will all find the perfect gifts and the perfect recipes with or without me this year. And what an incredible year. I have so much to be grateful for, and I am hanging onto that wonderful feeling as I 'shift positions'. I look forward to a relaxing and joyful holiday full of only the best things, I wish you the same. I look forward to a wonderful new year, that experience shows is always better than the last, I also wish you the same.
Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice and Happy Hanukkah! XO. S