full

As I left my office last night, later than I had hoped....

I thought about how much we try to accomplish at

this time of year.  We decorate, bake, wrap.....filling

each hour to the max.  And all of that on top of our

already busy lives.  We can lose something in the

sheer busy-ness of it all.  Perhaps that is why I so 

adore the quietude of the barn or the early morning 

hours--it is solace from the running.  It is just my time

to reflect, to unfill my mind & my overflowing schedule.  

I suppose that this is part of this time of year, to fill us up to this 

place where we have to overflow, where we have 

to stop & evaluate.  It is no wonder we end the year

with resolutions for the next.

Rather than wait, I resolve right now to be kind to myself. 

It is neither selfish or wrong....it is creating our own solace

when we need it.  It is saying "no" when we must, and "yes"

when we can.  It is choosing how full we can be.