In 2009 and 2010 I wrote a blog called the Daily Now as a way to capture creativity, aesthetics and all the work I wasn't doing as I looked for a job in our nation's Great Recession. I've been looking at the Daily Now again and holy cow, it should be a book - if I do say so - it is the real Eye*Full. Check it out!
THE DAILY NOW
a Quotidian Source for Inspiration in the New Now
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| Daily Now entry from 6 years ago today: August 17, 2009 |
That was a time, for sure. John and me, both without work and beating every bush. Sort of like, um, right now. Implausibly enough though, YES the circumstances are similar, but it will be, IS, different. It ISN'T 2009, and we aren't the we of that time.
"History doesn't repeat itself, it just rhymes."
"History doesn't repeat itself, it just rhymes."
I came across this entry in the Daily Now that speaks to me today as we leave our Pleasant House and lean into the rhyme.
When we move from one residence to another, we often get so caught up in the forward thrust of where we are going that we forget to properly say good-bye to the home we are leaving behind. Yet saying good-bye is an important part of moving forward. It gives us a sense of completion so that we are able to fully inhabit our new space, having left nothing of ourselves behind in the old one. In this way, we honor the space that has held and nurtured us. At the same time, we cleanse it and empty it of our energy so that the new residents can make the space theirs.
Plan a walk through your home that begins and ends at the front door. Ideally, you will be alone or accompanied only by a person who shared the space with you. Prepare yourself mentally to be as present as you can during this process. As you enter the house, you might say, “I have come to thank you for being my home and to say good-bye.” You might touch the walls with your hands as you move through the house, or you might burn sage as an offering, as well as an energy cleanser. Spend some time in each room expressing your gratitude and gathering or releasing any lingering energy from the room. As you do this, you are freeing your home to embrace its new occupants. Remember to visit your outside spaces as well. Plants are especially sensitive to the energy around them and will appreciate your consideration.
As you make your way back to the front door, know that you have completed your final journey through your home and that you have honored and blessed it with this ritual of farewell. As you close and lock the door behind you, say one last good-bye. Now you can walk freely into your future and fully inhabit the new spaces that will keep you safe and warm.
- excerpted from Daily Om
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| The last of a gorgeous summer arrangement. |
Pleasant Dreaming.
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