“How we spend our days is how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing. ”
As the year 2021 comes to a close and we transition into another year full of life’s uncertainties, I find myself thinking about what matters most…
One of the hardest things (for me) of these past two years, is being unable to carry on with my goals, my plans, and dreams. Life has become smaller. I feel as if I’m a growing plant that’s trapped inside a glass jar… And I’m beginning to curl up on myself.
“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.”
It takes courage to go out into the world, to take risks, to fall down, to rise up again, to start over… to learn, to grow, to create… It’s what life is about.
Life is for living.
One needs to be free to create and to pursue one’s hopes and dreams, and a sense of purpose… To have fresh air, sunshine (and even a little rain!), to experience friendship, love, and connection with others…
Otherwise, our spirit cannot thrive. And just like plants and other animal beings, when we’re isolated from others and held back from truly living, we are not healthy and are unable to flourish.
This year my ‘Word for the Year’ was butterfly… My symbol for hope, strength, and endurance.
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all”
As I emerge from my 2021 cocoon… (a fragile time), it’s a new beginning, a time to awaken to a new day and to live with strength, courage, love, and freedom to be.
And that’s what matters most.