So, I received a VISA card for $100 not too long ago, and I’ve been wondering what to purchase with it…I thought of buying a nice quilt but decided I really should finish the one I started. I thought of perhaps buying a Kindle, and may just break down and do it one of these days. Just not today. I thought of buying a new Chi curling wand, as these things are miraculous, and I’d love to have one with a slightly larger barrel. I thought of buying many things to improve my home, and, ultimately, I decided to buy a rocking chair, a nice one – in fact, one of the rocking chairs that sits on the patio of Cracker Barrel.
Lately, I’ve been trying to make my home a place of comfort, less about making a statement or realizing some designer’s whim. An eclectic mix of items that are good for the soul – another reason I really want to finish that quilt, so that I can have at last an adult version of the comfort blanket. I’ve been trying to take time to drink teas, journal, and make a place for myself to live and be at rest.
I can imagine myself now in the wee hours, candlesticks burning, a cup of hot tea, rocking and wondering to myself.
You may feel like these short blogs of “wonderings” are … well, I don’t know what you think about them. But in case you feel like they’re not significant, then, well, feel again. After a day of running around, and 45 minutes of yoga, I read your blog and immediately needed to go out on our apartment’s shabby little shelf of a patio … and sit in my rocking chair. I’ve had one for years, but haven’t spent any time on it at all since I moved it out here to this apartment. But I’m going out there. HA HA. No one can stop me. To look at the sunset, and a seed catalog.
I owe you a letter that I am currently working on.
Yes, your wonderings strike a deep chord in all of our souls. Love them, love you.
Thanks for these comments- I have had some of those “speaking into the deep, black void” insecurities lately, and these remind me that I have wonderful souls all around, sharing these experiences!! Love you both. So much.