Wednesday, January 1, 2014

New Year hopes and wishes

We have made it home safe and sound from our travels. We had a wonderful time, shared some special time with friends and saw some remarkable and inspiring things.

We returned home to a misty and soft day, which was a gentle reintroduction to real life.

This morning we returned to one of our daily rituals; drinking a freshly squeezed lime juice using limes from our tree; gazing over the valley; randomly selecting a word each from our bowl and pondering it through the day. Today felt somewhat auspicious as it was the beginning of a new year, so we paid particular attention to the words we chose, and felt grateful that these words may accompany us through the year.

Barry selected openness, I selected delight, and one jumped out of the bowl unsolicited, and that was love.

Three fabulous words to encourage, guide and remind us throughout the year.

Here is wishing us all a year filled with not only openness, delight and love, but also with peace and moments of joy and happiness; opportunities to create and share; and time with those we love and care about.

Mat and stone by Mary Jane Dodd, words by Fiona Dempster.


14 comments:

  1. happy new (peacefilled) year to you both xx

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    1. And to you and yours Ronnie - peace would be a fine thing. Go well.

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  2. From winter to summer and from one year to the next. Quite a trip, Fiona! A happy, peaceful and loving 2014 to both of you.

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    1. Thanks Ersi - here is wishing you a happier, brighter 2014 with moments of magic and miles of creativity!

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  3. Thanks for sharing your adventures Fiona. Have a happy new year. X

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    1. Thanks Jan, 'tis good to travel and 'tis good to return…happy new year to you as well.

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  4. beautiful words to begin the year for sure -
    happy new year!

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    1. They felt like grab words to cart the new year with; I love the word delight! Best of all words to you for 2014 as well MJ...

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  5. Wonderful words to start the new year, Fiona. All words that really fit when I think of your lovely mountain top home. Happy New Year! C

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    1. Thanks Carol - they are lovely words to carry with us I think, and we will work to make a life that matches them I hope.

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  6. Happy New Year my friend and welcome home. Three perfect words … hope we can all enjoy those three things throughout the year. x

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    1. I hope so too Susan - they are three lovely ones for us all...

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  7. Happy New Year! Wonderful words you chose to live the year by. We could all learn a lesson there.

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    1. Thanks J - it feels like they chose us in a way, so I am happy to follow their lead. Wishing you lots of wonderful and beautiful words for the new year as well.

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