At a certain point this week I was running my thumb over photos on my phone. Terrible year, I'd been thinking, terrible. Terrible! And yet there were vivid trees, lightstruck shots of the sea, and faces (friends, strangers, me) that looked, well, awake, present--and dare I say, happy? Happy in our dailiness. So this is why we make representations. This is why we put a frame around things. How else could we see otherwise?
Happy New Year to all.
4 comments:
Belated Happy New Year back, Paul.
May 2013 be truly memorable for you.
Light-catcher: the world is a more interesting place for your being present.
The terrible things are so much more compelling, we can use all the help we can get to keep the daily happinesses most vivid in our awareness. The older we get, the more important becomes the work of staying present to the good, lest we allow the terrible to steal our soul.
I hope I was in one of those photographs, because I remember smiling with you! Hope to see you in 2013. Happy New Year. xo
Happy New Year to you too, David. And thanks for the kind words.
This is so beautifully put, Gwynne. I remember smiling with you too--and hope to see you later this year. Maybe when I'm out west the next time. xo
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