11 years ago today…
11 years ago, on March 18, 2011, during the season of Lent, I started this very blog.
I had no idea where life would lead during the next decade, but for lots of those years my way is chronicled in this blog. It’s the picture of a beautiful, difficult pathway, always leading me into life.
Over the past few weeks, without realizing the anniversary was coming today, this work has been calling to me again, after a hiatus of a while…
Last year was a whirlwind of wedding and moving and working on a business together, and buying and remodelIng a house and moving again.
Now THAT’s done!!! Yay!
Could it be, could there be…time…to do this again? Possibly, maybe.
I feel ready to explore it!
From the porch last night…
There was a moment
When the light softened,
when the day shifted
from day to evening.
When my eyes began to feel unafraid to look in that Western-ly direction.
When diamonds turned to molten gold,
and the riches of this place
felt earned and bestowed.
Vision of Emerald stripes,
Spring smells,
the sound of duck and bird,
touch of cold nose,
smell of fresh cut grass
taste of salt and earth,
Blended into the deep orange
breathing-full purple and gray
the still glass of the lake reflecting
this brilliant light and
all the tall trees,
Standing ready to burst.
There was a moment
when the decadent spread,
This feast of the heart,
Eyes,
Soul,
Senses –
Felt completely satisfied
In this day
Full,
Fuller,
Fullest,
Fully-Felt –
As only this moment
could be felt.
Allowed
Experienced
Loved
Brought to surface
to belong in the world
of my ever surprising,
evolving life
There was a moment
When lingering in
gathering dusk,
quick creeping chill,
(after glowing warm)
adventurous puppy,
abundance of gifts,
gratuitous gratefulness,
all encompassing awareness,
my body and mind sat still,
while my soul and heart
had a riotous dance party
all among the daffodils,
toasting life,
with all its wonder!
There was a moment
when, content and satiated,
I took up my empty glass,
went inside,
and lit the fire.
Amy Mehringer 3.2022
As William Blake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake used to say, “I’ve found my place to die.” Not anytime soon, hopefully, would love to spend the next lovely piece of years right here, and share the path from this place for a while –
maybe a little…
maybe a lot…
who knows…
all I know for sure is…
Life is a gift
in every difficulty,
in every easy,
in every sadness,
in every joy,
in every lonely,
in every lovely –
find the peace by finding the joy
In this broken world,
there is still more goodness
than anything else you will ever find.
The best is always yet to come.
life: acoustic & amplified 