Perspective, Closed Doors, Unopened Windows
Wow. It's been nearly seven months since I've written in this public forum. I've been missing my regular writing. The making it public, well, that is rooted in a firm belief of practicing what one preaches. I publish it for me- a type of written record of life and a disciplined desire to make the vulnerability of writing visible. My husband would laugh if I say I haven't been writing. I compose constantly but it remains in my head. I've been composing this post over the last few weeks as we moved across town to a smaller place and engaged in what is termed by many as "downsizing". I could write an entire post on that term. I feel a lot of freedom from parting with unnecessary stuff and having less to maintain and clean. In many ways I feel we have upsized. But, that's another lengthy post for another time. What has been striking me most with this move is perspective, how we get stuck in one way of seeing things and h...