“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real,
and you’re just a reflection of him?”
Bill Watterson
Looking back towards the year that disappeared around the bend, I ask myself wanting to understand
“What were the lessons that came with the days gone by?”
Truth be told I want to forget the blur of the first 6 months; it was filled with sadness, struggle and loss of spirit
Thankfully our trip to Europe got the artist in me up from the low I had been feeling
The lesson I had to learn I clearly see now, was about acceptance
Accepting my parents’ life was not mine to change even if I thought I knew better
Acceptance that my roots and where I grew is also part of who I am inside, no need to escape it anymore
All in all I’d say I did learn something after all…Who knew?
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great job on understanding something hard to accept as unchangeable
I like the quote with the lovely reflection.
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It is a bit hard to let go of the idea we know better, yet it is so liberating once we do 🙂
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what a powerful thing you learned as well….and in that found freedom…and so cool on your trip as well…one i hope to tak emyself soon enough
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So many moments last year were spent wondering what it was all about…I think I know now 🙂
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Anyes, I found that acceptance is huge. I can’t wait to see what wonderful things 2013 brings for you.
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It looks like it is a year where I can learn a lot and I am already enjoying the challenges 🙂
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Glad to hear it, Anyes. Joy is where it is at. After acceptance, comes joy. Whipee.
I’m in the same boat as you. Last year was…let’s just say interesting. But I feel a new dawn, a new day…I’m feeling GOOD. {{{Hugs}}}
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You are right Kozo, it does feel like we are in the same boat. Joy does sound quite appealing and I am ready to embark on this path ahead 🙂
Very exciting …
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I adore Calvin and Hobbes, and smiled as soon as I saw this quote, and loved the image too. And, as someone who flinches away from her own reflection, this post pulled me up short and made me think. True, true and something to work on.
I hope that 2013’s lessons for you are gentler ones and that you have a magical year.
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I learned a while back to love my own reflection…faults and all…and it was a lengthy process…I am glad I went through it.
I love it if the words I wrote gave you food for thought, thank you Soosie for mentionning it xo
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Reading your post reminded me of a Buddha quote that I’ve always loved and often read for my own good…”No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” We never quit learning do we? Thank you for reminding me!
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I love this quote Robin…In the end it is only about the lessons we learn during the journey xo
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Yes, acceptance and allowing “what is” to unfold and learning to be conscious in the moment. It’s an inside job and I work on it every single day :bigsmiles
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It’s an inside job indeed…I guess we are all working on it…each one of us at their own pace 🙂
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Or her? Yes I have. I’ve looked in the mirror and wondered that too. Often when I look in the mirror, really look, I think I can still see me as a girl. A very young child. Is that weird? Ah well…so be it. It’s fun to see her now and then.
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Or her indeed, Barbara 🙂
I am the fun looking deep into my eyes I can see me as a very young little girl. I did not even think it was strange until I read your comment…It’s so much fun when I see her 🙂
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You know, some of the best lessons we learn in life, we don’t realize we’ve learned until months or years later when we can look back and see with different eyes. Acceptance is one of those lessons. Sometimes we have to experience lessons in acceptance quite a few times throughout our lives before it clicks and we say “Oh I see!” — and that quote and photograph mirror your words (and yes, pun fully intended!) — I like the idea that maybe we really do see the other part of ourselves when we look in a puddle or a mirror. I like that idea very much! xo Here is to learning…may we never cease to surprise and amaze ourselves!
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It is so interesting to me that it always takes a few months and a bit of stepping back, to fully realize there was a purpose in all of the events of your life.
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