I was where I was and I am where I am and I'll be somewhere else tomorrow. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Here we are, at the end of 2010 already. Seems like it was a long one to me, except when it seems to have flown by. My memory being what it isn't, it's difficult for me to remember where I was half a year ago, much less way back at the beginning. The good news is, I have pictures.
April 1, 2010:
Is that fun? Shall I do some more?
February 16, 2010:
Ah, if only all change were as easy to see.
Some years, the progress of our lives is evident in our accomplishments. A house built, a story finished, a case solved, a gallery opened and filled with people.
Other years, the difference of 365 days can only be discovered in a child's new maturity, in the gradual evolution of a relationship, in the sweet flowering of a friendship.
And then there are years whose course is yet more subtle, when our movement through time seems nearly imperceptible, unless we take into account what we've learned just by being here.
If only we could look at ourselves and one another and see immediately how time has painted us with her colors. She always does, although sometimes we don't notice.
Last year at this time (and unusually, for me), I made a New Year's resolution. I resolved to create this place to tell stories. I'm glad I stuck with it; it's fun in every way. The truth is, I wouldn't have continued if it hadn't been. I'm not all that good at sticking with things I don't like doing any more.
I'm making another resolution for Twenty Eleven. It seems easier, but it may not be. Now that my giant project is complete enough to just play with it, I want to stop moving so fast.
So here is my resolution: I resolve to slow down and pay attention. I would like to become aware and present in every moment, to notice the changing colors in you and in me and all around us.
And -- as no resolution is complete without equivocation -- I resolve to begin the moment my foot touches down once more in that little pueblo by the sea.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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