I’m wobbly lately, unsteady, fighting off a wave of sadness that’s rolling in as slowly but inexorably as a tide.
And yet, in spite of it all, summer seems to be here. So, photographs.
Teeth falling out
Visit with our cousins
Swimming lessons
Tennis camp
I hope inspiration returns with the solstice tomorrow.
Soak in the light and be gentle with the tender places. Your soul must feel like soil tilled unmercifully, but with some light and some water (hopefully not ALL from your tears) and some time, something beautiful will sprout and grow and bloom.
Such adorable photos – the toothless grin is priceless!
This time of year is difficult, because we’re supposed to be so full of life and happy and summery and sunny. But sometimes it’s not in the cards. Honor that… sounds like you already are.
Looks like everyone is enjoying the summer…toothless grin is adorable too.
The longest days also cast the longest Shadows. You are plugged into the opposites and the subtle melancholies that I know so well.
I wish you all the best this solstice in the acknowledgment that the day marks a turning back toward the darkness of winter as well as a triumph of the sun… which cannot last.
I find that accurate understanding tends to free my own angst to roam around and speak its piece… which even if deeply internal seems to bring good feelings as well. It is in that spirit that I say that I recognize what you mean, or at least a hint of your meaning, on this solstice sun-drenched in gratitude yet not wholly sunny.
Namaste (although I’m still searching for the right word that might convey that the darkness in me also recognizes the darkness in you)
Smiling faces, toothless or not, are always a wonderful thing…
And my darkness is recognizing yours, too…