Art by Bettina Baldassari
WELCOME NOVEMBER …
There is something about November that says ‘keep going’.
We are not quite through the year, yet the finish-line looms.
We are faced with the ‘season of joy’,
and yet many of us wonder where we will find it.
And I think November is a great time to take a little peek behind you,
and see just how much you’ve done.
To take stock of your achievements, your endurance,
your survival.
To rest, reinforce, before the festivities envelope us all.
Before beautiful new beginnings.
And most importantly, November is a time to seek out light.
As the natural order darkens, we must find it ourselves.
We must do whatever we can to brighten our day,
our home, the world.
Seek out light wherever you can my friends,
and pay no heed to those who condemn your sparkle.
You are much-needed.
Keep showing up, in that special way only you can do.
And show up for yourself too
(which can sometimes mean not showing up at all).
This year has been hard.
Again.
But beautiful.
Again.
As is the way of life.
As is the way of life.
Donna Ashworth
Wonderful words, and a poignant reminder. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue for posting the picture and poem. The words really touched me. It’s been a challenging year health wise and the words reminded me to remember how I coped throughout my treatment. So thank you. I always find the little cards and words you post meaningful.June
ReplyDeleteThank you from me too Sue. Sometimes you just need to know you are not alone. Loved the illustration too. I am making a conscious effort to embrace November and I’m sitting watching the blackbirds in the garden wrapped in a mossy green Dartmoor wool blanket and drinking my first cup of tea out of my blue Denmark cup and saucer. The colours are so beautiful - very little wind so the leaves are still firmly clinging to the trees. I hope you have a photo to hand to remind you of your Welsh hillside. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteMuch nicer and more hopeful words for November than Thomas Hood's November poem and my dismal list on my No Spend November blog post today!
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend