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The calendar says.

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The calendar says this month’s full moon and the first day of winter occur together on 21 December.

Fun update: Not only are the full moon and the first day of winter happening together – it’s also the first total lunar eclipse since February of 2008!

Christmas is 17 days away, and I’ve yet to decorate, let alone shop for gifts.

That 2010 is coming to an end. That weeks have passed by, months even, and I still don’t know what I’m doing today.

If I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, I may be all grown up, by now.

Downtime.

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Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all.

Wake up at the usual time … but stay in bed. Set the coffee to brew … and finish the entire pot yourself. Prepare a meal just for the fun of it. No microwave. Read all morning in your pajamas. Finish the story. Put plans aside. Let the day unfold. Walk out the door and keep walking. Nowhere.

Listen to the clock ticking. Don’t say a word.

Enjoy the downtime.

Horoscope.

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You are often drawn to philosophical ideas and can usually talk about them with a deep passion. There’s no need to shy away from your emotions, even if they make you uncomfortable.

Go right to the very edge because your feelings can teach you much about life now.

Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came and he pushed and they flew...

Photo credit: Darco TT

Reunion.

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Flickr, Thomas Tolkien

As a wanderer of the Tolkien ilk (Not all those who wander are lost), the trip that perplexes me is returning to my childhood home.

It’s a long strange trip, full of forgotten emotions … and anxieties – depending on current circumstances. Many times, the town itself is dark and used, old and frail, rundown.

Not this time, though.

My hometown is looking spiffy.

Seeing my family again is heartwarming.

Reconnecting with good friends after quite a few years is making the difference.

 

Feel your lips.

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Today is Thanksgiving Day 2010. I am so grateful we are together, celebrating with friends, enjoying the fruit of our labors in peace … at least for a little while.

Here’s what Rumi has to say on this 25th day of November:

When you feel your lips becoming infinite

and sweet, like the moon in a sky,

when you feel that spaciousness inside,

Shams of Tabriz will be there too.

Turkey lips and rose hips. Thank you.

Ramona, CA was once known as a turkey capital. A group of lady turkeys roamed my old neighborhood. Here, you can see them on my friend's roof. These ladies provided a bit of wonder to my sanctuary.

 

Creative glee.

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“Snowflakes, of course, are the ultimate exercise in sheer creative glee…

The crystal from the water exposed to the picture of cherry blossom.

…looking at God’s creation, it is pretty clear that the creator itself didn’t know when to stop. There is not one pink flower, or even fifty pink flowers, but hundreds…no two alike. This creator looks suspiciously like someone who just might send us support for our creative ventures.”

-Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way

The Seattle, WA area experienced an early first snowfall yesterday. After some folks were forced to spend the entire night on I-5 in their car or walking across the West Seattle bridge to get home (for some, about 10 miles) or sliding into parked cars or finally arriving home at 3 AM (like my husband did) – all, because no city officials were prepared for a storm forecast well in advance … today, the sun is shining.

The copyright of the water image is owned by Office Masaru Emoto, LLC.

I made this.

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Late bloomer. That’s what I am. I’m late to the party when it comes to YouTube, probably because I can see myself wasting time – watching videos all day. Sometimes, though, I find my own work posted – like these promos I cut and animation package I produced for WPIX/New York (now known as PIX11):

… It makes me want to find all my old tapes and re-post this stuff at a better quality! Good times, though. Hours and hours of creative partnership. Telezign created the animation package – it won an Emmy. Cut one of the promos at National Video Center. Shocktober was one of the first promos cut in a new digital edit suite at WPIX. All of these places … don’t exist now. But the legend of them lives … on YouTube.

I made this? No, WE made this.

Accomplish now.

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THE START OF SOMETHING. A satisfying place to be. All anticipation and lightning. Until compromise comes up.

Where did this word get such a negative connotation? NO COMPROMISE – Movie trailers. Ad copy. It’s actually inherent in the word’s definition; settling differences by concessions, giving in – exposed to vulnerability. Mutually, of course.

If the tree doesn’t bend, then it cannot live completely, in harmony so close to others. Accommodate. Connect. Debate. Pool resources … Mind meld, work as one, creative partnership, give and take, simpatico.

Look what we can accomplish now.

 

Haiku you.

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A human feeling

stands naked before critics

without tact for dress.

As Dorothy waved,

she bid the thoughtful Scarecrow

a special farewell.

Laced with fine design

glazed and fired and glazed again,

our vessel stands tall.

The treasures of Tut

rested patiently, waiting,

as man groped in sand.

My haiku is 32 years old.

Inspiration visual.

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Check out my new logo, designed by fabulous art director and good friend, Maryl Lavelle.

It’s inspired by the shape of trees (!) – one special tree in particular: a live oak that lives on the right side of San Vicente Road heading into the San Diego Country Estates in Ramona, CA (my sanctuary). I mean, this tree holds out its arms in welcome! One of my favorites.

With letters as leaves, the words “Sageland Creative” seat comfortably at its formidable roots  – and creates a place for my name, too. Burnt orange and golden maize bring to mind the fall season, and it’s no wonder – nature inspires us, too.

Interesting to look at. Unexpected. Many, many thanks, Maryl!