The Year is Complete!

Please feel free to look back through the 365 days of 2010 sunrises, but "a year of getting up to meet the day" is officially completed. There will be no more new posts.

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Thank you so much for visiting.
A one year blog project in which I share a process of transitions: emptying of the nest, reacquainting with my rusty intellect, plowing onward with my first full length book, entering the second half of my first century, and generally reflecting on life.

(see Dec. 29th, 2009 entry for further explanation)

Thursday, September 9, 2010

messing around at the starting gate

sunrise:  6:07





There is one thing that the sun represents to me every day to which I continually aspire.  There is no hesitation at the starting gate.  Every day, without fail, the hour comes, the moment comes, and up it rises indomitably, unapologetically, no questions asked.



I wish I could master the consistency of the sun.  I might even settle for the consistency of our dogs.  Every morning they explode out the door with full immersion into the day, rain or shine.



I, on the other hand, have been messing around at the starting gate.  When it comes to "get up and go," I have pushed myself to master the get up part, but the "go" has some bad days. 



Maybe periods of idle anticipation are a necessary part of our imperfect human lives.  Horses stomp their feet and pace in circles, cars rev their engines in preparation, and people mill around in their houses making lists, taking out the trash, and finding just one more thing.  All are making ready, in one way or another, to dive into the race.



Time to get going.

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