January is my least favorite month. Overcast. Dismal. Dreary. Words that are not generally in my vocabulary. Friday afternoon. A three-day weekend ahead wanting to be somewhere else but responsibilities and rehearsals pending and no energy to leave home, I spent the better part of Sunday sleeping and dreaming of the coming spring and sunshine.
Yesterday I piled on the sofa eating homemade chicken noodle soup, dozing and watching an old Rock Hudson-Doris Day Rom/Com. A familiar comfort for my soul. Earlier in the week I made plans to explore, visit my favorite haunts, take pictures. No motivation, interest. Only waiting. Hibernating. Bears are incredibly smart animals!
At sundown I forced myself to the front steps.
The quiet yesterday was deafening until that light. I reminded myself that the light is always there. The quiet. The beauty. I just need to take the time to rest in it’s discovery.
These last two days I was reminded that we can find beauty in everything:
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.”
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January teaches us balance. It’s a valuable lesson.
BethSings 