Happy New Year Cathy, I hope it’s a good one. This year is going to be very different for me. My mum died on the 15th of December, she had been increasingly frail and had multiple health issues. I have been caring for her for the past 4 years along with the wonderful carers that I couldn’t have done without. I hadn’t realised how much time and energy it took, I have ME and so don’t have a lot of energy to start with. I am looking forward to having time to create and explore this year, trying new things I wanted to do but couldn’t get around too, even reading was too overwhelming as was listening to music. Although I have a very sad start to the year I feel very positive and look forward to all that a new year brings, as I write this I am aware that slowly and surely the days are growing longer and that soon I hope to have a bit more energy to tackle my very neglected garden.
Happy New Year, Cathy! I, too, have pondered the concept of time and often wish that we humans could still live according to the seasons of the natural world. This morning the sun is shining brightly on our last-night-of-2021 gift of snowfall (our first of the season, the latest ever) and the temperature has zoomed up above zero from last night’s low of -10F (-23C). Still, with our modern ‘conveniences’ life is expected to continue as normal, work as usual. It concerns me that people are put at risk driving on icy roads, often in the dark, to get to work at an appointed time. Just three days ago a wildfire whipped by savage winds completely annihilated 1,000 homes in the course of a single afternoon only 12 miles from our property. Looking up at the enormous smoke plumes that darkened the sky for miles I felt a sense of time collapsing, that such an event could not possibly exist within such a short parameter of time. Is progress moving us forward? It feels like we need to slow down, reflect, reevaluate. Our obsession with time=money has compromised quality of life, created an imbalance. I, for one, am ready to reconsider my own sense of time and resources. I am very excited to hear that you are adding to your Substack content! I will certainly subscribe! Your art and your writing slow down time for me, or perhaps it is that I take the time to fully appreciate your offerings. Either way, to read more about your thoughtful process will be a gift in this new year. Sending you and your family wishes for a blessed 2022 filled with joy in all the little things! ❤️
So sorry I didn't get the Ko-fi widget to work - here is a link to my ko-fi page where you can buy me a coffee, if you would like, thanks so much: https://ko-fi.com/cathycullis
Happy New Year Cathy, I hope it’s a good one. This year is going to be very different for me. My mum died on the 15th of December, she had been increasingly frail and had multiple health issues. I have been caring for her for the past 4 years along with the wonderful carers that I couldn’t have done without. I hadn’t realised how much time and energy it took, I have ME and so don’t have a lot of energy to start with. I am looking forward to having time to create and explore this year, trying new things I wanted to do but couldn’t get around too, even reading was too overwhelming as was listening to music. Although I have a very sad start to the year I feel very positive and look forward to all that a new year brings, as I write this I am aware that slowly and surely the days are growing longer and that soon I hope to have a bit more energy to tackle my very neglected garden.
All the very best.
Happy New Year, Cathy! I, too, have pondered the concept of time and often wish that we humans could still live according to the seasons of the natural world. This morning the sun is shining brightly on our last-night-of-2021 gift of snowfall (our first of the season, the latest ever) and the temperature has zoomed up above zero from last night’s low of -10F (-23C). Still, with our modern ‘conveniences’ life is expected to continue as normal, work as usual. It concerns me that people are put at risk driving on icy roads, often in the dark, to get to work at an appointed time. Just three days ago a wildfire whipped by savage winds completely annihilated 1,000 homes in the course of a single afternoon only 12 miles from our property. Looking up at the enormous smoke plumes that darkened the sky for miles I felt a sense of time collapsing, that such an event could not possibly exist within such a short parameter of time. Is progress moving us forward? It feels like we need to slow down, reflect, reevaluate. Our obsession with time=money has compromised quality of life, created an imbalance. I, for one, am ready to reconsider my own sense of time and resources. I am very excited to hear that you are adding to your Substack content! I will certainly subscribe! Your art and your writing slow down time for me, or perhaps it is that I take the time to fully appreciate your offerings. Either way, to read more about your thoughtful process will be a gift in this new year. Sending you and your family wishes for a blessed 2022 filled with joy in all the little things! ❤️
So sorry I didn't get the Ko-fi widget to work - here is a link to my ko-fi page where you can buy me a coffee, if you would like, thanks so much: https://ko-fi.com/cathycullis