- To each person who has shared & those who continue to share support, kindness, laughter, & even just saying hi – THANK YOU, YOU ARE AWESOME.
- I apologize for any impressions that I may be sitting in a hole of self-pity, (ok, I'm human, I totally own that there was some egregious despair) however life stepped in & ripped the cover off the hole in short order.
- Field research season opened for roaring business at work, leaving little time for whimpering.
- It's also nearly the first weekend in May, which means – click the countdown to Heart of the Carolinas 3DE in the left sidebar to visit event central...GO LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY THINGS, THEY TAKE A LONG TIME TO MAKE! ;P There's more on the way, thanks to great sponsors & my fantastic Sponsorship Assistant: Erica, you rock.
- Encore & I are picking away at this whole rehab thing. I'm not sure where we are right now, but today was sunny, 70F, with a light breeze, & we walked through a green forest of birdsong: vireos, warblers, wrens, thrashers, gnatcatchers, woodpeckers, even the wild turkeys.
Each note landed gently on my heart, seeming to say that the Moment is here, the Moment is now, & this Moment has much good. That is a melody I embrace. There has been more than enough darkness, today I unquestioningly cherish the sun. - Back on a lighter note: HOTC 2016! There will be some seriously amazing new elements this year. You will still be able to follow the live media feeds on Twits & InstaThingies (you know you have it in your diary: “Be entertained by eventer79's ridiculous sleep-deprived commentary.”) & I'll share more very soon.
- Hints: listen in when Sally O'Connor joins us – yes, THAT Sally – and meet both new & familiar equine crafts(wo)men.
- On top of the Mother's Day craft contest (eventers + beer + glitter markers = no-lose possibility), annual Southern Eighths KY Derby party, the return of our flying volunteer veterans, & did I mention a collection of mind-blowing prizes???
- Solo sends his shiniest magic to all of you, although he is still working on transferring an unfathomable amount of dull winter fur into every single one of my pores. Note to self: do not open mouth while brushing horse on windy spring days. Or eyes.
See splashy horse (unless on a mobile) |
NOMS??!? |
“When your eyes are tired
the world is tired also...
The dark will be your home tonight.
The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see.
Iris woke up today! |
Sometimes it takes darkness & the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.”
-excerpt from Sweet Darkness, poem by David Whyte, thanks for the discovery to Calm Things