Heroes Not Zombies

When I opened the wooden shutters this morning this is what I saw….a frost covered grass and a dawn pink blush in the sky.

I do two things at this point. First quickly take a photo, and second, stand still and watch the colours change before my eyes.

It’s good to pause. It’s good to stop and savour the moment, to allow yourself to sink into it, to feast your eyes, and simply lift your awareness out of the semiconscious time which lingers between sleeping and waking.

I wouldn’t be surprised if, like me, in this second half of December, as 2022 recedes and 2023 begins to colour the morning sky pink, you start to move into that blended mode of memory and imagination….with reflections on the year gone by, and wondering about possibilities about to emerge in the year to come.

I’ve been writing this blog for over a decade, and gone through several phases of focus and publication frequency, but on the first day of lockdown, or “confinement”, as we say here in France, on 17th March 2020, I committed myself to publishing a positively focused post each and every day. I had the idea that in the midst of a pandemic with all the uncertainties and fears it would be good to start each day with a positive thought and to send that out into the world in the hope that some of those ripples might wash up and touch the lives of others near and far.

Well this week I realised I’ve been doing that for just over 1000 days.

I don’t think I ever had a particular end point in mind but I feel there is a change coming and it’s time to embrace that, so, shortly, I’ll stop posting every single day.

There are thousands of posts here and they don’t follow each other in any strict chronological sequence – at least, not usually. I think everyone reads these posts in their own way. Maybe you read one every day as it is published, maybe you dip in once a week, once a month, or just occasionally. All of those are fine.

So you can still read them with the frequency which works best for you, but what I recommend you do now is scroll down till you see the list titled “archives”, and pick a month, any month, and read whatever catches your eye there.

I intend to continue creating new posts but with a much reduced frequency in 2023, as I explore other possibilities….a podcast, a newsletter, videos perhaps…..I don’t have a definite plan yet, but that’s ok, this is the time around the turn of a year when change comes calling, and I’m gazing out of the window at the pink sky and frosted grass and wondering just what changes I can embrace……