December...
This time of year is big on introspection and reflection for me. Add to that, my birthday follows closely on the heels of the new year intensifying the experience. AND this coming January will mark my fourth completion of the zodiac. I don't know what that means exactly, but there's got to be some significance!
Getting older is just, well, kind of weird. It's strange to watch and experience the physical changes, but know that I'm the same person inside. Although that's not exactly true, because I've changed tremendously on an internal level. Maybe it's that while my body ages and declines (that sounds bad, but it's just the nature of these physical forms...and no matter how healthy I live, there is only so much I can do to postpone the inevitable)...I am more ME than ever.
Wisdom has graced me...well, to a degree (for I can still be rather foolish at times). I'm grateful for the experiences and the friendships that have assisted me in seeing what's really important in my life. I was very confused for a while...my directions a bit warped...but it's better now.
There is still confusion, and uncertainty...but they seem grounded in a better reality than before...
Blah, blah, blah...right? :)
I don't do self portraits to put up here very much anymore. I guess I've found other ways to express my interal workings using different subject matter (then again, maybe I've always done that...). No matter...it IS interesting to see the changes...and with something like flickr that has archives, it makes it frighteningly easy!! Every once in a while anyway...
December...
This time of year is big on introspection and reflection for me. Add to that, my birthday follows closely on the heels of the new year intensifying the experience. AND this coming January will mark my fourth completion of the zodiac. I don't know what that means exactly, but there's got to be some significance!
Getting older is just, well, kind of weird. It's strange to watch and experience the physical changes, but know that I'm the same person inside. Although that's not exactly true, because I've changed tremendously on an internal level. Maybe it's that while my body ages and declines (that sounds bad, but it's just the nature of these physical forms...and no matter how healthy I live, there is only so much I can do to postpone the inevitable)...I am more ME than ever.
Wisdom has graced me...well, to a degree (for I can still be rather foolish at times). I'm grateful for the experiences and the friendships that have assisted me in seeing what's really important in my life. I was very confused for a while...my directions a bit warped...but it's better now.
There is still confusion, and uncertainty...but they seem grounded in a better reality than before...
Blah, blah, blah...right? :)
I don't do self portraits to put up here very much anymore. I guess I've found other ways to express my interal workings using different subject matter (then again, maybe I've always done that...). No matter...it IS interesting to see the changes...and with something like flickr that has archives, it makes it frighteningly easy!! Every once in a while anyway...