Second Coming of Age

This wrist watch says

CELEBRATE!

reminding me of the time I have left

to celebrate

just being alive

and making the most of it!!

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First, a poem to the New Year!

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A New Year

Leafing through

the pages of my life

this murky future


where I have arrived again

with aging hopes

and graying wisdom

whether anyone hears

it or not

this is the sound of me

here and now

in a new year of discovery

of things invisible

yet still possible.

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A journal sketch to remember

 a toast to 2019

with champagne and flowers.

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Now, more reflections . . .

In the early 80s, I was in my 40s

 just starting a job at Westinghouse.

I liked working with all our employees,

making them feel valued.

But in 1989, I took a leap of faith

and walked out that corporate door.

I was influenced by reading

 self-help and “New Age” books,

reading about a future of hope and transformation.

I remember a book discussion of:

 The Aquarian Conspiracy

by Marilyn Ferguson.

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Thus began my

 2nd Coming of Age

I tried making Earth Day Posters, 1990.

(I loved Peter Max drawings!)

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If there's a writing that would sum up

my wild and precious journey it's this:

“Life is very dull

for those too timid,

too unimaginative, too sane

to bring to it

 a sense of personal style,

of individual purpose,

of color,

verve,

fun,

and

excitement.”

— If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him.” Sheldon Kopp

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The other "exhortation" was from

Joseph Campbell

"Follow Your Bliss"

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Music and poetry emerged.

Years later

journaling evolved

from this 2nd Coming of Age 

making sketches

to be present to every day of my life!

To savor it all! 

Photo of a 2018 Christmas bouquet.

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A photo to remember how much I adore

tomato soup and saltines

on a cold, January day,

even though I'd said,

"No more wheat!".

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I keep my loneliness at bay

 by writing messages from the Universe.

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On a bad day, I can just flip open

 a journal and sooner or later, I’ll be smiling!

Maybe you will too.

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And lest I forget my gardening days,

which are pretty much over,

I still have all my best photos

over twenty summers. 

And lest I forget

"THE MUSIC"

I found an old composition

I'd improvised at midnight

while gloomy  . . .  wondering,

“If this were the last day of my life . . .?”

then letting my fingers answer the question.

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I put the photos and music together and called it

Forever Green and Beautiful

Check it out on this short YouTube Video.

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Thanks so much

for taking the time to read this blog!!!

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Scroll down for more posts:

Rainy Day Reflections

Election Day

The Search for Truffle Dust

All Those Journals

What Is Your Perfect Day?

 -- Diary of a Latter Day Eccentric

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