I went for a walk in the sunshine, today.
It's often dark and gray, here in the northcountry. Most people I talk to think of Port Townsend as 'the west coast,' without realizing how far north we are, here. I pulled out a map and traced a finger across the country... further north than Duluth, MN... hundreds of miles further north than Chicago, IL or Cleveland, OH... further north than the northernmost point of Maine...
I felt very grateful for my temperate little oasis in the north. Part of the appeal (to me) of living far north is the change of the seasons... I lived for 20+ years in a place that had only two seasons: 'Hot' and 'hotter,' and it really never suited me very well. Here, I watch the turning of the seasons... the cycles of life... but they are soft; gentle; mild; few extremes.
As I walked, I pondered the changing seasons of my own life.
The past decade... and change... has been a gradual shift from an existence that was all about trying to 'scrape a life' from a harsh and challenging 'environment,' to where I find myself today... a more stable place with 'softer' seasons.
It is January 16th. Winter, by most measures. Certainly, there are bare trees and short days to remind me... but the promise of Spring is around the corner. Spring, in this land, and Spring in my life... an odd thing to contemplate, at age 49. And yet, it feels true... it feels like a new life will begin this year; a life I have been slowly creating and moving towards over a long period of time.
2010 is going to be an amazing year! It already started out on a higher note than any I can remember: Sarah and I greeted the New Year together, for the first time... in much, much too long... but it marked a turning point, the beginning of a new time in life, for us.
There is much to be grateful for.
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