Breathing In
March 8th, 2010
Good morning!
I’m excited. There’s still snow on the ground but it’s melting and the sun is out. Everything is ‘just’ crisply white and despite the odds I’m wide awake. We’ve opened up the cat kennel (a 3 by 3 by 5 cage they can walk out into from the house, birds fly through it and chipmunks take their chance) and the door is right by my little writerly nest so I can feel just enough of the air from beneath my mountain of blankets.
The kitties are quiet and up to little good but they’re happy so I’m happy. :) That and they’re very entertaining. Two of our little ones are leash trained so they’ve been vigilantly awaiting the arrival of spring and while it’s not here yet they know this is the first sign. The more reserved kitties- complete indoor cats with a fear of the great ceiling-less expanse beyond our home are still curiously exploring their own tiny sample of what it’s like to be a wild cat… or perhaps it’s something akin to watching a really good nature show. Where they just sit there and watch different creatures flit back and forth.
It’s beautiful. These are the kinds of days where waking up is more of a gentle thing than a process. Where peace comes easily, usually followed by a cup of tea an unhurried words spilling out onto my keyboard. The house is quiet but far from silent, each of us caught up in our own separate tasks and yet completely aware of each other. We’re not cut off, we’re not absorbed- computers robbing us from our time together. No, we’re parts of some greater thing moving together, enjoying the simple sounds we all make in our hushed movements.
Kei is working on some digital art project or another. My husband is checking the news before gaming swallows up his movements and I- well, I’m sitting here typing aren’t I?
We’re so different in our hobbies but so similar, finding a way to merge what we love with the serenity brought in this morning.
I really do love days like this.
this really makes me feel so peaceful :)
i Love this line “These are the kinds of days where waking up is more of a gentle thing than a process.”
Lol, thankies. :) It feels like it’s been awhile since I had a peaceful post, it feels good to ‘need to’ and be ‘able to’ get one of those down. :)