I have packed away everything that symbolizes the end of the year. Gone are the red and green and strings of glowing lights. I want every last shred of 2011 packed away in those boxes, I don't want a repeat of that year again. I would prefer a fresh start.
At the end of each year I have my own ritual of writing down the things I need to say goodbye to and tossing them into the flames. The next morning on New Years day I write the list of things I welcome in the coming month. I clutched those scraps of paper with words like health, clarity and resolve scribbled on them and headed to the beach. As I walked along the shore in conversation with the sea I looked down at a fresh set of footprints, they looked to be about a child size 11, I know this because my daughter has tiny feet. I noticed the perfect sand compression and admired the strong arch. Five little toes all in a row.
The footprint is no match for the tides and soon it will be erased and replaced.
In 2012 let's all begin a new year with a sense of exploration and wonderment with the hope that tomorrow will bring you one step closer to your dreams.
I love the tracks that tmosnaps captured by the sea in the photo chosen today. The footprints trails off into the ocean, like a beautiful sunset, a sea full of possibilities or "a journey to somewhere" as tmosnaps said.
Lindsey | the modchik
Lindsey | the modchik
solo by tmosnaps
7 comments:
ooooooh, I LOVE your list-making ideas. I think I must contemplate that. Thanks so much for the inspiration! ;->
Beautiful! Lovely photo, Tracey, and congrats!
Lovely post. Hoping your somewhere, is where you want to be.
I love the ritual of burning the things you want to say goodbye to for good. I may start that this year.
Love these prints on the beach.
I, too, am impressed by your list ritual. And that second image is breath taking.
This is such a glorious mental image for the new year! Thank you.
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