{my topography}

The shape of daily life.

Pause

Posted on | January 29, 2006 |

The days slip by, a blur of busy moments. Sometimes before I really feel like day is here, night returns. I catch myself going too fast. I try to pause. I make tea and savor the whole cup: chai sweetened with raw sugar and milk.

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11 Responses to “Pause”

  1. Elaine
    January 29th, 2006 @ 11:41 pm

    Sounds delightful! And I love the colors here… perfect for the tone.

  2. lizardek
    January 30th, 2006 @ 6:01 am

    All my days and nights are blurring by like that right now. Where IS the pause button??

  3. carla
    January 30th, 2006 @ 6:35 am

    That usually takes the form of…”oh no! where did the day go?” for me. I love the tea-tones you used to create this painting. I also want to comment on the strong image below and your observations about the new group dynamics. So true! It will be interesting to revisit your first impressions after a while… I’m sure you will learn all kinds of things about one another, and perhaps you will have even made a new good friend. Good luck with your training:> So much forward movement in your life this year…

  4. kristen
    January 30th, 2006 @ 8:39 am

    What a beautiful painting. Tea is my favorite and I love the words with the image.

  5. frida
    January 30th, 2006 @ 1:23 pm

    I just finished reading an essay I loved on Indigo Leaf and then I got to the end and found it was yours! Wonderful.

  6. la vie en rose
    January 30th, 2006 @ 3:38 pm

    the colors are perfect. very chai tea-ish.

  7. melanie
    January 31st, 2006 @ 3:03 pm

    yummy colors, beautiful collage, and oh-so-true words!

  8. Karen
    January 31st, 2006 @ 3:15 pm

    I like the transparency of the cup and the journaling added. There’s so much depth to this.

    Karen - a fellow chai lover

  9. Toni
    January 31st, 2006 @ 6:31 pm

    I want to try and create something like this for my dining room. It won’t be a beautiful as your I’m sure.

  10. liz elayne
    February 3rd, 2006 @ 8:29 pm

    blurs of busy moments…sometimes this is so true. the reminder to slow down with tea. thank you.

  11. kat
    February 4th, 2006 @ 1:10 pm

    this is just gorgeous christina!

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