Some things I learned this year...

This was an intense year of learning, and although I left this space quiet for the second half of it I still kept scribbling notes to myself.  Scribbling some how helps me explore my thoughts, beliefs, and whatever else comes along.  Here are the "cliff" notes...

Things I learned this year:

It is possible to intellectualize and support and idea with out actually comprehending or believing it.  I know, it took me way to long to realize this, but there it is in its glory.

A good dog, despite his tongue.

 Getting licked to death is actually a way to die.  Just ask our chickens.

  

 People CAN and do change - its inevitable and goes both ways.

Nobody gets out of this alive.  We had plenty of opportunity to contemplate death this year, and the 

only thing I can say for certain is that it is as integral to our lives as birth.

The best accomplishments are selfless and ephemeral; the ones inspired by and for others so the products slip from your fingers into theirs.

A wedding dress made for a sweet friend!

 Our bodies are organic, living, and growing.  

Our bodies can heal and reclaim function at any and every age!

and with every permutation!

Death is beautiful, gentle, and happens with a simple exhale (sometimes it is even a kindness).

To be honest I felt this lesson years ago, but its been a reoccurring theme/lesson.

I hope your year has passed you by with amazing encounters, experiences, and of course lessons.  I look forward to taking mine into a new year.