Tha Day Has Come
Isn’t it amazing? All the energy and excitement, all the hope. I’m writing this at 10:30, the night before, thinking already about my day tomorrow. My fellow artists and I at the art center are starting a yoga practice together. Just so happens that tomorrow morning is our first day which seems fitting because yoga is all about finding and creating inner peace. It’s peace we all want—peace between countries and freedom from war, peace in our selves and freedom from poverty, prejudice and limitation of all kinds. It will be nice to practice yoga together—art and writing are solitary pursuits but we share a vision of being artists of change, artists who might bring some light into the world, each in our own ways. Yoga will strengthen us as will camaraderie. Later I’ll dash back home to watch the ceremony on TV. Dear A will be ensconced in a work ‘retreat,’ poor thing, so I’ll have to watch alone or drag someone back with me. However, in the evening, we’ll be getting all dressed up, A and I, and heading off to our very favorite restaurant, Upstairs on the Square, where they’re putting on an Inauguration Dinner. They’re even roping off a downstairs room for an Inauguration Ball. When the manager called to confirm our reservation she said, “I hope you’ll pop downstairs for a dance or two.” Absolutely! “Oh, yes,” I said. “Oh, yes!”
Let’s allow ourselves this moment of joy, one we’ll never forget. Then let’s take that joy and roll our sleeves up. There’s work to be done.
January 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I’ll be watching too. Have a wonderful evening, Cat.
January 20th, 2009 at 4:53 am
The commentary officially begins here at 4 o’clock…11 am Washington time. We’re finishing work and settling in to watch the 44th pres sworn in. Even in staid ol’ Britain, the news commentators all have a wistful smile, one of kindness, good wishes and even pride for America’s big day. A rare sight if ever there was one.
At the country retreat we attended the apple trees in the orchard by wrapping the trunks w. plastic and spraying with a hot chili mixture to prevent the rabbits from gnawing at the bark as the sap is rising earlier this year. That’s my exercise done for the day. It’s glorious sunshine and all low spirits are lifted.
Next, a cup of tea and a still life . How marvelous to practice yoga at the studio with fellow artists!
January 20th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Thanks, mm! You too!
January 20th, 2009 at 5:10 am
mdf—It’s all rather amazing, have to say. There’s been nothing like it. There are a lot of people of goodwill in this country and now they’re in charge!
Glad low spirits are lifted, my friend. Country retreat sounds divine. Onwards.
January 21st, 2009 at 3:21 am
And so ends the era of believing our upward mobility is our prerogative…and let’s hope the people catch on to it fast so we can all roll our sleeves up and get to work. There’s so much to do and time’s a ticking.
congratulations on your beginning the yoga practice. I need to get my mat out and make that part of each morning again as I used to. My spine demands it more loudly each day and I keep telling it ‘tomorrow’…time to stop putting it off.
January 21st, 2009 at 4:42 am
Hey, K! Well, what a day it was!