abundance in balance

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the year is ending. 
culminating. 


these are the moments of peak, of most, of all. 


and it's the time of putting all of our experiences from this entire past year into our hearts~ packing them away like fragile and textured decorations from the tree~ letting them fill spaces that were empty before. letting them influence the other treasures in the box of the soul. letting them give deeper meanings to precious experiences that we've been carrying for many years. 


it's a time of abundance, family and finger food. the time for cheer, sadness, sleeping in other spaces, and waking up on christmas morning with giddy hearts and leaping children. 

From mariapacewynters.wordpress.com 

it is the time when wishes are granted and gathered under a tree, when families are found again (smells remembered, memories and spice tea stirred), when eyes brighten in candlelight, 

and it's when time slows to almost timeless.

vibrant and deep colors abound. 

music and food is rich and layered. 

friends fill mailboxes with photos. 

the countdown is on!!! 

shoulders rub in shops. 

chocolate and mint marry merrily. 

wrapping paper waits to reveal the questions.  

 wreaths warm doors with the ever green.

then, it happens. 

the narcissus bulbs reach the point of no return. they burst open, sending their scent as a reminder that it's time to simply stop. their white petals glitter with the magic of this moment. for the pinnacle has passed. the denouement has arrived. 

denouement:

The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are resolved. The climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear.

sweet relief. 

what is being made clear to you now? 

what's clear to me, is that it's good to be back at the blog. it's good to have this release. 

what a lovely year it has been. 

i'm ready for the new, though... are you?