Keep Nourishing

Keep nourishing. NOURISH is my word for the year, but in recent weeks, it slipped my mind. Thankfully, my body and soul kept providing regular sustenance. We are nearly a fourth of the way into 2026, and reading my post from January 8, I realize how quickly the last months have passed.

The word turmoil played large in that previous post. The outer turmoil in our world hasn’t subsided, but my inner turmoil has. There has been a different kind of peace nestled in my heart in the weeks since my mom died. Part of it is the peace that I believe she now knows. And part of it is the peace that has come to me as I set aside some of the daily clutter I can get caught up in. Instead, I embrace more quiet pauses.

In those quiet pauses, beauty is more readily unleashed. Birdsong in the early morning. The smells of spring. A colorful sunrise or sunset. The ability to put one foot in front of the other, and to put one letter after another in this post. Quiet pauses help me attend to the moment at hand, reducing the noise in my head.

When the mental clatter and chatter are silenced, or at least reduced, gratefulness is revealed in the little acts of picking up a cup of coffee for another sip or giving our puppy Gracie a belly rub. Love is shared in laughter with my husband Darcy and in family phone calls.

The picture I used in January’s post was a colorful sunrise, light bursting out of darkness. Today’s picture is wispy clouds with a blue backdrop.

Light out of darkness. A wispy feeling of release. There is growth and there is nourishment. Let’s keep nourishing ourselves and each other. Thanks again Laurel! Onward!