Little Morsels

For over a year or so now, I’ve thought I might enjoy having a blog–or certainly the idea has intrigued me and I’ve felt that familiar inner tug or spark of life that indicated interest. I’ve wondered, though, what exactly would I write about, and struggled to hone in on some focused topic. Constellation is a steady theme in my life when it comes to my interests: that is they are varied and I tend to flutter back and forth between them. This is both wonderful and has some drawbacks. Nevertheless…

This blog–my first–has moved from a period of gestation to birth at a time of great inner depletion–a time when I have been powerfully drained both physically and emotionally. There is perhaps a great irony in this. And yet, through this time of depletion, it may be easier to see that which provides sustenance, and to be attuned to this in all its minute degrees. When one is depleted, the potential is there to be even more aware of that small thing that lifts one’s spirits or gives one a boost of energy whether to cook a meal; or re-evaluate one’s activities, direction, choices etc; or …to start a blog, to take some other step into adventure or learning something new, doing something different (or differently).

I have been longing for more creativity in my life and I like to write–all measures of good writing or aesthetics aside. I also wish to inspire and support hope, compassion, and richness of experiencing in others, as well as to practice and experience it myself. So this blog is a gift to myself, whether it lasts for one week, one month, or one year, and it is also intended to be a gift to you, to all those who stop by.

That which maintains or sustains life–in someone or something–comes in all sizes from the tiny moments, the micro-moments to the grand as well. I aim to provide micro-moments of sustenance, little morsels for the journey from the material of my living: that which I have encountered and has moved me in some way, and to do this one time or more each week. I also aim to provide food for thought when it comes to the question of what nourishes, enriches, and sustains–with references to daily living, as well as reflections from work in my chosen field(s), which includes counselling.

Back to those tiny moments of “oomph”: I’m curious, what has offered you a morsel of sustenance over the past few weeks? Please feel free to share below. Your sharing is welcomed with warmth.