Monthly Archives: December 2020

THE BEST OF EACH DAY

Posted on December 29, 2020 by hafong

These last days of 2020 seem the hardest. It’s a good reason to return to the keyboard – to put words onto the page instead of getting lost in my emotions. Be here. Be now. I try not to give … Continue reading →

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IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

Posted on December 25, 2020 by hafong

It is the day before Christmas and not a preparation have I made. Perhaps this year I have stripped off all vistage of the holy season. I am bare naked, without pretense. Aren’t we all this year? Is it such … Continue reading →

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TENACITY AND SPACIOUSNESS

Posted on December 23, 2020 by hafong

My friend thinks I have tenacity. That is true and good in some cases but not so in others. I really love the challenge of developing a physical skill that I don’t have a natural ability for. I feel such … Continue reading →

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LIFE IS HARD AND I’M FLAT

Posted on December 20, 2020 by hafong

Feeling kind of flat another blogger wrote. I’m feeling that way, too. I can’t blame it all on Covid-19 though. The feeling comes upon me now and then, for whatever reason. I will not exert myself trying to find the … Continue reading →

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FALLS AND FAILURES

Posted on December 16, 2020 by hafong

The other day I wondered why I am still so caught up with all my stupidity on my clutter. I have been retired for 7 years and I am still writing on and on about the same things. When am … Continue reading →

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LOST IN SPACE

Posted on December 13, 2020 by hafong

I think I am uncomfortable with the emptiness of spaciousness. Hence all my clutter. It’s not that I am a hoarder. It’s not that my house is jammed full of stuff. I have pockets of stuff here and there. My … Continue reading →

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ONE PAPERCLIP AT A TIME

Posted on December 11, 2020 by hafong

I’m in my irked and frustration mode this morning. I am comforted by Stephanie Vogt’s (of A Year to Clear) confession that she is a pack rat. In other times, I would have dismiss her ability to help people to … Continue reading →

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HIBERNATION AND HOMECOMING

Posted on December 10, 2020 by hafong

We are getting into the heart of December. The nights are longer and darker. I slept in to almost 8 am. My blackout curtains and all the fresh air from cross country skiing are helping, too. The sun is out, … Continue reading →

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THE YEAR AHEAD

Posted on December 9, 2020 by hafong

These may not be the best of times. It certainly is the strangest of times. Most of all, it is the only time we have. I’m trying to find a way to make the most of it. I’ve been a … Continue reading →

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IF WISHES WERE HORSES

Posted on December 7, 2020 by hafong

The prompt today for Susannah Conway’s December Reflections is: on my wish list. It caused me pause for reflection. Have I ever wished for anything? None that I can remember for eons and eons. Oh yes, There was a time … Continue reading →

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