Stop What You're Doing

"Radiant things burst forth in the darkest places, in the smallest nooks and deepest cracks of the hidden world." Margaret Renkl

It was time for a change of spring scenery. Today was a travel day...and for the next week I'll be in my childhood home state of Wisconsin. I've stopped everything I was doing....and pausing to do something new and different.

Detroit airport

I have a full itinerary which will include friends, sisters, a cute little two year old, and some time with the art group! 

I hope to post a little something every day...but it will likely be late in the evening as I am tucked in bed. The daytime hours will be spent being fully present with people I love. (This post was written at the Detroit airport during a long layover.)

Just a few days ago Janice gifted me a book that is going to perfect for the trip....The Comfort of Crows, a Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl. Margaret mindfully observed and listened to the creatures and plants in her own backyard for a full year and captured her experiences in 52 short essays. It's a beautiful book so far. Janice knows me well and I am grateful for friends like that! Thanks Janice!

The first chapter is titled Wherever You Are, Stop What You're Doing. She reminds us to stop and look....stop and ponder....stop and listen....stop and consider...stop and peer...stop and contemplate....stop and think. 

Oh how I'm going to love this book!

Each chapter includes a beautiful work of art from her brother. Margaret starts the book in winter...and soon I'll be reading my way into spring.