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There is no better time for me to revisit my One Little Word than this week, the week my daughter Katherine is getting married. It’s here! We’ve worked for months to be ready for this day, cleaning, painting, planting… And here it is.
I want to be present for this event. I want to lose the list that has been running my life, and just BE!
My Enneagram Thought for the Day for Sunday was this: “How can you fully experience your Presence here and now? Allow yourself to be touched by impressions of life around you.”
Photography helps me experience Presence. I stop and pay attention.
A heron happened by.
Bayou Teche blue heron, photo by Margaret Simon
Light made shadows on the side of our house.
And fresh acorns match the color of Bill’s eyes.
A close friend advised me that when the wedding day comes, the details are done, and all that’s left is joy. I am ready to be Present for the Joy.
Reflections on the Teche 