“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
Mother Earth has taken a deep inhale and settled into her long slumber… finally, the prairie and woodlands are covered with winter’s grace.
Nature’s pause… wintertide. Rolls in, stays for awhile… longer than some like, never long enough for others…
when the tide of winter retreats, new growth and life will spring forth…
For now, we rest, pause, realign…
here.
Project Peace 2020… peace in place. So much to ponder…
the ideas of what it means to find peace in place keep entering my mind; perhaps there will be a continuation.
As I reflect on the 21 days of peace in place, two comments/thoughts have stuck with me. One was a specific comment in response to post about the moon, the other was a thought expressed several times by multiple people.
the moon… here we are on the last full moon of 2020. The December full moon is most commonly referred to as the “cold” moon. The specific comment that continues to occupy my thoughts is that every person that has ever walked this earth has lived under the same moon. For thousands and thousands of years, people have looked up into the night sky and seen the same moon that we see today. A thought filled with awe and wonder.
peace in place… the thought expressed by several over different days is that instead of looking for peace in so many places, perhaps we need to let peace into our lives. These comments really spoke to me… and I thank you for your words.
Where do we go from here?
On the 21st day of Project Peace, I mentioned I plan on writing at least once a month in the year 2021. As I contemplated that idea, I struggled with “when.” The first of the month, the middle, the last? The first Monday? And then I thought about the moons and realized the postings will follow the moon.
Full moon… releasing. On this day of each month, I’ll post updates, thoughts, what’s on my needles, books, etc.
New moon… new beginnings. On this day of each month, I’ll have details about a new pattern. On months, where there isn’t a new pattern, I’ll visit an older design and share the inspiration that led to the design (a suggestion/request) of a reader that wanted to know more about how each design comes to be.
And in between the new and full moon, there may be a surprise update.
For each full moon of 2021 in honor of peace, I’ve decided to commit to lighting a candle (or campfire when applicable) on that evening. It’s not a big commitment however, I want to be very intentional each month about honoring peace for self, others, and the Earth. Please consider joining me. If you want to take it to the next level, consider joining the Peace Fire group.
Thank you to everyone who posted a comment during Project Peace 2020. Whether it was once, twice or 21 times, the level of engagement was truly phenomenal. Some great suggestions were provided for how we sustain this for next year’s Project Peace. Lots to think about…
Day 21 give-away recipient: Mary Auxier. I’ll be sending you 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn to make the Metanoia Wrap along with a few knitting notions.
21 days of posting: Ruth Ann Neubold. I’ll be sending you some yarn, a project bag, some of my favorite herbal tea and a few knitting notions.
Thank you to everyone for all your amazing comments. I’ll be back on Friday to share some thoughts from 2020 and what this means for the Healthy Knitter in 2021.
After running a marathon, one never commits to running another… so too, it is with Project Peace. It takes hours of preparation, thought, expense, and energy during December…
so I’ll rest, recharge and realign and see what that means for Project Peace 2021.
peace is here,
Christina
