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Where I Am

Whoever you are
whatever you are
start with that,
whether salt
of the earth
or only
white sugar.
— Alice Walker

I picked up a sort-of new book this morning, Open Mind: Women’s Daily Inspiration for Becoming Mindful. After finishing Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Simple Abundance in 2010 I have been searching for another “daily meditation” type of book that would inspire me through the year. I’m terrible at reading these types of books daily, actually. I tend to pick them up every so often and read a week’s worth of entries, if they capture my attention. Some never stick with me at all. So I started this new book in early January but hadn’t kept up with it.

I found myself reaching for it this morning, and the quote above is where I started. Appropriate, no? It was as if the book was saying, “I forgive you, don’t worry about reading me daily, you’ll get what you need.”

I took today’s message to heart. Start wherever you are, with who you are, and move forward. We can all change from there. If we don’t acknowledge our starting point, accept where and who we are in this moment, are we really able to make fundamental changes in our lives? Will we see the good of ourselves in the future, after the change, if we don’t see the good in ourselves today?

We may not yet be where we want to be, the “salt of the earth” as Ms. Walker calls it, but there is value, still, in where we are, even as “white sugar.”

Whether it’s in your photography or your life, start today by accepting where you are. Spend a moment to appreciate who you are, right here and right now. Acknowledge the value that already resides within you.

That’s what I’m doing this morning. Maybe tomorrow I’ll work my way onward and outward. Today appreciating myself for where I am, with all of my quirks and imperfections, is enough.

PS – Only two days to the first Photo-Heart Connection link up! Are you getting ready?

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  1. I’ve been looking for a “daily” (or there abouts!) book of meditations and things to ponder. Think I’ll take a look for this one. Feeling very “white sugar-ish” today :).

    Kathy

  2. Wow…that is beautiful…I really needed to read something like that today. So thank you so much for sharing it. I may not be where I want to be…but I am one step towards getting there.

    Bright blessings,
    Kathy

  3. A wonderful post Kat, and lots to think about here, all from a few little words. Amazing just how that works isn’t it?

    Thank you so very much for sharing with us at The Creative Exchange this week.

    Have a wonderful evening!

    lisa.

  7. Lovely image. Lovely verse. Lovely thought that the book is there-reach when you want, but no pressure.

  8. As soon as i saw your photo today I immediately thought leading lines and triangles from a photography class I am taking. V

  9. Love that! Another great book like that is Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening. I don’t follow the dates at all either, just read parts when i get a chance.

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