First day of drawing in from many years of caregiving for children parents and grandchildren, so to get up and ask myself, what do I need today to be happy?  Seems like a simple letting go.  Striving aside, caretaking aside, looking out there for answers aside, I find myself a willing companion to solitude.

Missed Ash Wednesday but see the significance of seeing clearly what needs to exit into ashes so that heart and love can move into openness.