Wednesday, July 8, 2009

corner view: places of reflection


of course there is the sea. theoretically that is the place where i would go to reflect. think. dream. empty my mind and let it fill with fresh air - from a summer breeze or a chilly winter storm.

but even though i tell myself over and over again that i need to take that time, go on my own, then that moment, where i can just leave, it doesn't seem to happen much. not right now in this life with little kids, work from home and work in the home. it will change, i know. life does and at some point i will have that time again, time to me, time to go to the places where i can truly block out the noise and the brain clutter.

so for now reflection takes place in those little moments throughout the day where i suddenly find myself in a vacuum of time: driving to do some grocery shopping while listening to a favorite song in the radio, filling up with good memories and happiness. or in the train to meetings in the city, watching the landscape passing as a visual expression of my mind, letting thoughts and ideas pass.

or it happens when i do those daily tasks where the hands just work and the mind is free. like hanging the laundry, which by the way, is one of my favorite tasks. there's just something really great about hanging laundry (whereas folding it and putting it away is one of those things i just cannot get done).

so i cherish those moments of reflection that are given to me throughout the day. i breathe them in until they are suddenly interrupted, as someone hunk at me to move faster at the parking lot of the grocery store, or when the train stops in the hectic city center and i'm pushed through the gates to the street. or when someone has the sudden urge to run laughing through my laundry, bringing me back to here and now.

so, follow along as i will take a worldwide tour to places of reflection:

jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad, caitlin, joyce, ani, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t., jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, dana, denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, dianna, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, mister e, janis, kari, jgy, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison, lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon, erin, otli, amy, ida, caroline, lisa, dorte, kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, vanessa, britta, virgina, april, b, kyndale samantha, karen, kristina, dorit, goldensunfamily, sophie, janet, mcgillicutty, desiree, di, travelingmama, aimee, sunnymama, amanda, ali, jenell, guusje, britta, juanita, pamela, inna, daan, myrtille, cris, ibb, susi, jodi, lily, gillian, jeanette, athena, pienduzz, latisha, clairette, satsuki

28 comments:

  1. sweet post ... I feel the same ...

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  2. Wonderful post. And it is so true- once your life gets busy, especially with little ones around you, it's more difficult to get the chance to be just with yourself for a moment. That's why you start enjoying these little moments that happen through the day.

    I love doing laundry but ironing is my nightmare. I still have two full baskets,one is even rom last month, ech..

    Thank you for sharing and have a lovely Wednesday,
    Kasia

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  3. What a great post - and so true. Life will change. This is a stage and soon we will move onto the next.
    I know what you mean about hanging laundry, I love doing that too, but the collecting, folding and putting away oh that is another story...
    Lovely post.

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  4. oh my goodness ... that photo is adorable !!

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  5. Oh, I love how you can express yourself! So beautiful!

    Love that photo and all the little purple flowers beneath! Perfect!

    Happy Day!

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  6. Pretty rich reflection !!! Put our minds in our tasks could be the beginning of wisdom... I had pleasure to read your post... and... I like your picture too ! Full of life :)

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  7. Seems it's a sure thing that I will be moved by your corner view posts ... as I was today.

    You remind me of two places of peace and reflection; the train and hanging laundry. Yes, yes, for me as well!

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  8. What a sweet, reflective post. I love hanging laundry on the line, too! It is those little moments within a day that I cherish, like sipping my morning cup of tea, before the day begins.

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  9. It's a beautiful thing when someone else puts your thoughts into words. Thank you. And is'nt this what happiness is all about? Finding yourself tending do ordinary shores and suddenly this feeling of thankfulness and happiness.

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  10. Such a great reminder for all of us to snatch those inbetween moments. I loved this post. And I loved that sweet picture.

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  11. Lovely. Thank you for the words and the sweet picture!

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  12. recognizable.
    think my best place around the house is the garden (weeding)

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  13. hey trinsch
    i love your post!!
    drive and listen to a favorite song in the radio is one of my best things too!!!

    xo

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  14. I love your post! We can get lost in our thoughts doing our daily things. xoxo

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  15. I can totally identify! I brought a big huge dryer over from the States because I hated line drying my clothes, but we've been trying to save money so I started hanging everything again. I think I now understand why people hang their laundry...I love those few moments of just me outside or even when the kids help me hang everything. And someone introduced me to laundry softener so that our clothes are not like potato chips when we put them on!

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  16. Its all about those little moments. Well said.

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  17. Ah, we all need to take a breath now and then. Great post.

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  18. Great post -- I fancy myself hanging laundry but then I never do it. You must save a lot of money in utilities, as well!

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  19. My biggest 'fear' of motherhood is losing my 'alone' time. I've been a nanny long enough to know what it's like with kids around and I have a very hard time imagining what it'll be like when I can't hand the kid(s) over to the parents at 5pm after a long day.
    Lovely post that suddenly makes it seem not too bad ;-)

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  20. beautiful... i know exactly what you mean... and i´m thankful for it:) besos trinsch!

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  21. dear trinsch, there are always little moments to reflect. thanks for reminding. and strange, i like to hang the laundry, too....and i like the smell of fresh laundry in the summerwind*

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  22. i totally understand this. when you have little kids, it isn't easy to take big escapes. instead you have to take little breaks where you can find them.

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  23. This is an adorable picture and the boy behind the laundry is so cute!!!
    Enjoy the day!! oxox

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  24. Yep. The little moments are really the places where we're present. If you can be there when you're hanging laundry or laughing with someone or breathing in the day, that's really what memories are made of. Thanks for sharing that, Trinsch!

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  25. I don't have the little kids, but I feel your words so deeply about cherishing the little moments as they come along, Beautiful! For you, hanging the laundry, for me it is washing windows and looking in and looking out alternately... so peaceful.

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  26. You have a special skill in capturing and describing the little details that make our days. I enjoy your style of writing, all in one breath.

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