Between Over and Next

As I contemplate what’s over, 2017, and what’s next, 2018, I love the image of a hammock strung between over and next. That hammock is the present. I heard this idea on Oprah’s Super Soul podcast interview with Norman Lear. The hammock is a pause, a reeling into this moment and the choices I have right now between over and next. It can be a time to notice what is - birdsong, sunlight, shadows, clicks, whirrs, inhale, exhale, a return to my skin and sensations within, a moment of gratitude. This stretch between over and next can be an oasis of calm and stillness. Funny, while it can be a challenge to get in and out of a hammock, the time spent there is always refreshing. 

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