Month: December 2013
2013… Sorry to see you go… 2014… Nice to meet you…
We are winding down 2013, this year I have many things to sit back and reflect upon, it was for myself, a year of amazing challenges, some very bittersweet moments but also a year of the accomplishment of amazing feats. When I take a few moments to relax with my glass of wine, I reflect on where things were for myself in the 2013 and am amazed at where I am as I near the end, the distance I have traveled, the people I have met, the family I have connected with and all the good people in my life and the wonderful partner I share my life with and who is kind enough to let me share his artwork…
It seemed as I moved along the year in 2013 that I was not accomplishing anything and that the expectations of timelines I had set for myself, all imploded, but as I sit and type this quick little note, turning 50, traveling abroad and opening a new thriving company, I realize I have come far thanks to the support of those I am fortunate enough to have in my life, though at times it felts as though I was not moving at all… However, that momentum will build in 2014 and will be unstoppable going forward..
2014 will be a year of continued Hustle and Bustle, travel too and from, continued building on the foundation I have created and growing my bonds with my family and friends… but it will also be a year that I pick up my favorite hobby and creative outlet of writing again, I will revamp SarahsViews, as I am not as bitter as when I first created her, she will develop a satire tongue that still pokes fun at the world, but also at herself as she ages… I have created a new blog… Dear Dead Betty… advise from the beyond… a creation, I am having a ton of fun with… I will also focus more on featuring the artwork of Gregory Hergert… 2014 will be a year of letting the creativity back out to play…
I hope as you reflect on 2013 and make plans for the coming year, you leave all the ghost and demons in the past and move forward with vigor and enthusiasm… we are all in control of our happiness and successes as well as our demise… it’s up to each of us to choose which path we take this year… I hope you choose to walk that happiness path with me…
Happy New Year…
Ciao, Sarah…
Animals or People??? Artwork by Gregory Hergert…
New and Old… Gregory Hergert art…
Artwork of Gregory Hergert
Silence can be so Fucking Golden….
There is a lot of good to be said for “silence”… not the kind of silence where you are curled up on the couch with a nice glass of wine and your favorite “foot – foot”snuggled up next to you… and you are reflecting on your day, the next sip of wine ( hell baby – whether or not to get up and “open” another bottle of wine …. cuz after all it is a school night!!! Maybe you should hold it to 1 bottle of wine this evening…) No, not that kind of silence… Though who the hell wouldn’t want a night of peace and quiet like that… But put away your fantasy thoughts and special toys and accept that those evenings are either far and few in between, things you hear about from your girly friends as they brag about their night alone or it is just an urban myth… Based on the choices, I am shooting that those evenings are just an urban myth!!! One that is not meant for you or any of your girlfriends and those who talk about it… Well.. they are just trying to cover up their lame lives and try add some spice to it to not only make themselves feel better but to make themselves feel allot less pathetic about themselves… Don’t they know as their friends, we would never really judge them??? LOL… Yeah right!!! Going to Hell for that one baby….
No, that is not the type of silence I am talking about… Oh, HELL No!!! The type of silence I am talking about is the type where you are in the same room as someone you have know for a million years.. and you want to talk… you wait for them to to talk… you hold your breath in anticipation when you think they may start a conversation with you only to be let down once again.. You want to spew some shit outta your mouth… but you can’t, you won’t… You can’t because of the silence… the deafening silence that is there…. taunting you… calling you… The earth shattering deafening silence… Why is that??? What is it and what causes it??? How do and can you stop it…. Shut it down and better yet, how do you shut up the fucking silence??? Yes, I said shut up… the deafening silence??? Silence as we know, screams louder than any other noise and says more than anyone or any words can ever be said to you… You hear the silence clearer than any words you will ever hear…
You have come to accept that, it isn’t easy to shut up the silence; it is way more complicated and complex than you think, realize and understand… but most importantly, you have to ask yourself… do you really want to stop the silence??? This “Golden Fucking Silence??? Are you OK with the deafening silence??? Is it so bad…. so loud that you can’t focus??? Have you adapted to the silence …. these are real things you have to ask yourself… has the silence become as comforting as the urban legend of the myth of the “foot – foot” curled up next to you on the sofa keeping your feet warm with her tail??? ( For those of you idiots whom do not know what a “foot-foot” is… it is a pussy cat baby ) Once you start to ask those questions, then you must then accept that the silence has now become “Fucking Golden” and you wouldn’t and you won’t give it up for anything in the world… You have become adapted to the silence…. You find comfort in the silence, you find both refuge and safety… You are now a part of the silence… you have created and enabled it and more importantly…. you long for it… the silence is soothing… it is after all ” Fucking Golden”…. so sweet, yet bitter and yet so very quiet, comforting …. even though so deafening….
To talk to anyone at this point would be accepting accountability for the silence and the guilty pleasure you find in it… after all, there is something to be said about having a “foot-foot” curled up next to you keeping you warm and only listening to the soothing sounds of her purrs… Silence is, can and will be so “Fucking Golden”… Enjoy it.. as one day, it will change and you will long for the silence… It really isn’t that bad baby…. enjoy and cherish it… It shows the strength within yourself to not rely on anyone or anything but yourself and your own inner strength…
Ciao Bella…. Sarah B….