The Year of Parts & Pieces

The vacuum of time strikes again.

It sucked us through its straw last January, and we felt the slow pull of irresistible traction. As we passed the year's centre, there was a floating sensation as we were suspended in its vortex. Now we are being lifted and pushed out the other side, to land with a 'pop'...right here. Some of us on our feet and some on our asses.

Today, the final day of the year, is usually one of reflection. This morning I have pondered the year that was, how it played out for me and those around me. For many, it was a tough year, one that seemed to stop and start, to happen in parts rather than as a smooth, uninterrupted length of time. It was adjunct and haphazard, cyclic and challenging.

One wise owl (often perched on my shoulder) informed me that in August, several planets cosmically aligned for the first and last time in our lifetime. The period leading up to and subsequent to that alignment was unsettling and uncertain for everyone as the universe anticipated and then consolidated this astronomical anomaly. For me, this made some sense of what has seemed to be an unusual period of upheaval.

Each year is extraordinary in its own way. On New Year's Eve, my husband and I often get together with one particular friend, look back over and dub the year with a theme that captures its essence in a nutshell. There was one year (2006?), where absolutely nothing seemed to happen and it was therefore dubbed, "The Year Where Absolutely Nothing Happened". As you can see, we place an emphasis on integrity.

For 2010, I submit the theme, "The Year of Parts & Pieces", for consideration by my comrades. It was a year that gave a whole new meaning to the term, going with the flow.

There has been one constant for me throughout this year. The commitment I made back in January (New Year? Really?); that I would consistently post and maintain this blog. In 2010, an average of 70 and sometimes over 100 people have visited this site to catch the latest post. Since I started collecting stats mid year, there have been 983 visits to Mindfield.

So next year, if you want to keep reading, I will keep writing. Thanks to those of you who have visited once and a special thanks to those of you who keep coming back.

Reading over the posts from 2010, it seems there has been one other constant that I forgot to mention. The only other thing that ever stays the same.

Change.


Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.