A new month
A Creative Landscape
Welcome to a new month. I have always loved the month of June. It brings me memories of the end of a school year and the chlorine scent of the local pool. That is the place I took swimming lessons in the morning, went swimming most afternoons and some evenings. Going home tired after a day in the sun and the water was part of the almost daily routine for a brief time each year. June was also a time walking to the local library, picking up as many books as I could carry, and then reading them. We didn’t have air conditioning so the days were often warm. Evenings were often spent racing around the neighborhood and/or catching lightning bugs. These are good memories as the month begins.
What are some positive memories of this month for you?
On this first day of the new month, I have gone to the medical center for a Covid booster. I also looked around a craft store and came home with a diamond art project for Fall. The landladies had a new washing machine delivered so there will be fewer trips to the laundromat. My daughter reported in with her grades from the last semester - all A’s. I am so pleased. Not a bad way to begin a month.
What might you expect for A Creative Landscape this month? My writing will be encouraging us to reflect upon our own individual creative landscapes in the present moment. We will not focusing on either past, or future, rather now. I will be encouraging connecting with our senses. So, the phrase, “In this moment…” will be one that you will see often. I will be encouraging your responses to be centered in the present moment as well. Yes, I will read them when I read them, but I will be reading them in my then present moment. This will allow for myself to center and savor with grace and immediacy which is connected both to June and the season.
The book for the month is The Fifth Season by Mark Nepo. If you are reading this book as well, and wish to discuss it, please message me. By the way, the author does have his own Substack. Please follow him or subscribe as you will.
Welcome to June!
With much love,
Meghan
