I have begun the new year by taking everything off of my linen “bulletin” board. It had grown very cluttered with all sorts of detritus beginning to crowd out the photographs, bits of cloth, poems, snippets from magazines, words of wisdom that I had assembled to offer me creative and spiritual inspiration. Amongst the once carefully placed items were coupons from Office Depot, two movie passes, a receipt from Saks that I didn’t want to lose, reminders of doctors appointments, an article about the best new light bulbs, that sort of thing. It had gotten to the point where I wasn’t really seeing any of it. It had turned into a big mess that I did my best to avoid looking at. 

I have begun 2012 with a clean and empty space. My plan is to very carefully choose what will go on the board. I plan to take my time for a change rather than filling it up posthaste. It’s hard to hold back and wait for what seems exactly right in the moment. My tendency is to rush to fill the void. When I do this, I miss the opportunity to get the information one gets from letting things bubble up on their own. 

The clarity I have about this feels light and airy and filled with possibility. I’m choosing to let go any baggage I might have accumulated in 2011 and open the door wide to the Blue Sky Black Sheep expanse of 2012.