The recent snowstorm caught me by surprise. I was just gearing up for Halloween festivities (also my Birthday) and was unprepared for the power outage, bitter cold and dangerous ice everywhere - it certainly was not like any hallows eve I remember! All I wanted to do was to stay home (which is not like me), and keep warm. I must be getting OLD. Hey, it happens to all of us, birthdays are the time to remember what matters most…and this year what mattered was to be HOME, warm, with my man, snuggled in bed. I put thick flannel sheets on our bed, switched to a heavier down comforter, and put a soft blue grey blanket at the foot of the bed to pull up if we needed even more warmth. All of my bedding is organic, fair trade and luxurious - which is no longer hard to find. I love the look and feel of well-made bed. The amount of time most women take doing their nails/hair/ makeup/wardrobe is the time I spend on ‘home stuff’, but that’s my thing. I believe we escape the assaults of life by creating sanctuary in our homes, and become more balanced and centered from the outside, in. From this nurtured, fortified healthy place we can then take on the injustices of life, which are many.
I contemplate Naomi Klein’s brilliant Occupy-Wall-Street speech from the comfort of my cozy bed (via laptop - no to TV in the Bedroom). Her words “Being horizontal and deeply democratic is wonderful” make me feel less guilty about not being more involved in this important movement. But I am in spirit! Her words of love and non-violence resonate with all that I believe. From my sumptuous loft filled environs I doze off with even loftier ideals of making the world a better place.
The next morning Andy walks sleepily into our sunny kitchen scratching his rumpled hair, smiles and says ‘You give good bed’. I smile back and think, we all have our battles to wage, small and large, and we all need to do our part - knowing, everything begins at HOME (with a good night’s sleep)..
Warm Home Blessings, ~ Cheryl
