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Thursday, August 23, 2007

My Sacred Life Day 4

In my nook where I have my quiet times and read, I keep an object that symbolizes where I am in my life. For the last 3-4 years, I have kept this small statue, as it has represented safety and more to me:



Then, lately, since my 50th birthday, I retired the Safety girl to my curio cabinet and replaced her with a beautiful fairy made by Stasia, whose work I love. I have several of her labyrinths, but have never been moved to purchase a fairy before until now. I bought this lovely fairy from her ebay shop
as a second. She had a crack in her neck, and was a "second", but that only made her more special to me. In addition, I could bid for her and get a real deal, which since I'm super-frugal, really appealed to me. She's sort of like me---I like to see myself as "flawed, but thus...a real deal" :)



In this picture she is standing at the base of roses from our garden, given to me by LoveHubbie, beautiful and fragrant roses that he calls "the best roses I've ever grown".

I noticed that from my late 40's to 50 there was a big change, and the two figures embody this change in a way words can't.

~Pictures by Me

7 comments:

Carla said...

I am just in awe of the richness you share -- and are. Wow!

Claire said...

such gorgeous images - they say so much...

Olivia said...

Thank you Carla and Anna for your witnessing and acknowledgment :)

Anonymous said...

What an amazing way to convey your transformation. A picture really is worth 1000 words.

Olivia said...

Thanks, Kelly, yes, INDEED!

Karen Smithey said...

Wow--what a difference! Good for you for honoring yourself and your needs!

Olivia said...

Yes, Karen, it is such a big change...and I didn't realize it until I wanted to retire "Safety Girl" and replace her with the fairy :)