Mother Nature

Ah, the beauty of purpose!  Everything in life has purpose, even the things that we cannot predict, see or understand.  Such is the way of Mother Nature.  My last post reflected feelings about Halloween.   I look forward to the day every year.  But, alas, Halloween was not to be in Connecticut, as an early Nor'easter roared through causing nearly a million people to be without power; some for up to 10 days.  However, this is not a statement regarding utilities, but rather RE:Purposing. 

The bad news was we lost some beautiful old growth trees, the good news is they will be RE:Purposed into firewood and will help ease utility bills next year.  The bad news was we were without power, the good news is neighbors came out and helped each other all while RE:Purposing things in their homes, car batteries became means of power, re gifted (I prefer RE:Purposed items) became sources of heat, entertainment and light.  We RE:Purposed out fireplaces into ovens and created vintage, rustic meals to warm us.  We RE:Discovered the fun and joy of reading by candlelight, forgetting why electronics were so important.  We found the Purpose of each others company without the noise of our modern society and we saw stars for the first time in a long while.

So, before the storm comes, practice.  Practice the wonder of quiet, peace, each other, books, calm and a nice fire.  You may not want to go back to the noise....

Peace.

Lindsay

The first thing rquested when the power came back......