every year is a little different from the last

a practice for years i have come to know

i chose to draw up a year of cards

it is always with the intention of at least 12 to come forth

yet strangely enough there is always a different way of sums

there are ones that gently fall from my hands

and then there are ones that feel as if they leap from the pile

saying its me...its me

this practice is simple

mindful for me

a reflection as the months make way

offering hindsight as the days within unfold

a glimpse of a possible future

knowing all the same

that life can change in a simple blink of an eye

a tool

that leaves me hopeful yet warned

an offering

a way to glance to and from

with a deeper understanding for the things that arise

it is in doing

appreciating each as they lay

it is in knowing you can not meld them as you wish

and in believing that as with life and living all things change

they are a sense balance amongst the unknown

Joseph Campbell Once Said:

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."