I don't have huge New Year's resolutions today. I don't have the "THIS IS THE YEAR I FINALLY GET IN SHAPE" compulsion at this time. Of course I need to, but...What I do have, however, is a commitment to writing- every single day. I don't care if this is just a sentence that says "Absolutely nothing to write today." I need to make sure that writing is a discipline that supports my feelings and needs and what I have to say is recorded for later reflection.
The other thing that I believe will guide me toward reestablishing the positive trajectory of me is ORDER. I need to have order. I need better organization and to keep up with housework. But really what I need is to manifest correctness. There is a correct way to do things. A correct way to run a household, a correct way for it to look, a correct way to interact with others and inhabit one's space in the world.
For some wack reason I was reading Emily Post's 1922 Etiquette Guide and came across this quote:
"Carelessness in any of the details that to well-bred people constitute the decencies of living, are no more tolerated in the smallest cottage than in the palace."
LOVE!
God is indeed in the details. I need details and niceties and correct living. Silverware must be polished and clothes must be sorted by color and pattern. Far from being silly additions, these are the things that ground me and I love them and it is what I offer to the world.
Regardless of where I work or where I live, there are lots of things that I can do to make things nicer and more conducive to feeling good. There is lots of space in our apartment to organize and make things more livable. There's lots of room in my life for taking a little extra care with fashion and decor and home.
I will channel my inner Faulkner and outer Martha to make things work beautifully and appear effortless. I must and I will.
Affectionately yours,
DS
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