Nothing is Lost

 

Everything changes; nothing is lost.

--Martha W. Hickman-

Yesterday the tile in my kitchen was demolished. I can remember the moment Jim and I chose this particular tile, with the look of fossilized shells and coral. For a long time, I thought it was one of the best things about our home.

That was twenty years ago, and this tile being in the kitchen, was subject to a lot of abuse. It is time to replace it. I have a beautiful wood plank tile being installed tomorrow, which will be a wonderful change.

The quote above connects to this tile situation. I see the tiles themselves appear to be gone, but actually they have just taken another form -- chunks and dust. Lots and lots of dust. And when those chunks and the dust get washed away, they will go back to the earth where they started.

I can see this wonderful cycle and I appreciate being part of it. Some days, we just feel it more than others, right? The most unexpected thing can bring us back to the core.

The heart of it all remains:

Everything changes. Nothing is lost.

The sky looked like this on Monday morning

when I took my walk around 7 a.m.

The colors were so brilliant as to stun

The moon, too

But clouds never stay the same for long.

Likewise, the moon will keep phasing down

All we can do is capture the moments

the memories

of doing things like 

creating a home

taking a walk

washing away the dust.

The simple truth is one we all live.

Everything is part of the whole.

And it is all One.