Right at the beginning of this now not-so-new year, I sat in a friends kitchen chatting about the numerology of this year.

A 10 year I said, Wheel of Fortune. Could be a year of plodding along, calm, not much happening, just life going along as it always does....

It soon became apparent that far from taking the form of a wheel that rolls along, rolling over everything, it was to include the inevitable beginnings and endings of the number 10.

1. The start of something new, the beginning. The first step.
0. Nothing, zero... Also a circle, or cycle, indicating the cycle of all things.

A good friend of mine suffered the loss of a very good friend. He had been very ill, but his death hadn't been expected quite so suddenly. It became quite obvious that this would be a year of endings and beginnings.

In the past 4 weeks, 2 friends have confirmed pregnancies, One had her baby the day before my Nan died. I've attended one wedding and have another to go to in a few weeks, and of course, a funeral.

My moods have been everywhere, and there no longer seems to be any relief. At the moment, I feel more in control that I have been recently

2008 for me is going to be a year of trying to find the centre, my centre, my peace. I have had enough of clinging on to the wheel while it spins, like sitting on the edge of a roundabout and feeling sick and dizzy. There is a place in the centre where you can sit, where you can remain still, while the roundabout spins around you.

I am feeling more and more drawn to meditation, or quiet moments, more drawn to paint (haha) but I have yet to quieten my mind enough, yet to find time enough for me to sink myself into something deep.

At least the clouds have lifted for now... lets kick off our shoes and run across the sand and make the most of the sunshine

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