This year I found myself in a hotel room in Ashland Oregon on Thanksgiving morning. Our room had a spectacular view of the mountains and at 6:00 I was up watching the sun rise over those mountains. I haven't found much time of late to meditate but this seemed like one of those moments that warranted some silence and introspection. I thought back over the year that had just passed and while, in many ways, it was one of the most difficult years of my life- I still have many, many things to be grateful for. Last Thanksgiving my family was reeling from the death of my Grandfather. It was our first Thanksgiving without him and the empty space at the end of the table was heartbreaking. I was adrift in the world, still trying to figure out what to do with my life and nursing some burns from my recent glass blowing exploits. Aby was powering up to finish college and produce enough artwork to fill several different shows. We had no idea that one year later Siren Song would have gone from a militant idea of mine to a reality. It was a very long and painful year, not one that I would be willing to repeat. But, I have been blessed in many ways. I am loved. That alone is enough. So this year I would like to take a moment to share with you all that I am truly grateful for. First and foremost I am grateful to all of you- who have hung in there with us and supported us while we have tried to realize the dream that is Siren Song. It's been a wild ride! I am also grateful for the fact that I am being given the chance to live my dream, to live in a place of beauty, to make art and live with art in my life. To have trained with some of the most brilliant permaculturists in the country. To have been at my Grandmothers side as she left us to be with my grandfather and most of all to have my sister at my side while we navigate this world and make something spectacular from nothing. None of this would have been possible without her fortitude and absolute refusal to give up- or even compromise.
I am truly blessed. As the sun fully rose over those mountains I was glad to have been able to take a moment and reflect on all that has been and all that is yet to come. Those quiet moments made the next 6+ hours that it took us to make it back to Reno in time for Thanksgiving dinner worth it. With both of our Grandparents gone it seemed very important this year to be together as a family. For this and many other things, I am grateful.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Lots of love- from Siren Song.
I am truly blessed. As the sun fully rose over those mountains I was glad to have been able to take a moment and reflect on all that has been and all that is yet to come. Those quiet moments made the next 6+ hours that it took us to make it back to Reno in time for Thanksgiving dinner worth it. With both of our Grandparents gone it seemed very important this year to be together as a family. For this and many other things, I am grateful.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Lots of love- from Siren Song.