My retreat has been over nearly a month. What did I learn? To have a routine is essential. Get up at 6am, draw, take a short walk to welcome the day (during the "pink time" if possible), eat breakfast, head to the studio till lunch time. Afternoons are for business and errands. Evenings a little more painting at my desk with gouache, or study, meditate before bed, bed at 10pm. An alarm has been essential for rising at 6 because it's still dark.
The light is already changing. Mr. & Mrs. Fox were dancing, the skunks are out, the finches' song has changed; but the note I'm waiting for, the first note of spring, is the flicker's call. Unmistakably spring calling from the heart of winter.
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