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| Oxford Street at Christmas |
Love Actually…oh how it makes me think of London. I stumbled
across this little gem of a movie on TV tonight. I had no intention of watching it. I
really did plan on getting up in the first ad break to do something else. But
scenes of wintery London at Christmas hooked me in. I was there from start to
finish, reminiscing about the lights on Oxford St, mulled wine and the fact Christmas
finally makes senses, from a visual perspective, once you’ve experienced it in
the winter months. Suddenly the snow on
the ground in the Christmas cards fits. So do the roast dinners and the festive
but wintery decorations. London does Christmas perfectly.
A year ago this trip down memory lane would have thrown me
into a fit of misery, lamenting the loss of the glory days and cooking up
desperate plans to get back to London, stat. But something has changed. While I
miss it, my desire to move back has gone. It seems that after three-and-a-half
years, I have finally made my peace with leaving London. Huge moment.
I don’t know how big a part creating The Perspective Project has played in this progression, but I know
it’s one of the things that has helped me let go and move on. Almost one year since it started, I am grateful
for the positive impact this little project has had on my life.
