“You gotta imagine what’s never been.” Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees When Aunt Loretta was in her final hours, Mom and I were back at the house on Savage Street waiting for the phone call. When we had left the hospital, it was imminent. Like too many of us who have experineced this moment, it was a very surreal feeling; everything seemed suspended. You know the ending. To pass the time, I chose a book off a…
“No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows the sound of my heart from the inside.” Kristen Proby, Fight With Me Mom When I first received Mom’s and Dad’s symbols, I wrote both reflections together. It ended up being an extremely long post that didn’t give each the space they deserved. I wasn’t quite sure what to do. I realized that they each needed their own page…
“Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” Rumi I have been thinking about the meaning of Life Purpose for a lot of years, especially lately now that I have a lot more time on my hands. I now this may sound indulgent, but it leaves me having to consider how to fill that time meaningfully. I haven’t made a lot of progress in that time, although I…
“Awesome… attractive, smart, loyal, best friend you can ever have, nice, friendly, funny, tech savvy, every girl wants him, every guys wants to be him, the guy Chuck Norris won’t fight, the guy Eminem won’t rap, the guy Barry Sanders won’t race, gets what he wants, good musician, rich, damn sweet, best person to walk the Earth, legendary.” The Urban Dictionary, definition of Charles That’s our Chuck! And I promise I didn’t make it up. It is really out there on-line. I did…
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings.” Hodding Carter I received Mom’s and Dad’s symbols in the mail two days ago. I opened them yesterday in the early morning when it was quiet and I had time to consider them. There were two envelopes that accompanied the symbols explaining the significance of each. Both Mom’s and Dad’s handwritten notes and their choice of symbols touched me….
I have now attained the true art of letter-writing, which we are always told, is to express on paper exactly what one would say to the same person by word of mouth. Jane Austen When visiting one Christmas, Mom brought a bag of everything she had cleaned out of the drawer of my bedside table. Among the pictures and momentos were the letters sent to me during my college years by friends and family. I am so thankful I didn’t…
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” Friedrich Nietzsche A note upfront: This isn’t an overly interesting post! But it does contain some useful information. Blog: Even though I’ll be across ocean, I still want to stay in touch. At first I thought that I would want to check out, but I think there is going to be so much to take in that sharing a post every night will be helpful to me as I reflect on the day’s journey….
Sobremesa (n): The time spent around the table after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you shared the meal with; time to digest and savor both food and friendship. Urban Dictionary on-line I decided to do a little research on the food of the Galician reigion, an area that is difficult to get to and underdeveloped since it is separated from the rest of the the peninsula by a series of mountain ranges. Galician food depends on fresh ingredients and simple preparations. It sounds very…
“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” Rosalia de Castro Today I don’t know what to write about. I seem to have flushed out a lot of the questions and concerns I have about the trip. I feel like I have taken control of the things I can up front to make the trip as smooth as possible and to alleviate any anxiety. My…
“In the middle of a difficuly lies opportunity. Albert Einstein You knew this one was coming. You can’t be a middle child without telling others that you’re the middle child. But the middle does get a bad rap- it’s got its very own Syndrome. And consider these other mid-way points: Middle School. The forgotten years; Middle Ages. A dirty, violent time. Middle Age. A life crisis. No one wants to be “in the middle of nowhere” or “in the middle…