“What things would you like to change in your life and why?” All of them. Not because I don’t like my current life, but because I like change. For now, at least. I have yet to find a place I’m so attached to that I don’t want to move. I have yet to find work…
Month: June 2011
The Voice in My Head
My mother has this thing about advice: she doesn’t give it. She once told me it was because she never wanted to tell us what to do only to have it not work and her words come back to haunt her. This whole mom-not-giving-advice thing has worked out pretty well so far. But sometimes I…
A Home for My Piano
“I’ve been thinking of moving to someplace cheaper,” my friend said. “Well, my apartment will be available on July 15,” I told her. She pondered this for a second, then asked the details. Where was it? How long would it take to get to the college from there? How much was the rent? The answers…
A Dream Pursued and Realized
“Well, when you put your dreams out there, it’s funny how everything starts falling into place,” I said. “Have you ever noticed that?” I asked her. From the other side of the lettuce bed, she looked at me and said, “No, actually. This job is the first time I’ve ever pursued a dream.” “Oh!” I…
Letting Go
“What’s the sob sorry you keep telling over and over – to yourself, to your friends. You know, the one about why your life isn’t working out the way you want it….” I don’t remember his exact words, but everyone in the room knew what he meant. We all had that story – running on…
To the Beach
See that picture on the top of this page? That’s where I’m going today. On retreat. On the ocean. For the whole weekend, with the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. You read more about my adventures with them here, here, and here🙂
Decisions, decisions
How is it that one chooses fourteen classes out of one hundred forty? This isn’t like college where a lot of the classes are “required” and in some area that is of no interest to you. No, the John C. Campbell Folk School is a place where nearly every class is of interest to me. …
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