When talking with my grandmother this morning about my trip to Italy she said, “I’d love to go, but you know I can’t. I’m too scared. At this age, you never know what can happen.” I had to laugh. “You never know what could happen at any age!” I said. To her credit, she’s 87. …
Category: Thoughts
Changing My Mind – Maybe
“You don’t have to do this,” my heard reminds me. Really? I ask, feeling a little lighter. “Remember who’s in charge of your life? You can do whatever you want.” Oh, yeah… I thought. So I closed out of the six windows I had opened on my computer in my attempt to figure out where…
On Gifts
I believe that there are certain gifts we’ve all been given. Call them talents, strengths, whatever. We’ve all got some. (If you don’t think you have any, please contact me! I’ll help you figure out what they are. No one should go through life thinking they don’t have gifts.) One of the things that makes…
What would you change?
“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…
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 Rest, To Enjoy
“Hey – why not just enjoy your apartment for a while?” God said. Hmph. Imagine that, I thought. Over the last few months, I have taken time nearly every day to work on paring down my “stuff” in preparation for my year of travels. I’ve cleaned out files and closets and kitchen cabinets getting rid…
Misconceptions
“So after you spend all your money traveling the world, then what are you going to do?” he asked. “I’m not going to spend all my money, first of all,” I said. I started to explain how I had a chunk of cash specifically for my year of travels, but then quickly decided this guy…
Why no Winter Blues?
I find it fascinating that God sends the same messages to me over and over again – because they’re that good, and worth being reminded of. I’m also impressed with his ability to send messages to me in so many forms – in the words of others, in the words of a song, in a…
The Hunger
When life gets to a point where I’m kept from doing the things I love, something has to change. Such is why I haven’t written in so long – other things got in the way. All of my own choosing, of course. But oh how I wish I had a little machine into which I…
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