Harnessed. Standing in front of the huge boulder. Looking up. Finding first footholds. Reaching arms. Grasping the ledge. Terror. Climbing, my friends do it and I want to do it too. Yet I’m terrified of heights. I grew up in a land of cornfields and there wasn’t much climbing being done. There weren’t many friends [...]
Archive for January, 2012
But if My Friends Climbed a Cliff…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last post apology
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t mean to complain or anything in my last post. I meant to convey the everyday necessity for discipline. Yeah these thoughts come at varying degree but there is no reason to give into them or legitimize them. Every one can exhibit self control. Take, for example, standing on a train platform. You’re standing [...]
Exercise, “smackyourthighs”
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday, I give myself a fair amount of guilt trips and pep talks. Here’s one of them: I love my body. I love to take care of it. I love to see what it can do. I challenge it. I defy its weaknesses…and give in to them a little. I love how taking care of [...]
Light on the Negatives
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carefrontation: a word used in lieu of confrontation to sugar things over so that one isn’t stressed by the fact that they are truly having a confrontation. Definition two: one of the dumbest words I’ve ever heard. Some people find confrontation to be negative, but I beg you to look at the etymology of this [...]
Hospitality, Shloshpitality
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Dear older, kinder, wiser, women and other people of the human race, Lately I have had quite the concerns about hospitality. When coming to ones house the host often and probably should according to “the rules” offers something. I’ve come across a plethora of hosts in my small almost a quarter of century life. People [...]
Reflections on Valleys
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last year today was the beginning of quite a winter for my dear friends. Their second baby girl was born at home. I was blessed to be able to be there to watch their oldest little girl and stay with them all day. The winter winds brought snow to our Tennessee valley and also bitter [...]
What I think of January
Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
January, we meet again. You come ’round bringing the anticipation of new. Long, cold winter days test our excitement and resolution. You look at me with that cold daunting face, and I say: January, I loathe you! I defy you! You will not crush me. You’re only one month outta’ 12. I’m merely crashing from [...]
Pure delight, purely given.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I like myself. I think I’m pretty cool. One thing I particularly like is how I feel things intensely. Like Marianne in “Sense and Sensibility” says, If I’m going to feel an emotion, I’m going to feel it to its fullest. I don’t know the exact quote. But it’s so true, whether I’m excited or [...]
