September 29, 2021
Gleanings
- The process shows me that diversions and detours are as important in writing as they are in travel. And as in climbing, there are no shortcuts.
- This year I’ve been feeding my creative side, hoping that it will grow stronger.
- With uncertainty, (and a dash of contempt), I decide instead to just be in the moment, watching and noticing the whales, no recording or pictures, and risk the fleetingness of the moment of simply seeing the white bodies of the magnificent belugas swim by.
- In the end I feel I am hardwired to be this way — it’s how I respond to and live in the world. But still the question what is it trying to tell me? is a good one.
- If you thought SSJ was largely made of Love-To-Do-Lists, you were right.
- If I ever need a reminder of what it truly means to ‘live in the moment’ I only have to watch Doug. I am so thankful that he appears to be content, and that so many of his moments appear to be filled with joy.
- Really. Keep the faith. Anything is possible.
- I wonder, was I too close to see her as a woman? Or did I have so few stories from her life outside of these roles that I couldn’t see her as anything else?
- You know there are times I have thought it would be okay to send out some good vibes, a kind of secular prayer of sorts, to the unvaxed, at least to those sitting on the fence, a little unsure. And maybe the above would suffice.
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