Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Daybook


FOR TODAY...



Outside my window...

it's still dark. The birds are only just beginning to sing...and a new day is beginning.



I am thinking...

of the courage of so many of my friends, ordinary men and women living ordinary lives who would never consider themselves courageous. Everyone has something in their lives they are working to overcome. Life is a continuous struggle---a joyous, messy, painful, wonderful struggle.



I am thankful...

for all the freedoms we have because of those who have fought for our country and who have protected those rights. I am also thankful for those who daily protect the rights of those within our own country whose freedom is limited whether because of the color of their skin, physical or emotional abuse, physical or mental disabilities or addictions.



In the kitchen...

there is a table top ice cream maker waiting for me to conjure up an icy treat for today. And in the house is a husband who will gladly remind me to “work that machine!”



I am wearing...

black and white capris, a red tee shirt (with a white top underneath for modesty because the neckline is WAY too low) and my favorite black Crocs.



I am creating...

some digital paintings. This has been so much fun! All those years of art lessons are paying off! I am also in the beginning stages of creating a family memory game for Boo.



I am going...

to insist that Boo (and probably Boudreaux) take a walk today. A Memorial Day walk is required!



I am wondering...

about making a memory book for Boo and what form it should take. Decisions,I decisions...



I am reading...

The Help. In general, I don't like popular books. This one is an exception and it's hard to put down. Later today I should be finished.



I am hoping...

that the good doctor I see this week about my torn rotor cuff will have a solution other than surgery. I'm told that's not likely, but I do have better range of motion in my right arm. So maybe...



I am looking forward...

to talking to several friends this week. Reconnecting with old friends is like remembering a part of myself that I'd forgotten, dreaming dreams that I'd put away. Sometimes I need to remember who I was to fully be who I am now.



I am learning...

that while patience is a virtue, it is not procrastination. Action is imperative.



Around the house...

I can hear the quiet goings on of a household waking up and beginning their day. Pleasant sounds, at least so far.



I am pondering...

deep things: freedom and the price paid for it, patience and action, forgiveness and hurt, and most of all, friendship in all its facets.



A favorite quote for today...

“Start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible, and suddenly you're doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi



One of my favorite things...

and one of my guilty habits is list making. I can make dozens of lists to plan things. I really enjoy it. I don't know why. Now, if I just accomplished all that I planned...



A few plans for the rest of the week...

create a few more digital paintings, pay bills, encourage Boo to walk outside daily, maybe get Boo out for coffee.



A peek into my day...

Boo, after his Butter Pecan "Ice Cream"






2 comments:

  1. i don't know why, but i had a really hard time getting into "the help". it started out well but i think i had too much drama in my life at the time to enjoy it.

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  2. I have a friend whose mother was part of civil rights movement and we've spent a lot of time discussing civil rights in our state. Because of these discussions, I think The Help really resonated without being overbearing.

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