Not much of one, at this point, I should say. Some things that have been happening in the many days when I haven't blogged, some good, some not so:
1. I went to New Orleans for CCCC! I don't care that the beignets are greasy and the coffee diluted with chicory. Cafe du Monde is the oldest coffee stand in the world (or so they say)! And I went there with Jackie (and M and F)!
2. I also did yoga while in New Orleans, at Wild Lotus Yoga. The teacher, Amanda, offered a lovely synthesis of flow and alignment.
3. Before New Orleans, I was in Texas. My dad had neurosurgery. The surgery went fine. The recovery and results are still in question.
4. Over the past five months, I've been invited to join three boards (one on campus, two community-based) and one handbook-writing group. It's work I'm very committed to, but it's keeping me busy.
5. A sibling was first diagnosed with a mild heart attack, then just heart problems. We're still waiting for something a little more definitive.
6. The redbuds are in bloom. It's my favorite time of the year, when the trees are almost fuzzy with buds and the purple blossoms startle here and there.
7. C. and I are making a significant purchase. It involves a lot of paperwork. It's making me tired.
8. Much rain. It turns the yard into a swamp. It drives my sinuses crazy, the shifts in barometric pressures.
9. Three siblings, two parents in Texas. Much stress. I'm here in Missouri. Much stress.
10. But, still, much to relax into. Friends. Dinner at R & Z's with Debbie a couple of weeks ago. Dinner tonight. Dinner tomorrow. Dinner next week. All with friends.
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An example isn't what we "do" it's how we "be." Not much of one? Hmph. I've had opportunity in my life to find many who could be examples and have not chosen them because their "being" lacked something I aspire to. A difficult thing to accomplish, it is multifaceted and perhaps idealistic, but it is my aspiration. My examples are fraught with multiple "types" of intelligence, creative and purely intellectual, have an ability to be compassionate and reasonable in the same life, are empathetic without succumbing to pity, and enjoy a good laugh.
I find you an extraordinary example. Perfection is only for the weak of heart!
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