Thanks, Gail. I remember a time when I could awfulize about anything, turning occurrences into screaming negatives. These days? Not so much. A work in progress.
โIt's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.โ ~Epictetus
โLife is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You donโt have to like itโฆ itโs just easier if you do.โ
I like the answer to โWhy do you paint?โ A few years ago Jackson Browne offered this exhortation in the lyric: โDonโt let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy!โ So he wrote songs and played them.
Cal seems to be answering the โwhy do you paintโ question by noting the quietness. Hard to argue with that!
Danielle LaPorte seems to have penned your job description! Longfellowโs โLearn to labor and to waitโ conjures an image of a surfer waiting for good waves. ๐
โWe might lose or we might win, but weโll never be here again..โ (?)!!!
The surferโฆ has built the necessary skills?
I have been reading notes from books that Iโ e read over the years. Yesterday I came across a quote from Abe Lincolnโฆ I will prepare and get ready and someday my chance will come. (Paraphrasing)
Weโll never be here again. This moment/living in the present.
The surfer. Immersed in Nature; taking signals from what is happening; responding to current situations. (I saw you as the surfer in this instance. Paddle boards can come to feel like training wheels on a childโs first bike!) Please know Iโm pulling your leg. Well, maybe just your great toe. ๐ Youโre awesome!
Abe? Pretty great in many respects! A good time for a listen to โAbraham, Martin, and John.โ Dion performed the song, then Marvin Gayeโs a bit later. Ignore the lyric that says, โBut it seems the good die young.โ The intent was for emotional impact.
Iโm adept at finding a mis-typed letter that greatly alters the message. I had noted you have a lot of miles left on your tires. Now I see โmikesโ and Iโm wondering โmicrophonesโ or โMike and the Mechanics.โ Now that Iโm on the same page I agree wholeheartedly!
Now if I just could find the story about women wearing witchesโ hats while paddle boarding. NYT? ๐ A no wake zone would help that cause as well.
A note from LoveLetterist:
I've been thinking about this business of good/bad, right/wrong, positive/negative, light/shadow, yin... yang.
Where I sit today is... whatever falls into our laps is not as important as what we do with it.
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Thanks, Gail. I remember a time when I could awfulize about anything, turning occurrences into screaming negatives. These days? Not so much. A work in progress.
Arenโt we all?! ๐
You and the girls are in good company...
โIt's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.โ ~Epictetus
โLife is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You donโt have to like itโฆ itโs just easier if you do.โ
~Byron Katie
Itโs just easier if you doโฆ๐๐ป
Thank you for this Gail. A daily practice to quiet the internal noise...why I run outdoors. I love your paintings.
I like the answer to โWhy do you paint?โ A few years ago Jackson Browne offered this exhortation in the lyric: โDonโt let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy!โ So he wrote songs and played them.
Cal seems to be answering the โwhy do you paintโ question by noting the quietness. Hard to argue with that!
Danielle LaPorte seems to have penned your job description! Longfellowโs โLearn to labor and to waitโ conjures an image of a surfer waiting for good waves. ๐
From memoryโฆ
โWe might lose or we might win, but weโll never be here again..โ (?)!!!
The surferโฆ has built the necessary skills?
I have been reading notes from books that Iโ e read over the years. Yesterday I came across a quote from Abe Lincolnโฆ I will prepare and get ready and someday my chance will come. (Paraphrasing)
Weโll never be here again. This moment/living in the present.
The surfer. Immersed in Nature; taking signals from what is happening; responding to current situations. (I saw you as the surfer in this instance. Paddle boards can come to feel like training wheels on a childโs first bike!) Please know Iโm pulling your leg. Well, maybe just your great toe. ๐ Youโre awesome!
Abe? Pretty great in many respects! A good time for a listen to โAbraham, Martin, and John.โ Dion performed the song, then Marvin Gayeโs a bit later. Ignore the lyric that says, โBut it seems the good die young.โ The intent was for emotional impact.
You have a lot of miles left on your tires. ๐คญ
My paddleboard surfing happens when a pontoon boat putters past and creates a small wake. If thereโs a speedboat, I drop to my knees. ๐
Emotional impactโฆ artistic license. I get it! Sometimes we gotta pump it up a notch.
Good news about the mikes cuz Iโm just finding my strut. ๐
Iโm adept at finding a mis-typed letter that greatly alters the message. I had noted you have a lot of miles left on your tires. Now I see โmikesโ and Iโm wondering โmicrophonesโ or โMike and the Mechanics.โ Now that Iโm on the same page I agree wholeheartedly!
Now if I just could find the story about women wearing witchesโ hats while paddle boarding. NYT? ๐ A no wake zone would help that cause as well.
Thatโs fantastic because I am adept at mis-typing letters! A match made in heaven!
Now off to read that story!