Thursday, August 18, 2011

my peace? your peace? want a piece?


i can't control what is beyond my control. therefore i should be at peace with what i can control and let go of what i can't control. right? but, sometimes holding onto that piece of peace is difficult.

unfortunately, there are people in my life who are saturated with hatefulness, prejudice and homophobia. and, unfortunately, those people - who once were very important to me - are not at all hesitant in passing on that hatefulness to our son. because of that, i find myself in a place where i have to manage my son's relationship with someone who is very important to and loved by him but is very toxic to our family. so i walk the line, do what i think is best as a mama, let go of a life-long relationship and try to find my piece of peace with it.

here's to hoping that you find your piece of peace today ...

Monday, August 8, 2011

YES!! ... and soccer begins ...

... as does the rest of the fall craziness. but, for a brief moment, we need to ~ and should ~ celebrate our goals ... achieved and those that we are still working toward. i suppose we should take a note from our shortstack ... celebrate with pure joy!

CHEEHOO!!!!



Monday, August 1, 2011

live it to the full ...

i'm taking a because-i-can, why-the-heck-not, self-reflection, virtually-anonymous course online this month. nope ... it is in no way academic. it is totally and purely self-indulgent. i've been reflecting A LOT over the past several years about self-authentication and personal purpose in this big, bad world. as i was browsing the my blog roll a couple of months ago, i stumbled across this website and i was tempted to sign up for this course. something to help me reconnect with my latent creativity? some sort of guidance to walk my inside-out emotional rollercoaster (or at least attempt to corral it) through the multitude of transitions that have occurred in my life over the past 6 years? sign me up!! i'm IN!!!

and so it began today. lord knows what it will do for/to me ... whether or not i'll stick with it ... how i will feel about it ... but, for now, i'm intrigued ... so i'll keep y'all posted.

right now, my eyes are barely open. shortstack and panda are crashed out for the night. there's a pile of dirty dishes that will likely still be dirty in the AM ... so good nite y'all. sweetest sleep to all of you ...

i wish we all could sleep like little boys ... nite, everyone ...