Wednesday, February 18, 2004
I am watching as one of the most gifted entrepeneurs of this century dies of Alzheimers. This man happens to be part of my family. For any of you that do not know, Alzheimers is a disease that snarls and twists its way into the brain like a weed until it chokes the life out of a person. Until memories become whispers... barely audible anymore... I hope I never, ever get this disease not because I don't want it but because I do not want to put my children and those I love through this kind of heartache day after heartwrenching day...and, not even realize what it is doing to them, watching you fade away to nothingness.. I wouldn't wish this disease on my worst enemy...
Posted at 02:15 pm by
DownHomeChick
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I've been gone 14 years and sometimes I feel this panicked rush when it comes to GS. ..perhaps I'm afraid of losing her..now that have her back.... I am so LUCKY to have my best friend back! She is one of those friends who you can talk to for hours, or, sit in a room and not talk for hours. Her friendship is unending, her loyalty unfaltering. Our life experiences have molded us into different people and we embrace all the variances. Not having a friend like that in my life after having her...was hard and living so far away we lost touch so many times. Now, its like a blessing bestowed on me to have her. "make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the other is gold..." Yep, she is my medallion.
Posted at 07:37 am by
DownHomeChick
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Tuesday, February 17, 2004
FROM GS
I called you this morning. You are working at home today; 3 jobs at once!, and the kids are off from school today. Yet you didn't hesitate!! You heard every word I said, even the first one as you picked up the phone already knowing it was me. -(the advantages of technology!)
You assuaged, encouraged, and shared unconditionally in my meanderings.. I wonder sometimes if people such as you get credit for the good that other people are able to, and indeed often do accomplish, due so much in part to the generous contributions you provide so unselfishly. And, you make it appear so effortless.. How I admire you! I must say- in case you don't already know, that: You are a resplendent boon to this wayfaring moon!..
Posted at 03:02 pm by Breize
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Funny that lastnight I should be writing about my former life in Corporate America. As fate would have it this morning I got an email from my old co-worker. Seems they want to know where all the contracts I negotiated might be located! SAY WHAT? HELLO? REPEAT THAT! #1 I've been gone for ALMOST a year! #2 Why would they just getting around to looking at contracts now? #3 Just what the bleep has the new person been doing if not aquainting themselves with contract expiration dates and what is or is not included for support in a contract from a vendor???? Perhaps this is confirmation that I made the right decision in leaving the executives to fight amongst themselves.
Posted at 10:16 am by
DownHomeChick
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Monday, February 16, 2004
Lessons.... Life is all about learning lessons. Some of us learn, some of us make mistakes over and over... In my case? You'll have to make your own judgment call on that...
DREAM JOB...
I had a dream job once. One that paid me alot of money and kept me in designer suits and hundred dollar pumps. It did not fulfill me. It got to where I was asking myself, "Is this it?" I didn't feel much better about life than when I was eating macaroni and margarine because it was the only thing in the house to eat... I drove the long, long commute into a city that never quite fit me right. I started questioning who's life I was living at thirty thousand feet, starring down at the billowing clouds headed to someplace where I'd only be touring the halls of the hotel board room wing. I did what was expected of me. It didn't matter that I did it well, paid my dues or made the cut.
ONE YEAR LATER...
Be careful what you wish for! I opted out of corporate America not because I got the guts to bust loose but because family needed us more than I needed my career. Still it felt good to walk away from it; wash my hands of executive city.
I started my own business just last month! Sure its going slow but the unbelievable thing is, it is going! Today when I talked with a customer on the phone I looked at my weekly planner and said, "I can't start that job until Wednesday." He said, "No problem. I'll drop the unit off anyway." When I got off the phone I sat still for a full minute as I realized that I really am calling my own shots. In a flailing economy I am opening up my own business. I am either nuts or on the edge.
Posted at 10:13 pm by
DownHomeChick
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When I was younger there was very little in life that couldn't be cured by a contemplative walk through the forest. In the deep woods I could relax and let nature envelope and calm me. During these walks I found ways to better deal with my problems. It is the same for me today.
When I need its breath
I inhale it in
From a fallen log
The world can spin
All my troubles away
When I long for peace
I find it here
On a carpet of moss
In the forest where
Calmness always finds me
When I must take cover
Yet still need space
It is here I walk
And here I place
My trust in its restoring power
TMK
Posted at 09:29 pm by
DownHomeChick
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