“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” -Rumi

“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them.” -Rumi

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. — “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963

Respect your haters. They are the ones who think you are better than them. -Unknown

You don’t understand, no-one does. When a woman makes the choice to marry, to have children; in one way her life begins but in another way it stops. You build a life of details. You become a mother, a wife and you stop and stay steady so that your children can move. And when they leave they take your life of details with them. And then you’re expected move again only you don’t remember what moves you because no-one has asked in so long. Not even yourself. You never in your life think that love like this can happen to you. -Francesca, Bridges of Madison County

“Motherfuckin’ tittysuckin’ two-balled bitch!” -Agent Zoil – Paul

Same ol’ song and dance

12 June, 2010 /

What a bizarre week this has been and to end it off, the wind is circling around, racing from tree to tree. I keep hearing loud crashing and I find new stuff in my yard has been relocated to someplace else.

Last night wasn’t any better. It made for great ‘walking’ weather though. It was a beautiful night and after a long day it felt good to get outside, holding hands and just talking. We both have many years with many memories we can talk about and I love to hear things about the time he was in another country. He likes the stories I tell that make him laugh. We did both.
In the middle of the journey was park and we enjoyed swinging and wearing our old arms out. It felt good to be alive last night. It felt good to talk without hesitation or reserve. It felt good to have my best friend with me again…and to laugh so hard I cry.

The best thing about this new life is knowing what is enough and not setting expectations too high or so high they can’t be met.

Right now, this is enough.