When you see the heights of accomplishment and personal evolution you can attain when you walk through your fears, your faith in yourself will grow, allowing your next step to be easier. ~DailyOm
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Today I am grateful...
- that although I sort of expected the oral surgeon to remove this broken tooth, it won't happen until Friday (it has to be drilled in half, then removed and a bone graft put in place). I agonized about doing it that day or waiting for the next available time in two weeks. Best to get it over with.
- for knowing Houston well enough to know shortcuts through its congested streets. Yesterday on the West Loop (one of the busiest roads in the US) the traffic was crawling, but I was able to exit and take a couple back streets to make my way to a fast moving thoroughfare.
- that I know some big words like thoroughfare
- for my copy of Baraka that came in the mail yesterday. It was a great meditation to watch on the big TV. I love that snow monkey.
Exposing our feelings makes us vulnerable, and we often fear that we will be hurt or rejected. We may be trying to preserve a false image of ourselves as self-sufficient and free of problems. Whatever the reasons for our unwillingness to communicate, we are cheating ourselves. By "clamming up," we cut ourselves off from the care and support of those who love us. Honest sharing between individuals opens the way for growth and change. By expressing our thoughts and feelings out loud to another person, we become better able to understand and deal with whatever is bothering us. More important, we deepen our relationships with family and friends when we are willing to communicate on a meaningful level. ~Food for Thought
12 comments:
I too am a back street queen...no pun intended.
Shortcuts often lead to big words.
I love that Food for thought. I often think: Clam up, don't rock the boat and I need to fight that instinct and give myself a voice or rather honor the one I've been given
I wish you the best of fortune on any road you choose...
Front roads, Back roads
And all the roads between
Just let me outta here
Without being seen
I'm the Shortcut King of Richmond. We'd make a good team.
I know the back streets of Paducah and Kansas. I used to know them in Houston but I am sure I would get really really lost now.
Yes, I know that I clam up and sometimes don't communicate as I need to do. I'm working on unclamming.
I love the "Food for Thought"
Thanks for your nice words on my last blog, Scott. Coming from an artist of your stature it means a lot.
Your idea of painting the mural on unstretched canvas reminded me of the time I did a very long scene on wallpaper and then gave it two coats of polycrylic and then was able to apply it just like the original wallpaper.
Loved the Daily Om...
Bit squeamish reading about the oral surgeon. Hope everything goes well for you dear friend. (Hugs)Indigo
It is nice that you see more than one way to get to a place... in many ways.
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