Early this morning my brother Dan boarded a plane for the first leg of his journey to Argentina, but before he left, he managed to sneak this onto my refrigerator:
Dan acquired this magnet several years ago while living in Colorado. What's so special about this magnet to me is that for the last several weeks I have been lamenting about this blog's title "Carpe Diem!" ("seize the day" in Latin) to anyone who will listen, and Dan listened.
Those who know me well know what a struggle it is for me to "seize the day". Some people rise with the dawn excited about the day and what it will bring. I am not one of those people. Dan, on the other hand, is "seize the day" incarnate. Dan climbs rocks. He installs windows. (Thank you!) He kayaks. He bakes bread, and pies, and biscotti. He makes Christmas cookies with my children. He builds. (In fact, he is flying to Argentina to build as I type!) He rises early and stays up late. He's the Proverbs 31 woman that I long to be! (Sorry, Dan. You are not womanly at all. You are very, very manly!)
I have never climbed a rock. I'm afraid of the table saw. I hurt myself with the drill. (I do kayak!) I've never made a pie crust or biscotti. I hate baking Christmas cookies. (Sorry kids, the truth hurts!) I rise late and stay up late, and sometimes, I'm cranky and have PMS and look like Don King! Yet in spite of it all, my brother sees my heart, and without a word, he quietly encouraged me to keep on trying. Thank you, Dan. I will keep trying, and somehow, I will find a way to seize the day!
Great writing! There’s a book in you; even if you don't want to believe it, it’s there! Read Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird (along with her other books) and write the hell out of your experiences!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Your comment made me smile. Maybe someday... In the meantime, I'll find myself a copy of "Bird by Bird".
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