Comments on: Here & now

By: jeanine

jeanine — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:39:36 +0000

what matters to me today is getting a run in on the mountain before the first rain drops. music, matters to me every day (today’s song on repeat is this rope is long by let’s go sailing). your blog post matters to me because it was a jolt of inspiration in my morning and i thank you for that. on that note: words and photographs, photographs and words. also, a dinner ce soir with two sisters and one cousin, lots of red wine and the echos of laughter long after the night has ended.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:25:37 +0000

It sounds like it’s been a wonderful week.

I have a lot in my head today. I took the last two days off from work with the intention of writing my national board entries. I have spent the entire time working on the business. I have made tons of (mostly accidental) contacts, and received gobs of support and excitement from total strangers. I had someone ask to be put on my email list. Then I decided to make an email list.

What matters to me today is the feeling I’ve had over the last few days, and realizing that this is not only the direction I want things to go, but it is entirely feasible. What matters is waking up at dawn (rather than hours before), sharing coffee with my husband, snuggling the cat or going for a run, and THEN starting my day.

Sorry… this is a long comment. You asked exactly the right question just as I was processing all of this in my brain, and prefaced it with a description of your week and feelings, which at the moment seem similar to mine.

I hope you have some really great tomorrows ahead of you.

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:09:06 +0000

My manuscript situation has begun to get quite a bit more serious too… and it has a narrative, which is interesting, an arc, a chronology, and that is both frightening and wonderful. Thinking of you and your writing. xo

By: Bethany

Bethany — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:15 +0000

Budgeting my time — only 15 minutes to catch up on blogs, another 15 to dash out e-mails, 2 hours for housework, anything that doesn’t get done can wait. Focusing on my daughters’ hearts through the minute-by-minute actions that drive me craaaaazy. Letting my priorities relax so I’m not continuously disappointed in myself. Making caramel sauce and eating it with freshly-cracked walnuts.

By: wn

wn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:28 +0000

I like this “reconciling the smallness of today with the possibility that tomorrow will be great.”

Today, my family and my body are important. I am making leaps in my overall fitness, leaps that leave me sore, calloused and feeling strong, small prices to pay for growth.

My family is thriving, finally. Overall health, small roadbumps, but otherwise we are seeing progress, everywhere. After a year of illness, fighting and concessions, this is a welcome break.