http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna On the road to beautiful... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:09:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again this weekend I was surprised by grief. It shouldn't be anything new any more, but it is. We have been traveling to Nazareth to my parents' home every weekend except one since mom died. It's hard to go to that house, but I find I ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/10/12/surprised-by-griefagain/ one more weekend in nazareth...this was our best time with mark. he has been seeing a new set of drs. and is so much calmer and 'with it' that talking things over was the easiest it has ever been. dad's house will be appraised next sat., and that will ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/10/05/whew/ Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life. Anne Lamott. http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/10/04/perfectionism/ what's wrong with me???? i don't mean what are all my faults, (we don't have time for that), but why am i feeling so overloaded? am i just selfish? everything is happening so fast. i don't feel like i've been doing a very good job of processing what's changing or ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/10/03/neededfairy-godmother-and/ my dad's been with us for 5 days. he's told us he wants to stay with us during john's surgery on oct. 15th and beyond. who knew that this season of our lives would include having a parent living with us? we really feel this is a gift, ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/09/27/paps-here/ How I think about my work is indistinguishable from the way I think about my needlepoint or cooking: here is the project I'm involved in. IT IS PLAY!!! In this sense all my life is spent in play-sewing, needlepoint, picking flowers, writing, or buying groceries. Diane Johnson And one ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/07/30/play/ Last week at this time I was in a helicopter flying over the Grand Canyon. Hard to believe now, but I have pictures to prove it all. By this time last week I had already walked 1000 miles in dry 103 heat (so it only felt like 102), ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/07/08/last-week-at-this-time/ If there is a disease that's symptoms are keeping hair products and makeup that is old and 24/25 used, I have it. I just cleaned under my bathroom sink, and the things I found scared me. Besides many, many shampoo and conditioner bottles that have only one fraction ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/06/10/im-sick/ Yes, it happened, and so quickly. I have been in a bit of a funk about it...doing lots of re-thinking and re-evaluating, and thinking and evaluating. I will certainly be more understanding when my friends hit this age. I will no longer think of 60 as too old, or the ... http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/06/06/im-60/ Life is so short we must move very slowly. --Thai proverb http://simplepilgrimage.org/donna/archives/2008/03/31/thought-provoking/