Turning it Off...

I am off to the north for a weekend spent with my two boys and no cells phones. Tadd and I have vowed to turn them off tonight at 5:00 p.m. We are pretending that we have the type of careers people had twenty years ago. Where you really took a vacation day and no one could reach you until you returned. My last item on my to-do list today was to post an entry on my little blog and thank each of the lovelies who have encouraged me to do so.

Thank you Jen, Stef and Michelle. See you when I return.

Patience

My head is swimming lately and my words are starting to reveal themselves at the surface of my mind again. But for a site titled "Celebrating Mediocrity" I find myself frozen from publishing unless I have something uber profound to say. this is the same reason I have failed to write in my son's baby book for two years! This is the same reason I no longer buy blank greeting cards, but let Hallmark do the talking for me. As for my interest in photography, I can't decide if my camera really sucks or I am just losing my eyesight... Last night I looked at my husband worried the the growing up we have done lately has left us unenchanted. I know I will bring magic back to my life if I participate here. If only for my own creative outlet. I am trying... please encourage me where you can.

In the mean time, two of my favorites have said it all for me, couragously and perfectly. Thank you Jen and Carmen.

Celebrating Brilliance

So, I've been hibernating and truly missed this outlet of writing and photography. Yet, I have struggled with my purpose of blogging and sharing my journal online.

Then, out of nowhere, a dear friend sent me this quote and put it all into perspective.

Our Deepest Fear

by Marianne Williamson

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Thank you, Daniel. Come visit again.