What a wonderful couple of days it has been. One of my co-workers is moving back to California. As much as he annoyed me, I really liked him. He is the one that bought me the People Magazine that Joan Lunden was in. I left work and went to Starbucks near my girlfriend’s house to work for a while. I needed to get to the other side of town and decided to try to beat the traffic as much as is possible on a Friday afternoon in Atlanta. I tried stopping by her daughter’s house to see their baby, but as it turned out they were out of town. When I got to my friend’s house it was just in time to light Sabbath candles, something I really enjoy doing at their home. I was too late to do it with my friend, but it was still a beautiful way to start what turned out to be a great evening. We went across the street to visit another friend of ours for a little while. They hadn’t seen either of them in a couple months, so it was great catching up. We went back and had a yummy dinner and wonderful conversation. My friend’s husband knows I’m a bit “off kilter”. When I told him that Gd had been speaking to me thru the clouds, he tried to keep a straight face and just couldn’t. It was actually funny watching his reaction. I LOVE their daughter. I wish I had her confidence and self esteem at her age. Heck, in some ways I wish I had it now. I really didn’t want to leave…I typically don’t want to leave when I go visit them. I feel so comfortable in their home and with everyone that is ever at their dinner table. I finally went home at about 10:20. Considering I left the house at 7am, it made for a very long day. I’m getting ready to jump around so hold on. I haven’t been able to go buy a bra yet. The fact is I don’t need one, but it would make things better. My friend bought her daughter some bras that she couldn’t wear. They are cotton and stretchy and not a typical bra. Gratefully she offered them to me and they fit. I spoke with one of my pinky sisters today and she also is having a hard time going to buy a bra. I asked if she would like to go together and she said yes. We are going to get together next week and go shopping. I’m not sure what that is about, but felt better knowing I wasn’t the only one. I got up early this morning to get to the arts festival. I park in the same spot every time. I couldn’t go to the Spring show because I was at home sick from chemo. The last time I was there was last fall and I was on the knee walker after surgery. That feels like a lifetime ago. I headed straight for the booth to see Tom and Brenda from Branching Out. I haven’t seen them in a year, and Brenda and I have kept up with each other of fb. Tom made an incredible piece and they decided I needed to have it…they gave it to me as a gift. I am still in shock. I can’t even put into words how much I appreciate that and how special it makes me feel. I got to chat with several artists I know and met a lovely lady that I have seen but never spoke with. I actually had a chat with her mom. When I asked about her I found out she lives in Columbia (S. America) and was just visiting the times we had spoken. I love that I can’t just go to a festival and walk thru…that I know so many people that it becomes a social event and a chance to see, hug and catch up with people I have grown to respect and love. I have the energy of many of them in my home on my walls, on my furniture and even on my body when I wear their jewelry. It has become a wonderful part of my life over the years. After not being able to go to so many events this year, it is even more special to me now. A friend called while I was there and we made plans to have lunch. When I got in the car he changed his mind because he couldn’t wait and already ate. There was a time that would have created a huge resentment and I would have held those feelings for a long time. I have learned to “go with the flow”. That change has made life much more enjoyable, helped me experience a lot of things I otherwise wouldn’t have and in general made my spirit more loving and compassionate. I was really hungry so I found a cute restaurant in Decatur and had lunch and read the paper. I have tons of work to do, so I went to Starbucks (shocking) and worked for a little while. I met a neat lady and we began chatting. It turned out she is an artist. She left her corporate career to follow her passion. I meeting a lot of those types of people lately…Maybe Gd is giving me a message, I don’t know. I was really tired and went home hoping to have a nap so I could enjoy date night with myself. I didn’t sleep very long, but who cares. I went and had my nails done. When Judy (the lady that does my nails) saw the color I picked, she asked why I had to be so boring. I laughed and said I was going on a business trip this week. She wouldn’t use the color I picked and we settled on a color that was much better. I ran over to Crust for dinner and then planned on going home to do some art. My favorite waitree/bartender was working. Her Dad showed up and we wound up sitting and yapping for about 2 hours. It was nice having a fun, funny and interesting conversation with a guy with no pressure or expectations. I finished dinner and went home to play. I decided not to do any organizing and just play. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and preferred just waiting to see what “came to me”. I had bought some plain baseball hats ages ago. I met a lad at the chemo lab this week that glued jewels to a hat and it looked great. I decided to try doing that. I’m not sure if I like what I made, and it doesn’t matter. That in itself was a HUGE lesson for me. I enjoyed creating the hat, period. I will decide another time if I want to wear it. Whether I do or not doesn’t take away from the experience of making it. Like I’ve learned in other ways, it isn’t about the destination, it is the journey that matters. All in all it was a wonderful day filled with all the components of what make like special for me…people, meaningful interactions, fun, self care and sunshine. I have such an amazing life…I am still shocked on a daily basis about how much Gd loves me. I woke up this morning and chatted with a good friend. I came over to Starbucks to meet a newcomer. What a wonderful way to start the day. I doubt I will write later. I have to run an errand and go home to get some things done. Tonight is the dinner honoring my friend Jerry Farber. I’m so happy to be well and able to go. It is a beautiful day…I am going to either walk this afternoon or first thing in the morning. I leave for Orland for two days first thing Tuesday morning. It will be a very busy two days at the conference I am attending. It is my 5th time going. This is the first time I’m going without my former boss. This is the first time I am seeing a group of people I’ve known for a long time since I’ve been sick. I am a little nervous, but focusing on business. I’m not wearing a hat or scarf. I have enough hair at this point, and that is very exciting to me. OK, I’m off to get stuff done. I hope you have had at least as wonderful a weekend as I have so far. Hugs!!!
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:01:39 +0000
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