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Surviving Aches and Pains
Life can become so busy that without realizing it we (actually I meant to say “I”) start to neglect projects, family and friends. But more important, I begin neglecting myself. I don’t take the time to listen to my mind or my body. And then one day it starts screaming at me and I can’t ignore it any longer. I am searching for a way to survive with my aches and pains. A New Year It’s 2019 and I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions. They never last for more than a few weeks or months. But this year MUST be different. It will be my 60th year on this…
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Life Half Over? Or Is Life Just Starting? Thoughts on Aging
I have so many thoughts on aging these days. As each birthday approaches I start wondering, is life half over or just staring? I love reading the Wild Woman Sisterhood posts that are on my Facebook screen almost daily. They resonate with me! I have never been one to conform to the fads or the norms. My Childhood Dreams My childhood was on the tails of the hippie movement. We watched the older sisters of my best friends walk out the door with their hippie beads around their necks and their bell bottoms and halter tops. My soul surrounded itself with folk songs, black lights, beads hanging from my room,…
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I LOVE SUMMER
I love summer! This phrase comes from my lips at least once a week. There are people in my life who have heard it so much that they just ignore me now. That’s okay. I will continue to say it. It doesn’t matter how hot it is, or how humid, I still love it. Summer is the best part of the year. I guess that’s why I enjoy Florida so much. Ahhhhh….. the smells and feel of a hot, humid Florida night!!! But that’s another story for another time. From as far back as I can remember, summertime was the best! My memory holds visions of pop up thunderstorms that…
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Shannon The Riveter
I can’t remember what it was the other night that reminded me of this, but for years I have always tried to fix things around the house on my own before I call in the professionals. Sometimes it works and sometimes it is a disaster. My ex started calling me Shannon The Riveter. This trait (or fault) of mine stems from my second marriage where I was alone at home a lot. I would try to tackle the leaks and issues on my own rather than admit that I needed help. DRIP, DRIP, DRIP One night I walked down to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and since…
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Horses and Chickens
Sometimes life gets the best of us and stress takes over. I truly believe that laughter is good medicine. If I find myself being bogged down with life I try to step back and notice life around me. There just might be that brief moment where something funny can help get me back on track. Here is a journal entry from years ago. Friday, September 15, 2006 Just at the moment when I need something in my life to make me laugh…. I was having dinner with some friends last night on their farm in Prospect. It’s a very beautiful part of town with a lot of land. The whole…
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The Potter’s Wheel and Creativity
I wrote a blog awhile back on missing my creativity and my clay work. I have gotten my tools back, I have purchased the clay and I have the longing to get back to my work. But I have no space to do this. I tried creating a little corner in the basement but it’s a basement! Okay, Shannon, use your creativity to imagine how this could work! Paint the walls a bright color, hang magazine photos that inspire! Open the box of clay and breathe in it’s earthy scent! DO IT! Today I watched a post on Facebook of an artist who was working on his wheel and an…
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Homelessness And the Man At the Waterfall
I KNOW I SAID I WAS TAKING A BREAK UNTIL JUNE BUT I COULDN’T RESIST. I MISS WRITING. So I am going to share an old journal writing that still affects me when I think about the two instances that occurred that inspired this entry to be written. Homelessness is on my mind. The Boy With the Sad Eyes There are moments in my life that stop me cold and my heart hurts. During those moments I start contemplating my own life and how I could have helped someone and maybe didn’t. One of these moments was a few years ago passing through a Taco Bell drive-thru window. I…
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Taking a Break
In my everyday, grownup life I have a full time job. I am an Event Planner. I love what I do even though I would rather be writing and doing my art full time. But a girl needs to pay the bills! So I go to work at 8am every week day and I write at night or weekends. And am still trying to find time to slide my artwork creativity into the hours of the day. May is my absolute busiest time of the year at work. I am at a University and this is the month leading up to Commencement. Not only am I in charge of planning…
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An American in Singapore
I love to travel! My mind and body crave the experience of being in another place, immersing myself in other cultures and lifestyles. One of the most exotic and exciting experiences I have ever had was my first trip to Singapore. It has been many years since I visited Singapore but the sights and smells remain with me to this day. The air holds an aromatic blend of orchids, moist sea air, fish markets and exotic Chinese herbs. Singapore Airlines Flying to this country is an experience all its own. I flew out of New York City on Singapore Airlines and before I even boarded the plane the…
