Tilting at Windmills: OOPS- almost forgot to post a BLOG CANDY opportunity

Saturday, November 29, 2008

OOPS- almost forgot to post a BLOG CANDY opportunity

My wonderful TAC angel, Bridgett, is having a big blog candy giveaway for Thanksgiving. You can find it HERE. The drawing will be tomorrow- Sunday, Novemeber 30.

1 comment:

Bridgett Owens said...: Thanks for sharing your favorite things about the holidays with me. I love them, too!!! I will announce the blog candy winner today but wanted you to know that I have your name added! Your hostess order arrived Wednesday so I will be mailing that out to you on Monday!
Hugs,
Bridgett; November 30, 2008 at 3:23 AM

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Why "Tilting at Windmills"?

When I started this blog in October 2007, there was a story here about my connection to "Tilting With Windmills". Much of what was in that post no longer applies. Much other of it still does. So, here's the story.

When I was graduating from high school, more than 40 years ago, a group of my friend presented me with a print of Picasso's Don Quixote. They said it reminded me of them.

I get upset when things are wrong, even though getting upset cannot fix them. I dislike people who are cruel or petty or self-serving, and am frustrated that I cannot change them. I fight a daily battle with my health, although I know that every new day is another battle. I have a husband and close friends who support me, even when what I want or believe seems crazy.

So, the comparison with Don Quixote is perhaps an apt one. The story encourages me to take on the battles I see, even the hopeless ones. It reminds me to try to see the best in people. It comforts me that, in the end, even if my actions are futile, they are not meaningless.

I mean to try to continue "to dream the impossible dream".