Tilting at Windmills: Back to school/work/whatever

Monday, May 25, 2009

Back to school/work/whatever

Time to get ready for school- the last three weeks- YIPPEE!!!

It was a good weekend. Not enough got done, except the wonderful Cards for Heroes bloghopping. But, I have clothes for tomorrow, ready as soon as I iron them, clothes enough for the week, all the tests marked, graded and recorded and some of the papers reviewed. The weather was gorgeous.

I can FEEL summer!!!

2 comments:

Denise said...: My kids are done on the 18th of June. I am really anxious for school to be over for awhile. I am sure you are feeling the same way:)
Dancingly Denise; May 27, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Shirley said...: I feel Summer too. I started too late on my lawn today and will have to finish it tomorrow. I hate it when I do that!; June 2, 2009 at 7:45 PM

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".