Tilting at Windmills: Home

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Home

Totally NOT settled back in, but I'm home from the shore.

Thought I'd give the blog a new look. Didn't want any beachy themes since I'm not there anymore. :(

Not much news- lots of doctors appointments coming up along with work on the house.

I'm off to read the 4th book about Maisie Dobbs.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

3 comments:

Denise said...: goodluck settling back in...that's always a bummer after relaxing away.
Dancingly, Denise; August 1, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Shirley said...: I am hoping to be home more often too, and I wish it had been the beach from whence I came. Hee hee; August 2, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Etha said...: That's a fresh new look :)
Hope everything at home goes fine!!; August 2, 2009 at 9:36 AM

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".