Tilting at Windmills: [AC] Advent Conspiracy 2009 Promo Video

Monday, December 7, 2009

[AC] Advent Conspiracy 2009 Promo Video

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Suzanne said...: I love this! Thank you so much for sharing.....my Christmas this year is....well we'll just say different. My husband moved out of our home a week ago...claiming he doesn't love me and hasn't for at least 10 years. Christmas was looking very bleak, but this reminded me of the real reason we celebrate Christmas. And it is the important one and it is ine that stays the same year after year despite what the current state of our lives are.....THANK YOU again my friend!; December 7, 2009 at 10:16 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".