Tilting at Windmills: Happy 4th of July

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Happy 4th of July

To celebrate the 4th, let's remember those who are serving our country, especially those who are far from home this year.

2 comments:

Susan said...: Hi, Ron and I met at the TR PO, we were both mail carriers. We live in Waretown, but out west ...near the scout camps...mailing address is Barnegat.

I have family in TR we lived in Brick for a bit(my mom, dad and me)

I'm a grad. of OCC and then also from Jefferson in Philly.

SMALL world...we might actually know each other. :)

Enjoy your weekend!
Susan; July 3, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Susan said...: PS...I scrapbook also...it is possible we have been to some crops also :)
Susan; July 3, 2010 at 10:29 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".