Tilting at Windmills: August 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Delight and Joy in August

I had lost track of this wonderful blog for a while, but happily she posted to me recently and now I have put her on my sidebar so I cannot lose her again.

FawnDear is hosting a MOST delightful blog event next week. It will be full of whimsy, joy and surprise! I am TOTALLY encouraging everyone to check this out and participate- we all need a little more happiness in our lives.

Just click on the picture and it will take you to the path to Neverland!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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".