Tilting at Windmills: On the 103rd FLOOR!!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

On the 103rd FLOOR!!!

Sitting on a clear plexiglass floor on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago! WAY fun!!!!

5 comments:

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...: They didn't have that the last time I visited the Sears Tower... it will always be the Sears Tower to me. I have a strong connection to that building... I'll tell you some time, if you're interested.

Are you in Chicago now? If so, I'm only 50 miles away!; October 26, 2010 at 6:12 AM
Margaret said...: Yikes!; October 26, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Suzanne said...: Even the thought of doing this sends chills up and down my spine......; October 26, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...: No possible way!!! My stomach ties in knots whenever I look at that photo. No way! Tina S; October 27, 2010 at 1:44 AM
Terri said...: You are MUCH more brave than I am! I get scared just looking at the picture! LOL!; October 28, 2010 at 10:10 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".