Tilting at Windmills: Support the Relay for Life and win blog candy!

Friday, July 11, 2008

Support the Relay for Life and win blog candy!

Wendi Kaput is a designer for Clear Artistic Stamps, one of my favorite stamp companies. She is having a blog candy contest on her site to raise money for the Chicago Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Donations have been made by a number of stamping companies, including Tim Holtz, Gina K, Unity Stamps and Clear Artistic Stamps among others. There is a direct link from her site to the ACS. This is always a good cause, and why not contribute and maybe win?

http://kaputkrafts.typepad.com/kaput_krafts/2008/07/how-you-can-win-fabulous-blog-candy-from-your-favorite-companies.html

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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".