Well, my birthday is coming to a close. No major fanfare, diamond earrings or fancy dinners. Just a good day. At my great job with fabulous colleagues, with my boys eating spaghetti and watching Monster's inc. That's a good birthday.
Today was a good day because I figured out what I want to do with my life. No really, I know exactly what it is. It happened during a phone call. The light bulb came on. This is what I want to do with my life. Pretty cool huh? It only took me 44 years to figure it out. But maybe that is what is actually good about getting older. All the pieces start falling into place and if you are lucky, you know what you want to do. Well, at least one of the things that you want to do.
But I can't tell you. If I tell my birthday wish, it won't come true right? Or maybe that doesn't apply to birthday revelations. In any case, when it does happen, you'll know! My boys have collapsed into sleep (including Rupe) so I have a few quiet moments to reflect on today. Good Night!
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About Me
- Jean
- 1,971 miles from Nashville where my identical twin lives.
- I was raised on a Mennonite Farm in Illinois. From the cornfields I made my way to inner city Philadelphia to live and work with kids who were the poorest of the poor but the brightest kids in the world. Later I took food and clothing to the homeless and prostitutes on the streets of NYC who opened my eyes to real poverty of spirit. Later I created fundraisers for AIDS patients, taught 2nd language learners about poetry, film and beauty and finally came to higher education to meet some of the most innovative, courageous and funky grads you could ever meet--at a place called Pitzer College. I live for moments of beauty and flashes of enlightenment. Sometimes life is just burnt out ends of smokey days (T.S. Eliot)or an ordinary cup of coffee. And sometimes it's that delicious misty morning overlooking Lake Atitlan in Guatemala in 1984 that I can never get out of my head. Ever. Either way, this story is going some where. Come along, if you like.
1 comment:
you are fabulous in all ways. you are my inspiration!
immt!
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