Another deliciously wonderful website for writers and readers that I've stumbled on. It's a great place to find quotes from your favorite authors or pundits directly relating to a subject that interests you (i.e. finance, religion, child-rearing):
I don't have Walden Pond, like Henry David Thoreau. However, that doesn't mean I wouldn't want someplace to go where I can lose myself for a short while and come back to my life with a new perspective.
The past month has been laden with changes and challenges and questions. Most of all, this has truly been the beginning of the journey to find myself. (I'd tried this before, but I'd always found I had too little time to investigate me. I realize now that not knowing myself actually hurts others around me, so it's worth the investment.)
February is still "clean the clutter" month as part of my new resolutions. At first I thought it was just physical clutter. Baby clothes and gear, things I either bought or received that I've never used, items much better off at Goodwill where someone can make use of them, etc.
But, after a rather thought-provoking weekend, I realize that, in order to truly "clean the clutter", I first have to "de-clutter" my brain. For the past decade, it's been so jam-packed with stress and worry and fear and self-doubt and feelings of inferiority (as many of us experience) that I've been virtually paralyzed in my quest to "Be Kimm".
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Anyhoo, back to my original thoughts. I cam up with a crazy idea to take a road trip. Not sure to where, not sure when, etc. But it would be alone. Free of distractions, my own music blasting on the radio, a change of scenery (whether it be mountains or prairies or beaches or big cities). Something I have not done since I was at my zenith at the age of 18, busting thru the borders of a small town into the real world like a bucking bronco smashing thru his cage.
One of my most vivid memories when I first came back to Millington when I was 20 years old was how incredibly small it seemed!!! My childhood house was very small, but there was no shortage of old Victorians and large farmhouses scattered around microscopic now that I'd lived in big cities, ridden like a pro on subways, shopped at stores where the milk was organic and came in large, chilled bags, spelled "colour" instead of "color" and savored Thai food.
I'll never forget steering onto the bridge over the Fox River when I came home for a visit - a bridge I'd crossed thousands and thousands of times since my birth on my way to Sandwich. It appeared to be so incredibly small, as if only one car and maybe a bike could cross it at the same time. This was, of course, an illusion of my eyes. But wow....this startling visual perspective took my breath away!! The river that once looked large and even a bit intimidating seemed little more than a large creek after having driven over the St. Laurence River in Quebec.
The whole moment was astonishing, to say the least. And it left a deep and lasting impact on my life. Which is why, even though I loved my hometown and think of all the blessings that can be found in a small alcove of the world where everyone knows everyone else, I will always encourage my children to expand their horizons as far as they can (and want). There is an entire world out there, full of mystery, intrigue and...spicy food.
Happy ponderings, everyone!!! :)
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