22/04: Riding Life
Hello friends,
Hello friends, ah -- found time! Cancelled meetings, my house is empty, even the dog is at my husband's office-- so here I am. Writing in a quiet place is such sweet pleasure. Saw a couple of good movies recently, Smart People and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. With both movies, I had the pleasure of knowing very little about what I was about to see. My movie therapy ritual is to go to a weekday matinee, lately on Monday, and relish this quiet, solitary indulgence (even if there are a few people in the theatre, the experience is between me and the big screen). I enjoyed both of my recent picks, because they weren’t entirely predictable, and the characters were not entirely heroic or entirely bad. The lack of predictability allowed me to wander off with the movie.
My life is feeling a little like that right now. Introvert Power is launching in July, and I don’t know what is going to happen when it hits the shelves. I have accepted the challenge of learning Arabic, though I’m not sure if I can do it and I have no idea where it will lead me. I am exploring new career opportunities, and I don’t know which ones will open to me and which ones will slam in my face. All I know is that things are changing; the plot is thickening and I have a hunch it’s going to turn out well. I feel the tension, though, and movies help me to enjoy the not knowing, the “going along for the ride” – even when the ride is my life! Hmm, the ride is my life, and it’s the ride of my life – think I’ll put my hands up and say wheeeeee!
Hello friends, ah -- found time! Cancelled meetings, my house is empty, even the dog is at my husband's office-- so here I am. Writing in a quiet place is such sweet pleasure. Saw a couple of good movies recently, Smart People and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. With both movies, I had the pleasure of knowing very little about what I was about to see. My movie therapy ritual is to go to a weekday matinee, lately on Monday, and relish this quiet, solitary indulgence (even if there are a few people in the theatre, the experience is between me and the big screen). I enjoyed both of my recent picks, because they weren’t entirely predictable, and the characters were not entirely heroic or entirely bad. The lack of predictability allowed me to wander off with the movie.
My life is feeling a little like that right now. Introvert Power is launching in July, and I don’t know what is going to happen when it hits the shelves. I have accepted the challenge of learning Arabic, though I’m not sure if I can do it and I have no idea where it will lead me. I am exploring new career opportunities, and I don’t know which ones will open to me and which ones will slam in my face. All I know is that things are changing; the plot is thickening and I have a hunch it’s going to turn out well. I feel the tension, though, and movies help me to enjoy the not knowing, the “going along for the ride” – even when the ride is my life! Hmm, the ride is my life, and it’s the ride of my life – think I’ll put my hands up and say wheeeeee!
