Monthly Archives: August 2014

What is it that keeps you going?

I’ve been asking that very question at my senior residence, “What is it that keeps you going?”

• Eileen tap dances, sews and crochets and knits
• John collects stamps and creates trivits, helped by his magnifying glass.
• Pauline relishes the remnants of her former button collection and gets up to dance anytime she hears a beat.
• Doris and Marie welcome new arrivals and make them feel at home.
• Joan lives for her grandchildren.
• Jenn lives for her Red Sox team.

Eileen said, “I need a challenge!” when I found her one morning searching through sweater pattern magazines seeking an embellishment she hasn’t yet learned to do.

At 74, I need to keep learning! Continue reading

If you hear a voice within you say ‘I cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

~ Vincent Van Gogh

This came courtesy of Karen Jandorf, Peace on the Inside, my subscription to a daily prompt  to ponder life’s wisdom.  I love the serendipity of such a thought provoking arrival coinciding perfectly with the events in my own life— particularly since I just signed up for a painting class.

Painting? With acrylics?   Continue reading