"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

-Albert Einstein

Laundry Room Envy

Holy moly. I just found a new favorite blog. www.roomenvy.wordpress.com. I would LOVE doing laundry if this could be my laundry room. Feeling inspired by some of the ideas I saw on there for things I could possibly pull off at my house.

Another lesson learned...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. -Ambrose Redmoon

(Borrowed this quote from a friend's facebook page this morning.)

I've had a very strange and entirely unexpected situation come up in the past few days. It twisted my brain into all kinds of knots, and involved a part of my past I never expected to resurface in any active sort of way. It also involved an important decision that I had a very hard time making. I can't type details of any of it on here, but it ultimately came down to truth in one hand and fear of what might happen to me if I spoke the truth in the other. Would I let (a very valid) fear stop me from speaking the truth (when asked for my story)? Would I let fear back me into a dark corner and put its big hands over my mouth to silence me?

By the time I got to the amazing Wesley Walker's house for a massage yesterday afternoon, I was in full-blown stress mode. I couldn't see how I would ever recognize the right decision. On my way home from my massage, I had a massive head ache, drank some water, took a nap and woke up clear-headed and knowing exactly what I should do. Speak the truth. The truth is bigger and more important than any fear. Reading the quote above on a friend's facebook page this morning only reaffirmed that decision. Done & done.

Saw this posted on a friend's facebook page. I want one of these huts built up by the waterfall/spring source on my property. I've been daydreaming about going there every morning to write, read and drink tea. (Image from studioblog.com)

Yesterday I took a HUGE step towards getting rid of a significant part of the credit card and hospital bill debt I've been feeling crushed by the last year or so....basically since the flood. Everything fell behind then, and I have felt like I've been scrambling to keep the tip of my nose above water ever since. It is going to take some serious elbow grease over the next 4-5 months, but after that, life will involve much less stress over money. I'm ready! Then, maybe I can start saving for my little poetry tea hut in the woods....