Silence Echos

Lessons learned at a wedding-Misi's Post

I have mentioned in blogs past how hard headed I am.  I can be quite resistant to change, and if they would make Dread a Olympic event, I would have tons of gold medals.  I am a champ at dreading things.  What can I say?  It is who I am.  But I am working on it.  I told my friend Jonathan just the other day that I am working on cultivating a quiet spirit.  He laughed.  Well, he knows me pretty well and knows that this is quite an undertaking.  But I have had some gentle prods from the universe that it is time to tackle this mindset. Given my hard-headedness these proddings usually have to come completely out of context in order to

#1 get me to pay attention and

#2 really take the truth to heart so it can affect change.   

So of course what better place than Meridith's wedding? I never would of guessed that being a bridesmaid was actually just a cover for Misi's mini-life lessons seminar. 

I Surrender to the Strawberry Ice Cream Misi's post

Yesterday morning I just happened to catch the Counting Crows on A&E's Private Sessions.  It was a great treat as Adam Duritz is a long standing crush of mine.  It was agood mix of performance and him talking about the whole musical process.  He is a weird tension of  happy and melancholy- which is probably why I dig him because that sounds a lot like me.  He, of course, was talking about the newest album, but in the midst of talking about the new songs he interjects and mentions the song "Accidentally in Love." 

Tales from the bridal party Misi's Post

  If anyone is reading this blog you will notice that it has been almost a year since our last post.  I really don't have a very good reason for going silent other than I let life get in the way of my writing, and I was busy licking my wounds.  Meridith, on the other hand, was planning the event of her life.  Meridith got married on June 13, and let me tell you it was an event.  And I had a ringside seat. . . as a bridesmaid. 

Is anybody out there? Misi's very delayed post

I am thinking about writing again.  I recently was in a friend's house and discovered by accident that he is a painter.  I was delightfully surprised because I am by art the way I am by books and music - all are life lines that feed my spirit.  When I questioned him about painting he replied that he just didn't really have time to paint anymore, to which I replied "It is a tragedy to have such a gift and not use it."  Immediately, I thought of this blog and how it has been silent for over a year.  Well my friend Deb was there, and she immediately said it out loud.  "Well how long has it been since you wrote?"  Busted twice.  I do try to pay attention to messages from the universe.  So this the second beginning of this blog - No big promises just  baby steps to try and use the gift I have been given.