Mendofleur

MT Whitney trail camp at sunrise, Southern Sierra Mountains, California

Today I spent a good portion of it waiting for my husband to finish a medical test. I usually bring some knitting, one or two books to read, and a bag of almonds. I knitted a few rows and then took out one of the books, How Much Joy Can You Stand? It seemed a fitting title to bolster my day, but it is a great book about igniting personal creativity by Suzanne Falter-Barnes. I have read it once already, but thought I would review some of it while I waited. Here is one of many great quotes:

“Every unpursued dream leaves the world a tiny bit paler and life a little less rich. Every untold story means one fewer lesson passed on to someone else. Every abandoned idea means one more strike against hope.

“A fire in the belly is a champion for the ridiculous. It keeps you going day after day, stroke after stroke, step after step. You have to keep going in order to honor yourself. The fire gives you the courage to fly in the face of a world that values products more than people and the bottom line more than somebody’s tender dreams.”

Dream: To make it to the summit of MT Whitney close to my 60th birthday (after two failed attempts in the last three years due to weather and later a broken hand.)

Dream: To take my vision of fabric sculpture to fruition, to give a voice to the fire in my belly, to heed the song, the never-ending song.