Blessings to you in the new year! The above photo is of Wes and Steve (son and husband) just before Christmas last week… we live in a beautiful place, don’t we?
Wes was home for three weeks from college but is safely back in Annapolis, MD now. We miss him already!
It was frosty this morning!
I’ve spent the day in bed due to a cold/flu that is persisting… but I’m loving the extra sleep and the excuse to spend quality time with some of my books!
Things gleaned just the last hour:
“There’s no point in looking before crossing the road if you don’t look in the right direction.” — Hector, in “Hector and the Search for Happiness.”
and,
Flannery O’Connor described herself as “a pidgeon-toed, only-child with a receding chin and a you-leave-me-alone-or-I’ll-bite-you complex.” (From “Flannery” by Brad Gooch.)
and finally,
“You need gas for the body, gas for the mind, and gas for the soul.” — Carl Dixon, Texan Self-Taught Artist featured in “Spirited Journeys.”
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Have a wonderful first full week of 2014!
carlasonheim.wordpress.com 
Gas, it seems, is good after all. Bloat is another story.
Happiest New Year ever Carla
I love these quotes. And I adore Hector and The Search for Happiness. That short book packs a big punch, doesn’t it? I have the other 2 books in the series, but have not read them yet.
Happy New Year!
Jackie
Two other reads I’ve been trying get to on Flannery O’connor. First is a biography and second is excerpts of her prayer journal from earlier in her life that’s been recently published.
https://store.rabbitroom.com/product/the-terrible-speed-of-mercy1
https://store.rabbitroom.com/product/a-prayer-journal
And I thought of you when I watched this 10 minute ted talk the other day, good chance you’ve already seen it.
About embracing limitations.