"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps." David Lloyd George
Instead of starting that epic leap today, I woke to two boys who were too sick to go to school. So, as long as they're better tomorrow, full-time work on revisions will start then.
Through doing this book, I learned that I see life as a river. I want to be in the water, where it's dynamic and flowing; not stuck on shore where people think they're safe but they're only static (death). I may get pulled under at times, have to swim hard other times, float in the sun or cling to a rock, but I'm where Life is.
Here's a moment of clarity about some stretches of that river, courtesy of Chuck Snow, from this evening on Facebook. This is the transcript of our conversation, starting with my status update:
"Jene Jackson: asks you to forgive her momentary lapse into publicly expressed pessimism. And here is a quote: "In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable." -- Madame de Stael
Chuck Snow: Yes, it's much better to pretend that everything and everyone floats along in a rose-colored ocean of magic, fluffy bunnies and chocolates shaped like Gandhi.
Jene Jackson: Yes, it's much better to pretend that everything and everyone floats along in an excrement-covered ocean of filth, sharp knives and meth-filled chocolates shaped like George W.
Chuck Snow: Who's pretending? lol
Jene Jackson: I prefer not pretending, floating along with everything and everyone in a real, sweetsaltydarkbeerwhiskeytasting river of laughter, hugs that crush your bones, and dark chocolate-covered coffee beans shaped like boobs."
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