QOTD: You can make no peace with the ignorant. ~ Carnival Row
Scene 1:
Grace emerges in the ebb and flow, not just the flow.
The waning reveals a different kind of blessing than the waxing.
But whether it’s our time to ferment in the valley of shadows or rise up singing in the sun-splashed meadow, fresh power to transform ourselves is always on the way.
Our suffering won’t last, nor will our triumph.
Without fail, life will deliver the creative energy we need to change into the new thing we must become. – Rob Brezsny
Ram Dass refers to the waning as fierce grace, growth through suffering.
Scene 2:
I spend most my day tutoring 3rd grade math.
Scene 3:
Road trip today. I traveled from Sylacauga AL to Heiskell TN.
Freshly made bagels with freshly made cream cheese and Costa Rican coffee for breakfast at the Crestline Bagel Company.
Playing in the pool at an upscale health club. The body wash in the shower was decadent.
Spicy Pineapple Pizza and $5 Bloody Marys at The Slice for lunch.
Eating with gusto
Live local music, food trucks, vendors, and dogs at Do Dah Day. Also there was the too drunk to be walking around around alone lady who came up and joined us for a minute or five.
Knowing the water is tested and safe is great. Definitely a happy thing.
2. Quote of the day
Talking about himself, the child said, “My life is awesome!” That will put a smile on my face.
3. Turkey
I like turkey. I look forward to it at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Today I cooked some. Yep, it’s not Thanksgiving or Christmas. I rubbed the 3 pound turkey (beast)* breast with Cajun seasoning and popped it in the slow cooker. Five hours later it was moist, tender, and delicious.
Gratitude Helps and Heals
I am grateful for the opportunities I have to travel and for the random turkey moments.
Peace and love
Share your joy. Tell us something that made you happy this week.
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* Items in parenthesis are messages from The Muse, Autocorrect
I discovered a leak in the roof. I wondered where the water came from in the kitchen floor. Now all I have to do is find a roofer before it rains again. haha Wish me luck.
What is some of the best times you’ve had this year? What are some of your happiest moments of 2013? Feel free to post pictures on this day if you have any and you can share more than one thing.
I’ve had a lot of good times this year. You’ve seen pictures from many of them: New Orleans, Oak Ridge, Memphis, Nashville, Gulf Shores, and Fairhope. Of course life closer to the house is filled with great times too.
Christy, Jesse, and I took the Amtrak Crescent from the train depot in Anniston AL to New Orleans for a week of adventure and photography. This train station is a classical revival depot and is listed in the National Registry of Historical Places. Jesse loves to ride the train. Heck, we all love to ride the train. We left August 8, 2013 and returned August 14th. Unfortunately Jeremy couldn’t go this time. He had to work.
Christy’s father was kind enough to drive us to the train station and pick us up so we wouldn’t have to leave a vehicle parked there for a week.
We stayed at our usual place, the historic 905 Royal Hotel in the French Quarter. The 905 Royal was built in the late 1890’s.
Live local music, food trucks, vendors, and dogs at 
My Eclectic Life 