Monthly Archives: September 2009

in a pig’s eye

Posted on September 19, 2009 by the jodi

Find something you love, a service you can do that you really love. It’ll change your life in ways you cannot imagine. I went up to the Green Chimneys’ farm on Friday, like I usually do, but yesterday when I woke up, my heart wasn’t in it. I went anyway, I’d made a commitment and I knew what would happen once I was there. GC is a residential school for kids with emotional and behavioral problems, it’s also a farm … Continue reading →

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keep it movin’

Posted on September 18, 2009 by the jodi

It would help if I knew where I was going. I don’t. I only know I’m on the right path and while I’m pretty clear that the journey is more important than the destination, I’m still the girl who needs to know things. Not knowing drives me crazy. But the journey is about growth & compassion, about releasing the angel that already lives inside of me. It’s about faith & creativity and as my friend Edie Jane says, Just do … Continue reading →

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relative aging

Posted on September 15, 2009 by the jodi

It is entirely within the realm of possibility that a person would, at 53, have a 3 year old grandchild. However, it was much funnier when my 3 year old godson referred to my friend Marilyn (five years older than me) as Grandma, than it was when he turned around five minutes later, after I’d stopped laughing and called me Grandma as well. I spent two days teaching him my name. We practiced. We even practiced M’s name. By the … Continue reading →

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