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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Sunday, February 02, 2003
Hours
Yesterday Gena, her mother Beth, and I went to Nashville and had a really good time. We ate lunch at the Yellow Porch. I'd heard of it and wanted to eat there, so this was a treat. It was good and right across from 100 Oaks. There are several good places to eat in that area in addition to this one - Baja Burrito, Calypso, and Sam & Zoe's Coffeehouse. The Expo Design Center is near there, too, which is owned by Home Depot, I think. Dr. Spigel asked me if I'd gone there and said he and his wife liked it. Sally and I went to it and had fun discussing things we saw. I also found a place he told me about when I asked him where to shop for Chloe's Bat Mitzvah gift. Since I'm her godmother, I wanted it to be meaningful. It's pretty neat to be able to have a variety of conversations with him. I got some wonderful ideas, and the owner of the shop is delightful, informative, and so helpful. Chloe's Bat Mitzvah will be in December in Pittsburgh, and I'm looking forward to being there for it.
We planned to see Chicago, but it sold out just as we got to the ticket window, so we saw The Hours. I didn't mind seeing it again at all since there were parts of it I wanted to pay attention to now that I know more about it. The performaces were all outstanding, understated, and left just enough to the imagination. Basically it's about love, self-preservation, and to paraphrase Woolf's words, the essence of a woman's life as lived in the hours of a single day.
Then we shopped. Female bonding! We went to Pier 1 and the Green Hills Mall. I like to go in Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware to get ideas. We spent a couple of hours looking around in the mall. Then we came back and visited some more at Beth's. She has the cutest dog, Scooby, who is half Maltese and half poodle. He's a white, fluffy, energetic, licky, bitey, little thing and well-loved. I'm definitely a cat person but can enjoy visiting dogs sometime. Dogs require more attention than cats and are co-dependent. I'm not enough fun for them. Cats are demanding of course and train their servants (anyone who thinks there are cat owners doesn't have one) but do sleep a lot. I probably bore them, too.
Beth loaned me several books, and Gena loaned me one about the thyroid. Then when I got home my Amazon order was waiting for me - The Queen of Clean Conquers Clutter and Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women Over Fifty. Now I have a lot to read but am going to concentrate on the books on tape, clutter, and the thyroid help first. Mother has accurately pointed out that I will sit in the middle of chaos and read about how to organize. I used to watch aerobics on TV with the same results.
10:37:00 AM
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