My daughter tells me by MSN that she can now play Chasing Cars on the guitar and sing all the lyrics. She is also the best "Bumper" on the school volleyball team. It's a relief she's back on MSN, we talk more that way than on the phone - don't know why.
Last night I went out and did the Poetry Slam at Cafe DuSoliel. I was sick all weekend, after my tour to Kelowna with Adam Pateman. It was Adam's first road trip and he really blossumed over the weekend (which was the point of taking him). He resonded well to the notes I gave him, and pretty easy to get along with, considering he's twenty three. But I got a cold/flu and was working hard to make it all happen. I did succeed, but not without alot of lying around in the hotel trying to rest.
Anyway, I was feeling a little better yesterday, so I went out an entered the slam. I did my strongest, but oldest stuff, and finished third in the second round, which netted me 15 bucks, and a heckle from Fred to "Write new poems". Anyway, enjoyed hanging out afterward with the gang, who are very cool. Even Sara the comfy chair.
Saw my shrink today, trying to get me functioning better. Mostly we talked about long term goals, something I don't seem to have to many of. So I need to do some hard thinking about where I need to get to.
Recording is something I enjoy. I did some tracks with Noobie Nobinson, and their new CD is out, and I'm on it. I think That is something I'd like to do more of. I have a piano lesson tomorrow, and I'm going to Victoria on Saturday for a show. Next Wednesday - the 30th on Bowen Island. So right now I trying to get over a cold and come up with some long term goals. My new car Lenny is running great. Car wash today. Oil change tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm doing okay. Not great - a little lonely, but things are basically okay. Thanks for reading.
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comfy chair - that's me! :D
ReplyDeleteThought I'd share a couple of thoughts from Henri Nouwen re lonliness vs. solitude since you mentioned feeling somewhat lonely. I know I found them insightful:
ReplyDeleteFinding Solitude:
All human beings are alone. No other person will completely feel like we do, think like we do, act like we do. Each of us is unique, and our aloneness is the other side of our uniqueness. The question is whether we let our aloneness become loneliness or whether we allow it to lead us into solitude. Lonliness is painful; solitude is peaceful. Loneliness makes us cling to others in desperation; solitude allows us to respect others in their uniqueness and community. Letting our aloneness grow into solitude and not into loneliness is a lifelong struggle. It requires conscious choices about whom to be with, what to study, how to pray, and when to ask for counsel. But wise choices will help us to find the solitude where our hearts can grow in love.
Creating Space to Dance Together:
When we feel lonely we keep looking for a person or persons who can take our loneliness away. Our lonely hearts cry out, "Please hold me, touch me, speak to me, pay atttention to me." But soon we discover that the person we expect to take our loneliness away cannot give us what we ask for. Often that person feels oppressed by our demands and runs away, leaving us in despair. As long as we approach another person from our loneliness, no mature human relationship can develop. Clinging to one another in loneliness is suffocating and eventually becomes destructive. For love to be possible we need the courage to create space between us and to trust that this space allows us to dance together.
--Henri J.M. Nouwen
"Bread for the Journey"