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Thursday, September 11, 2003

Regrets...
I've had a few.
But then again,
Too few to mention!
--"My Way",
written by Paul Anka
When I hear that song, I think of Frank Sinatra, and sometimes Elvis or Sid Vicious -- all of whom have been known to perform, in their own unique manner, that wonderful song. Wonderful because -- though I don't always enjoy hearing it, I've heard it so much -- the song is a wonderful personal anthem. That's something we all need: a personal anthem. A song that praises our individuality; a mark of devotion to oneself. After all, they say you're going to have a helluva time loving anyone else unless you've first learned to love yourself, right?

This is not to replace your love for your God, or your spouse, or your family. I'm simply saying that we all need to give ourselves a bit more self-love at this time of year. (No, not that type of self-love !) Too many of us beat up on ourselves throughout the year, and then nearly destroy ourselves at year's end. No wonder there are so many suicides during the Holidays; the messages bombarding us are to Buy Buy Buy and to Give Give Give -- but what if you have nothing to give but love? If you have a dearth of that good stuff, then you'll have a bitch of a time spreading it around to your neighbors.

So be good to yourself, whether you're Christian, Pagan, Wiccan, Athiest, Hindu, Islamic, Mormon, Podcastin, or otherwise. Don't take the pills, they won't do you or anyone else any good; you'll simply miss out on the Next Big Thing (which may turn out to be Your Next Big Thing). Just do things your own way, singing that little hymn as you do so:
For what is a man,
What has he got?
If not himself,
Then he has naught.
To say the things,
He truly feels,
And not the words,
Of one who kneels.
The record shows,
I took the blows
And did it my way!

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

(Continued from audio post)

Then, we went to the bus stop, mom and I, and we waited for the bus as I called her nursing home to let them know we were running late. It was nearly 7:30, and the administrator I spoke with told me that it would be a good idea to have mom home by 8; the doors would be locked after that. I debated whether to continue waiting for the bus or to attempt walking mom home. Mom was noticeably exhausted; I hadn't kept her out this late for a very long time--at least since last year. Though we only had a mile left, I wasn't sure how much strength she had left in her. Her head was nodding, and her footing was beginning to get more unstable than usual.

I had no idea how long the bus would take to arrive, though, and didn't want to take the chance that we'd arrive at her home after the doors had been locked. So, after a few more minutes of deliberation, I finally took mom's hand and helped her to her feet, and we began to walk home.

We didn't get far, however, not walking--for once we reached the railroad tracks about a hundred yards down the road, I took a chance and flagged a passing bus. The bus had an "Out of Service" sign lit up above its windshield, but the driver stopped the bus for us anyway. The bus operator opened the door and asked us how far were going. "Down the street a bit," I said, "About a mile." The driver beckoned for us to climb aboard, and she drove us home.
posted by Harold  10/06/2004 03:38:00 PM
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I once posted, in this space (this right column), the following:

If I had friends they would be listed here

That particular bit o' text, that silly and idiotic phrase, was repeated a dozen or two dozen or so times and was intended to be temporary. I had been working on a project -- a new layout for this blog -- and had intended for that text to be placeholder content. That is, the text was supposed to temporarily replace the content that had previously occupied this column (which was a list of links to friends -- that is, other blogs and web sites I linked to). I didn't know what content I was going to place into that (this) space, so I placed a bunch of duplicate phrases here as a placeholder so that I would remember to fill in this space again later.

At the same time, I thought I was being cute with the heading:

NEW & IMPROVED FRIENDS!

The fact remains: I still don't know what content to put here, in this column. Links again? Pictures? Video? Audio? Ads? Oh, hell no! It hasn't come to me yet, but I'm sure it will eventually, and when it does it'll come quick and (as usual) with consequences.