Grace Waters's Blog (8)

When we first start out on a journey we are excited and thrilled to begin the journey. As we go along, we meet with obstacles. Things do not work out as planned, or they do work out as planned, but we realize that they do not have the results we hoped for. Regardless, we become less enchanted with the journey and more focused on the obstacles.We begin to second guess ourselves and think that maybe we talked ourselves into something that is really impossible to achieve. We almost give up.…

Already in the first few days of the new year I have come up against some tremendous obstacles, and even before the first week has been completed I have contemplated giving up on some things. But I did not give up. It seemed like everything conspired against me to get me to throw my hands up in despair and walk away, but I refused to quit. Today, as I mulled over the things that have been happening, I realized that the things that have happened in the first…

Time for another transparent moment from Grace Waters…putting on my seatbelt, check. Checking my rearview mirror, check. Putting on my sunglasses, check. Putting the car in drive and not reverse, check. Ready to go. These last few weeks have been a time of intense contemplation and decision-making. I have been slightly annoyed because it has seemed as if I have reached a decision, then I will get a telephone call, text, etc, which causes me to begin the decision-making process all over…

A few days ago I decided that I was going to take a walk. As I started off on the walk I did not realize just how long the walk was. When I completed the walk I looked up the distance and realized that I had walked three miles. As I walked it was cold and windy. My ears were aching. I was sometimes inches away from heavy traffic. Somehow though I kept pressing my way to my destination. I thought about stopping and turning around at least three times, but I continued on. My legs were itching…

There are a lot of things that I want. For instance, I would not mind a three series BMW with all the trim. Nor would I mind a walk-in closet full of nothing but designer clothing and shoes. Do I need those things? No. Is it ok to want those things? Yes. I just have to know the difference between needing and wanting. While those things I mentioned are blatantly superficial, they illustrate the point of an even greater dilemma-the battle of wants versus needs in every area of our lives. To…

I like words. I enjoy fitting each word into a phrase that helps what I am feeling make sense. Creating a sentence is synonymous to a jigsaw puzzle in which only the correct pieces fit together. Inside each individual word is another small puzzle of sorts. My life, lately, has been like the synthesis of words into a complete phrase. The pieces have been arranged and rearranged until they fit. Unlike the puzzle pieces, which are inanimate and unfeeling pieces of matter, rearranging the…