My friend H was once told by a spiritual advisor that this might be her vacation life. In past lives, she might have had might struggles or challenges, and this life was a vacation life, where things are easy and troubles small. Yet, she struggles to find purpose and meaning in her life.
While I have faced challenges (losing a baby, my brother's battle with schizophrenia, Jack's workaholism, etc.), in some ways my life is a vacation life. I am raising my two kids, and all of my basic needs for food, clothing and shelter are met with limited effort on my part.
I wonder what would happen if Joan of Arc were reincarnated as an American housewife, and everything were easy for her. Would the Maid of Lorraine have a hard time sitting still? What would Joan do? Would she be happy driving her kids to and from school every day? Or, would she be out there running for Senate, or leading the Occupy movement? Would she take on bigger challenges now that her needs were met, or was the fact that she was stuck in the middle of a war inspire her to act?
This blog is about the little and big thoughts that pop into my head. I once read that when Flannery O'Connor walked into a bookstore, she would want to edit her published works with a red pen. In the digital world, we have the luxury of tweaking things up after we've hit the publish button. I can be a perfectionist/procrastinator, where waiting for the ideal means little gets done. Here I will share what is not--and likely will never be--perfect.
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