"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day

RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.

Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Can one have it all??

First off, my apologies for no pictures lately. My camera's batteries are dead, and frankly I haven't had time or interest in getting new ones yet. So, it may be a while longer before there will be new pictures of Tuks in action.

Today, I ran a 5-mile race at noon. My friend E came over and brought Tuki to watch her Mama dieing.....It wasn't pretty. I hurt more in this race than I have ever in any other race I have ever ran. Good thing it wasn't my first or I would give up the idea of racing again...ever!!! It was a sunny, warmish day and over 800 people ran the course. There was a hopping party after and Tuki, E and I had a good time, then we came home, E bought, and then we ate; PIZZA. After, we took the dogs for a walk while Tuki had a wagon ride, and finally we visited neighbor A.

Tuks is sleeping, Mama is tired, and hopefully E had a good all around day as well. All is cozy in Snowville...........

A friend told me that it is impossible to "have it all".i.e. be prepared to run a good race, be a single Mom, prepare healthy meals, work full time, on and on it goes, etc., etc., etc., ..what do you think???????

2 comments:

Marta said...

For me it's the housework and home maintainence that goes first. Unfortunately.
And I hate that! A housekeeper, if only part time may be the answer.

Sarah said...

I think it depends on what "all" means to a specific person. My "all" certainly isn't necessarily what the next person's 'all' is. I am pretty comfortable with what I have on my plate on a day-to-day basis (I'd sure like my two boys home now, though!), and my "all" has become simplified over time. But, it's give and take too; some days are bound to be better than others.

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