The EZ Secret: Tips on Living in EZ, from Anne Sermons Gillis, 11/27/2012
Published: Tue, 12/04/12
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It's been over a week since my best friend left the
planet. My mind and heart are still wrapped around my loss.
There's not really anything else I can write about or focus on, so
today you get another dose of Judy. The Power of a Journal Once I asked someone if they had a journal. The woman
replied, "No. I'm afraid someone might read it when I die. I don't
won't anyone in my business." Judy and I laughed at this because
we both hoped that people would read our journals after we'd
passed and think we were smart, funny, and wise. So I knew it
would be okay to read from her gratitude journal at the memorial.
One of her entries: "It's been a while since I wrote down thank
yous – never too late – thanks for that!" I shared entries about
her appreciation for her family and friends. The thank yous
spanned from 2000 to 2007 and showed the transformation she was
undergoing. My thank you today is for that journal and that I got
to read it and that her children will get to read it. The Power of Community What led to this transformation, this flowering of the
human soul? No question, it was community. Judy had scattered
friends, but in 2004, with encouragement of Daphne and me, she
started attending Potlucks
for Peace. Our beloved Tomi opened her home to a small group
of visionaries who talked of world issues, bitched about human
injustices, championed social justice, and ate a lot of good food.
She attended concerts, spent holidays, went to the movies, and ate
out with her pot luck friends. She had to drive over 20 miles in
Houston rush hour traffic to see her friends, but her friends were
her world to her. She attended those Monday night meetings every
week for eight years. Terri Hendrix performs "Hole in my Pocket"
It was such a treat to meet Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines on Sunday. They are two nice people and great musicians to boot. It took my mind off my Judy loss, and Terri was great to give me a lot of support. This peppy little song had cool lyrics. They will open for Robert Earl Keen at The House of Blues on Dec. 27, 2012 in Houston. Editor: Charles Heineke of TheDoorway Remember, if someone forwarded this email to you, you can request your own copy here. |
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all pilgrims together, winding through unknown territory, home. I distrust those people who know so well what God
wants them to do because I always notice it coincides with their
own wishes. Maybe the price of admission into some peoples'
hearts is the willingness to listen to them complain. People use
complaints as sort of a wall. But if we stay and listen long
enough, without trying to fix them or improve their outlook, we
might find gold. |