On this particular date I take this word so differently. Undertow means "an implicit quality, emotion, or influence underlying the superficial aspects of something and leaving a particular impression" according to dictionary.com. October 24, 1987, I lost someone close to our family, and it was the night I grew up immediately. I don't know why it is not only something I never got over, but is also one of two things that can bring me to tears out of nowhere. I feel it and see it so deeply...the people, the weather, the call...knew down to the day when my own daughter had outlived her and was grateful she did; I cannot fathom how her parents not only went on but have endured over the years. 27 years later, feels like last year sometimes. For the longest time I would have dreams that I found her, she was just lost and no one knew it, and I would bring her home. I still would do anything to be able to take away the pain and loss of that night, and wonder what life would have been like for myself, her family, my family and our friends if that night hadn't happened.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
"Clear"- Day 23
I will probably use every opportunity to go back to my incredible few hours in Watkins Glen...
Day 22- "Demure"
It doesn't describe anyone in my family, across multiple generations...that is all I can say! Interestingly the one who was most so has become less so since her husband passed, she lives a much more active and outgoing life now. I am glad that today most women don't have to concede to a man and be what they aren't in their marriage, at least not here in the USA. I read about things that go on in other countries is just so backwards.
Day 21- "Otherwordly"
I was happy to see that Watkins Glen State Park made it to a recent list of "Places in America You Need to See Before You Die." I totally agree, words and pictures can't begin to describe the feeling you get, like you are hunting for the crystal skull. At one point if you go on the right path and take a little side path up you all of a sudden come up to an unexpected cemetery, so beautiful. It is one of those that has uniqueness vs. every headstone looking the same. It just enhanced the experience and contributed to the overwhelming otherworldly feeling you get when hiking the gorge.
Day 20- "Twilight"
"The twilight sky turns from bright blue to purple as the sun meets the water in an explosion of hot pink clouds."- Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani. This is the last I hadn't read of every book she has written, and I am stretching it. By the end of every book I feel like I know the characters, her writing style and ability is envious and becomes more apparent when you follow one of her books with that of another less skilled author. Looking forward to the first movie based on one of her novels, releasing soon!
Saturday, October 18, 2014
"Flawed" Day 18
Why when we are the only one who looks a certain way do we see ourselves as flawed, when in actuality we may be the most alive of them all?
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