30 Things...

So...I was giving that list of 30 things a closer look and most of them you can't really transfer over, so I'm making up some of my own!



#2: 5 Things I've Learned From You


1. There is a happy place in between uptight perfection and giving up.  As MacDonnell would say "the perfect is the enemy of the good".  Whether it's in keeping the closet clean or making dinner or decorating, just because it's not perfect doesn't mean I scrap the whole thing.  Even more beautiful is the emotional application of this.

2. You Hold On.  You keep moving.  I guess it goes back to my idea of perfection.  Life won't always be just the way I think it should be-I still need to hang on!  After your mom's death.  Through my depression.  Through all the Virginia licensure frustrations and now our move and certainty of what comes next.  You inspire me.  First it was just getting through, but recently you started telling me how you decided you were going to be happy.  'Come what may and love it' comes to mind.

3. Light and strength can be found in non-traditional places.  I think of Metallica...and KT Tunstall-and now Fight as One (Avenger's intro by Bad City).

4. How to cook rice (and to love it brown)!

5. Love is never wasted.  I'm impressed by your continual love and concern for your sister.  I would say that you forgive her genuinely...but I'm not sure would even think she needed to be forgive by you.  I'm still learning and am grateful for your kind example.


Thank you!