Still Alive and Kickin' and Thinkin'!
Alive and Kickin'-Yes, I am still alive! Had a note from one of my regular e-mailers, asking if I'd possibly vanished from good old cyberspace. No, just taking a Summer break, my friend. Replenishing the old reserves, both mental and physical, and generally loafing. During this time I'm following a few personal pursuits, ones that require a good deal of research, so do excuse the late replies to e-mail some of you are receiving. Come September, I'll be Jeany-On-the-Spot, with my replies, once more. And yes, I'm keeping cool. The heat and humidity we in the Atlanta area have been dealing with has been vicious!
For the greater part of my adulthood, my will and effort, my concerns, were directed mainly toward my family. When my daughters attained adulthood and set out on their own, the aforementioned will and effort I began directing, to a greater extent, toward myself. There was so much I wished yet to learn, to know, and for lack of a better term, to ponder, concerning my self.
At the onset of my journey, I confess to often experiencing an uncomfortably nagging, twinge of guilt. Not unusual, for many mature women, who have spent much of their lives in the role of caretaker, and ever-present core of familial stability. Yet, I persevered, and I soon learned it was merely a matter of 'shifting gears', in one's life.
In the very beginning of my free-for-all, I found myself starved for new experiences. I reveled in interests that I'd long held, but had never allowed myself precious time to fully explore, during my tenure as child-raiser, and heart-of-the-home. During this time, I discovered in myself potential that I never imagined. I felt as the proverbial child in the candy store. Spread out before me, in tempting variety, lay the sweetest offerings, and I realized I need merely reach out to garner them for myself.
None of my pursuits have greatly enriched me financially. Yet, as a direct result of them, I hold a wealth of personal fulfillment. I have grown above and beyond, and outwardly. Inwardly I am experiencing what I refer to as personal enlightenment. This is something I have not consciously set myself to do. Suddenly, or so it seems, I find myself thinking outside the enclosed, restrictive, area of 'the box', concerning absolutely everything in life.
My perspective on life, on this world in which we live, has changed. It is as though my eyes have finally opened, and I see clearly, what has always been before me, for the first time in my life. Much of what I see heartens me, as a human being. Yet, so much more fills my heart with despair, and I possess now, as never before, a greater sense of outrage. Such amazing advancements we have achieved, we humans, even in my fifty-five years of life. Yet, how stagnated we seem to be, in the one area of greatest import: Progress as human beings I often wonder when it will become evident, the only absolute cause of any worth, the only cause upon which our time and effort should be spent, is the cause of all humanity.
General Statement of a Work in Progress
For the greater part of my adulthood, my will and effort, my concerns, were directed mainly toward my family. When my daughters attained adulthood and set out on their own, the aforementioned will and effort I began directing, to a greater extent, toward myself. There was so much I wished yet to learn, to know, and for lack of a better term, to ponder, concerning my self.
At the onset of my journey, I confess to often experiencing an uncomfortably nagging, twinge of guilt. Not unusual, for many mature women, who have spent much of their lives in the role of caretaker, and ever-present core of familial stability. Yet, I persevered, and I soon learned it was merely a matter of 'shifting gears', in one's life.
In the very beginning of my free-for-all, I found myself starved for new experiences. I reveled in interests that I'd long held, but had never allowed myself precious time to fully explore, during my tenure as child-raiser, and heart-of-the-home. During this time, I discovered in myself potential that I never imagined. I felt as the proverbial child in the candy store. Spread out before me, in tempting variety, lay the sweetest offerings, and I realized I need merely reach out to garner them for myself.
None of my pursuits have greatly enriched me financially. Yet, as a direct result of them, I hold a wealth of personal fulfillment. I have grown above and beyond, and outwardly. Inwardly I am experiencing what I refer to as personal enlightenment. This is something I have not consciously set myself to do. Suddenly, or so it seems, I find myself thinking outside the enclosed, restrictive, area of 'the box', concerning absolutely everything in life.
My perspective on life, on this world in which we live, has changed. It is as though my eyes have finally opened, and I see clearly, what has always been before me, for the first time in my life. Much of what I see heartens me, as a human being. Yet, so much more fills my heart with despair, and I possess now, as never before, a greater sense of outrage. Such amazing advancements we have achieved, we humans, even in my fifty-five years of life. Yet, how stagnated we seem to be, in the one area of greatest import: Progress as human beings I often wonder when it will become evident, the only absolute cause of any worth, the only cause upon which our time and effort should be spent, is the cause of all humanity.
Copyright © 2006 Jeannine Schenewerk
posted by Jeannine Schenewerk | 12:07 PM
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