My girlfriend moved to Florida yesterday (I live in Pennsylvania). I was feeling a little sad and some friends invited me over last night.
As I was driving there I noticed how amazing the sky looked, full of clouds, some beautiful, some violent and dark, some welcoming, some threatening.
And I had…an experience. I’ve tried to put [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Day 0 (2008-06-30): Everything
Posted in 100 Days of Peace, Peace, tagged 100 Days of Peace, everything, Florida, happy, life, nothing, Peace, Pennsylvania, sad on June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Day 0 (2008-06-29): Unavailable
Posted in 100 Days of Peace, Peace, tagged 100 Days of Peace, life, Peace, unavailable, Verizon on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is my friend Scott’s birthday. I called his cell phone on a whim to see what would happen. I received an automated message:
“The Verizon customer you are trying to reach is unavailable. Please try again later.”
Context is a funny thing.
I was hoping the number had been reassigned and that I’d connect to some stranger. [...]
Day 100 (2008-06-13): Uncertainty ain’t so bad
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, fear, heaven, life, Peace, today, tomorrow, uncertainty on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had no idea when I began these 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty where I would find myself on Day 100. And I haven’t yet reviewed my early posts, but my sense is that my relationship to uncertainty is unrecognizable from what it was 3+ months ago. It feels so good.
This whole exploration of [...]
Day 97 (2008-06-10): Slowing down, revisited
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, attention, children, fun, life, Peace, slow down, slowing down, uncertainty on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been watching my two nieces 4 days a week for the past few weeks. Today my 5-year-old niece asked me, “Uncle Curtis, you know what your problem is?”
I love how direct and unfiltered children can be. And I value their perspective tremendously, especially this niece. So I gave her my attention. “Please tell me.”
“You [...]
Day 94 (2008-06-07): The freedom of waiting, Part 2
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, freedom, life, Peace, uncertainty, waiting on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I found myself waiting again in a situation that could have been miserable had I adopted a different perspective. My girlfriend’s car wouldn’t start (the key wouldn’t turn in the ignition). The car was outside a Bed, Bath & Beyond where we’d been shopping. It was a humid 90+ degree day, we were busy, [...]
Day 92 (2008-06-05): Certainty
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, certainty, life, needs, Peace, teleclass, uncertainty, values on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I attended a teleclass on “What’s Most Important to You?” and in one of the exercises I was rating how important various needs/values are to me. One of them was Certainty.
And I realized that Certainty does NOT feel that important to me anymore.
It was interesting to come at this 100 Days of Peace in [...]
Day 91 (2008-06-04): Uncertainty, a scary monster?
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, be present, being present, change, life, love, monsters, pain, Peace, relationships, trust, uncertainty, worry on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I learned that a situation I am enjoying will end in a few weeks.
I realized today that I’m not that worried about it. This lack of worry surprised me because this situation is something I care deeply about, so why wouldn’t I be worried about it ending? It’s like I’m headed for a [...]
Day 90 (2008-06-03): Fun for all
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, behavior, fun, joy, life, love, Peace, uncertainty on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was a difficult day watching my nieces. Today began the same way. So I changed my paradigm:
Fun for all.
I told my nieces today that the demanding they do will no longer be tolerated. I will not respond to demands. This may upset them and they may cry, and that is their choice. I choose [...]
Day 88 (2008-06-01): The Curtis Show, revisited
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Uncertainty, Peace, uncertainty, tagged 100 Days of Peace, authenticity, life, Peace, The Curtis Show, uncertainty on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was at a party with some good friends, people I’d expect to be comfortable being myself around. And afterwards I realized I’d been putting on The Curtis Show.
The difference is that usually The Curtis Show is for others (to make them feel good), but today it was for me.
Given some reflection, I think on [...]
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