{"id":14866,"date":"2013-08-29T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T16:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=14866"},"modified":"2013-08-29T09:39:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T16:39:28","slug":"a-reminder-to-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/29\/a-reminder-to-live\/","title":{"rendered":"A reminder to live"},"content":{"rendered":"

This came from C^2 with the title “A Cartoonist’s Advice.”<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s that (words by Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes<\/i>, art by cartoonist Gavin Aung Than). It’s one heck of a lot more.<\/p>\n

A deep-breath-taking reminder that no matter what anybody else wants, demands, or expects of us, our life is ours to make.<\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

Raining this morning. The first really good fall-like rain. Though temps are still summer-mild and there’s not even a breeze to rattle the wind chimes hanging outside the window, it’s another reminder.<\/p>\n

It reminds me of this<\/a>. And to live while life lasts (a reminder I need over and over and over again).<\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

I pretty much missed this summer from being so busy. The busy-ness was in a good cause. But I still missed another precious, short, NorthWET summer.<\/p>\n

But today I get to sit in front of a big window and watched the rain.<\/p>\n

I’d like to declare the summer’s chaos over. Every sign says both the summer and the chaos are<\/i> over. But you know what happens when you say, “Whew! Thank heaven I’m done with that!”<\/p>\n

So I won’t say it. I’ll just keep quiet and enjoy the warm rain.<\/p>\n

Hope you get to do your share (or more than your share) of enjoying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This came from C^2 with the title “A Cartoonist’s Advice.” It’s that (words by Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, art by cartoonist Gavin Aung Than). It’s one heck of a lot more. A deep-breath-taking reminder that no matter what anybody else wants, demands, or expects of us, our life is ours to make. —– Raining this morning. The first really good fall-like rain. Though temps are still summer-mild and there’s not even a breeze to rattle the wind chimes hanging outside the window, it’s another reminder. It reminds me of this. And to live while life lasts (a…<\/p>\n

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