Thoughts on Humility

Degas once said, "It's wonderful to be famous as long as you remain unknown." 

The photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson’s thoughts, “…but like photographs or people, they were admirable to the degree that they remained humble.”

Anger

"Don't let others cause you to become the person you are not."

Yale University Insight

Walking around the yell University campus I suddenly realized something.

It's easy to think that only people with special privileges can do something like this, but I suddenly realized to members of our immediate family went to Ivy League schools--my husband, who interned in veterinary medicine at Cornell University and my son, who got a masters from Harvard University after reading something in a half inch paragraph in a book about alternative forms of education. 

My husband and I are from small towns in Texas and we lived as a married family in a town on the High Plains of Texas, Amarillo Texas, yet look what can happen if you have strong desire and determination. 

Living in New York City

We have been living in New York City in a 600 square foot apartment for four years while maintaining our Texas residence too.  We love it!  We have steadily transitioned from a big house down, down, down as our kids have left home and our lives have changed.  I am learning little is simple, little is easier, little is liberating.

I am now finally ready to keep this blog going.  So many other things were more important and you have to pick your battles.  Glad I have finally been able to keep this up.

 I hope you get things from this blog that are like the rain drops on the blog page.  Fresh, watering your life, energizing.  You are meant for greatness.  I know that for sure.

Think about this:   "If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great." -Tom Hanks 

I may be 5'3", but I am still after it!  Here is my wallpaper on my laptop: