Category Archives: Time to Cry Tuesdays

August 25, 2008 · 9:54 pm

Time to Cry Tuesday

(don’t worry, tomorrow I will be funny again and tell you all about the lunatics at UPS and the 21lb box of missing shoes)

I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things

Friendship.

There are days when I wonder how I would be able to go on without the people in my life that ground me. Those who are there… no matter what. And I try my best to be there for them.

The stars must  be aligned in a funky way, as quite a few special people in my life are going through some very trying times.

Lately I have heard a lot of sadness and worry.

And of course waking up at 4AM to drive to Milwaukee and fly away from my sweet daughter only added to the melancholy feeling of the day.

But as luck would have it, there always seems to be some cosmic intervention that makes me sit up and take notice.

To listen.

This morning, as I drove into the most magnificent sunrise (note picture taken from the steering wheel at 70mph), Sirius radio gave me a wonderful gift. They played a favorite old Kinks song, Better Things.

To those who are suffering the tough times, those who are just feeling a little sad about their kids growing up and their lives changing, and even those who just need to look towards the future, here are my fave lines from this song:

Here’s hoping all the days ahead
Won’t be as bitter as the ones behind you.
Be an optimist instead,
And somehow happiness will find you.
Forget what happened yesterday,
I know that better things are on the way…

Accept your life and what it brings.
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things. 

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August 18, 2008 · 11:59 pm

Time to Cry Tuesday

Ok, so I know we all love to laugh, but part of the mission of this blog is to make the time to cry…

in a good way.

So today I am starting a new series called Time to Cry Tuesdays. If you are the type that hates to cry, skip Tuesdays.

Or maybe you are just the person I am trying to reach. Kind of stop and smell the Kleenex sort of thing. Not looking to be preachy here, not my style. But i would like to think this will be a place to get inspired. (I have always been a sucker for poignancy).

Life is hard, we all know that. But we don’t need to make it harder than it already is. This video is a bit long (10 minutes or so) but watch every minute, you will not be sorry.

I know I am late to the party on this guy, but it is a timeless message.

I viewed this vid on Super WAHMS and I can not thank Kandas enough for posting this for me to find.(no wise cracks about this being on Oprah). Randy Pausch is now my hero (and he switched to a Mac, what could be better?). Learn more about him here. Love and strength to his wife and kids. There is a memorial fund on this page if you care to donate. You can also buy his book, The Last Lecture.

If you would like to see the entire lecture he gave at Carnegie Mellon click here. (this is over an hour but well worth it when you have the time. To date, over 6.3 million viewers seem to agree!).

Now, pass the tissues please. (I promise to make you laugh again tomorrow).

Oh, and if you receive this blog by email, I have no idea how that quirky little feed is going to handle this vid, just click on the title and it will bring you to the blog).

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