There's something about life that says "let me try..."
This month I had bronchitis and my basement flooded after days of rain (can you see my kitty there, sitting on my drafting table amid the shuffle?) Maybe in years to come I'll wish I didn't own a home. This summer I'll be traversing the north representing the maps at great expense financially and emotionally...maybe it's a mistake? There's a practical side of me that says I can't do it...but another side that says "let me try."
I'm inspired by my friend Janet, whom I've mentioned in earlier newsletters. She's been fighting cancer for 5 years. She's undergone 2 radiation and chemo therapies, and is now recovering from a massive surgery. (I'm watching her little dog, in the turquoise sweater.) She is determined to see her daughters get married and meet her grandchildren, despite her discomfort and the lack of enthusiasm of her doctors.
I wonder at that quiet voice that says "let me try." I think that is the spark that can turn into a world-changing surge of discovery...and at the same time it is the still moment in a world of great uncertainty.
As we stand poised at the edge of another Great American Summer...I encourage you to follow that hunch! Like the great visionaries David Thompson and David Douglas who sought to describe something "indescribable," let's challenge practicality...and let's try.
Best wishes, Lisa
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