Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (?)

Blessed are the forgetful: for
they get the better even of their blunders.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I found myself wanting to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the past few weeks, so thanks to my new Netflix situation, there it was.

Beautiful film.

Truth be told, I have been on a mission of deletion.  Photos, notes, texts, phone numbers, etc.

... but if you've seen the movie. It doesn't work. We all end up being who we are supposed to be and without those "experiences" we certainly wouldn't be the person God intends us to be.

The concept of erasing a memory that brings us pain may sound like a good thing, but in the end - it just doesn't work like that.

If I "erased" Person A from my memory banks, I wouldn't remember this road, this day, this moment from Fall 2012.

Lesterville, Mo - a road in October I took to meet someone I was so
excited to see and have back in my life (again) at the time. 

If Person B was zapped from all my memories I would never remember this place, this moment, this fog by the sea on lighthouse path...

A path to a lighthouse in Oregon, walking with someone who if I had
never known I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter.

If I erased Person C, how would I remember this sunset and this place?

Watch your step, this is a hot lake in Fly Geyser
 located in a very remote part of Nevada. 

A Spotless Mind may sound beautiful, and ignorance may indeed be bliss - - but in 98% of our cases, not so much.

Letting go and moving forward isn't easy, especially when it's not with the people you once felt so sure of, but it can be done. It can be done.

I think I want to watch that movie again though. It's a good lesson for us all.

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Winter Blues. Cabin Fever. Dreams of Other Places.

Here in Missouri I am finding myself in yet another "Winter Funk."

I feel like all I do is eat, sleep, and avoid the cold.

Let me explain this to you: if it's 19 degrees I expect some snow with that so we can DO SOMETHING on a sled, etc. BUT - NO SNOW again this winter.

Just dry. And the weather has been a yo-yo with temperature gains and drops.

It just has me dreaming of other places, times, and temperatures... of moments such as these:

The first blooms on the tree in my front yard in Union, MO.

The suprise of finding a place like this in America!
Burney Falls in Northern, CA.
Just took my breath away.

The view of a farm near Trealor, MO as the sun slipped away
on a lovely September night as I killed a little
time till I got to pick up my daughter from a birthday party.

The view of the never-ending hills and mountains
from Mount Shasta in Northern California.

Haystack. Oregon Coast. Something that never
gets old. I have seen this 3 times now and I
eagerly await my 4th!

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Published Winter 2013.