| What a week this has been! Nothing dramatic or traumatic, just busy… as I’m sure most of you have been.
I remember when TGIFs (Fridays) were anticipated with enthusiasm, the best day out of a total of seven—the weekend looming in its seemingly endless frame to be filled with things I really enjoyed doing.
Now that I’m more mature, retired, and rather rickety, Fridays seem to appear out of the bright days and the dark nights, rolling through unattended time while gathering their lists of weekend to-do’s:
Like gathering household trash, ridding unusables from the refrigerator, and crushing recyclable aluminum cans to place at the curb for Saturday morning pick-up.
Like not having to decide on Saturday evening what to wear to church on Sunday morning.
Like composing my Albeit newsletter for Web designer David to post by 6:00 AM on Sunday morning’s ezezine and my Web site. Actually this is one of my favorite to-do’s, and I look forward to parking in front of the computer until my part of the process is complete. (Thank you all for reading this one!)
It’s been more than five months since the first Albeit was drafted and posted. I had no idea how much I would learn about life in the interim, but would like to share what I think I’ve learned:
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Not to be afraid of the computer, although I’ve willingly become its slave.
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To write consistently and well is a full-time commitment.
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To be open to others’ perspectives, ideas, and sources of wisdom.
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That the mundane tasks in life are repetitive, rewardless, and necessary.
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To ignore, postpone, or delegate that which keeps me from my purpose.
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That my body and mind were designed to serve me and help me help others.
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That I am only one in six billion and can’t possibly do all that needs to be done in our world.
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That I am not alone, nor is my gender, in attempting to make the world a better place for all people, especially women and girls.
Before starting this newsletter, I took a few moments to visit the TED Web site to watch, laugh, and cry at a couple of video presentations from the July 2007 TED Global convention held in Tanzania, Africa. My faith and pride in global women were boosted by two noted speakers:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Aid verses Trade. Ms. Okonjo-Iweala was Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister from 2003-2006, and the first woman to hold either position. I invite you to see her video on my Web site’s Vital Stats page.
Erin McKean on Redefining the Dictionary. Ms. McKean is a noted lexicographer, and uses her sense of humor and infectious exuberance to transform a potentially boring subject into a delightfully interesting game that all English-speaking audiences can employ and enjoy. Erin’s video is located on my Web site’s Giggles page.
Share your world with someone you love! Or better yet, someone who doesn’t know they’re loved…
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