Self-Knowledge

Self-knowledge is a life long process.

That was my Facebook fortune for today. I've have an issue with the fortunes on Facebook. They are lame... lame... and more lame! Most of the time my fortune is a statement and not a fortune at all. Like what's that all about... and then this morning I get this one. Well, thanks for that! I'm sure that's going to make a big difference. So I'll know myself at the moment I die. Great! As it is, I look in the mirror and wonder who the heck it is that's looking back at me.

Last night the Daughters and I watched Forrest Gump... they had never seen it before and it was quite a few years since I had seen it. The line that I like.... "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get." I can't figure out how some people know exactly what they want from life right from the get go and go after it with a steadiness that is inspiring. Then there are people like me... I'm the feather blowing on the wind... and actually I'm ok with that... Still, I think that the more you know what you want and where you are going the more successful you probably will be... but I'm not sure about that.... that's the feather in me. I'm quite happy to drift along through life being blown willy nilly. It makes for some interesting life experiences and sometimes they say that being flexible is good for your health... I'm not sure about that but maybe they are right.

So yes another Birthday has passed and I can scratch another notch in my canoe. The day was pleasant.... not outstanding... not horrid... nothing strange or weird... nothing fantastic.... but it was pleasant. That was good with me. New camera.... new video... house cleaned by the Daughters.... flowers.... a little money... yup a nice pleasant day.

I went to FSJ on Saturday and did a demo on how to make shoelaces on a Maru dai. It went well and then I came home and spent yesterday watching movies and braiding. I now have a Tencel set of boot laces just about finished. The gallery show that I am preparing for in the fall is called Scarves, Shawls, Socks, and Shoelaces.  I will need lots for the show so I thought I'd work on that a little in the next while... though today I'm back at level 4. Worsted and Woollen samples all the way.

I'm back at level 4 because I've pretty much made up my mind to carry on with the next level in the Master Spinner Program. So that means lots of work, work, work. Teapot has been encouraging me... RG has been encouraging me, even the Daughters have been encouraging me. So that is what I will do.

See?!... Willy nilly... that's me.

"Know thyself" was the maxim of Plato.... but I think the "getting" part is the best.