I hope this is the start of something revealing. I hope I learn, and grow, and find answers. Maybe I hope to stir things up, offer ideas, or pose questions without easy answers. Who knows... We'll see what happens.
Mostly I'm looking for a place to "diary" my adventures in this strange alien land, called New Orleans. Having lived my whole life in the Pacific Northwest, coming here to join my husband on what we refer to as the "Great Adventure" took all the courage and blind faith I could muster. I left behind grown children, grandchildren, the autonomy of having lived and worked in the same community for decades, a home I loved and the family and friends, the life I love.
I love my husband. I love the possibilities for growth and adventure that await us here but I miss things familiar. I miss discussing, with passion, politics and religion, the ordinary things of our lives. I miss knowing how to drive to the store or friend's house. I miss saying, "turn left where the Safeway used to be." because I know where the Safeway used to be.
I don't know my new neighbors and friends yet, and they don't know me. I feel daunted at the time it will take to build, meaningful relationships and yet I know I can't settle for less. I'm pretty sure the emotional roller coaster I'm riding right now is good old fashioned Homesickness. I know I'll get beyond that, I'm resilient. I believe I'll learn and grow in this new environment because I'm curious and optimistic. I hope I'll contribute to some greater good, outside my own personal need, because I'm a child of God and I have responsibility to the family.
If you read what I write, I hope my words will count for more than a meandering (hopefully sometimes focused) retelling of my life and times in New Orleans. I hope you would challenge me with your own thoughts and energy. If anything I write resonates with your experiences, I invite you to share that experience with me, maybe we'll both find solace. If you find humor or wisdom or even blatant bizzare/wrong thinking, tell me your prospective. I count on we human beings caring enough to not only love and respect each other but to challenge one another and be held accountable beyond ourselves.
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Hi Myra! Fancy meeting you here!
ReplyDeleteI am so familiar with the sensations! I too thought a blog might help me get some of my yah-yahs out. What happened to me though was I made a few new connections with a few folks, but they were all over the country. But things have changed since I started, so your mileage is sure to vary. My beloved peeps back in my beloved Minnesota hadn't gotten online yet, and wouldn't until the advent of facebook. Just sayin'.
I hope you find fun and enjoyment doing this new thing. From your initial offering here it's obvious that you're really good at it!
One thing though: More pictures please?
All my best to you and John and Emily!
~Rick
Hello Friend Rick!
ReplyDeletePictures are coming! I'm so new to this technology it's baby steps for me.
Until I read your words and "heard" how much your friends and your history in Minnesota mean to you, I'd forgotten you came from anywhere but St. Paul's! You are a pillar in "my" framework of that place. My narcisistic side revealed!
I look forward to chatting more and stretching my horizons beyond my personal prospective.
Thanks Rick