delara, interrupted

Whatever is happening to me these days must either be so good that I don't have time to blog or so horrible that the thought of writing something intelligible is overwhelming.

Take your pick. It's all true.

Last Friday was our monthly girls night - so fun! We had watched the film "What the Bleep Do We Know?" last month and had a bit of discussion about it last week. Have I mentioned how much this film has changed my thinking? The illustrious Sina had mentioned it when it first came out, and my life being what it usually is, I never set the time aside to go see it while it was in theaters. Providential, in some ways, only because I think deeper meanings of the film would have been lost on me months ago whereas it had a huge impact on me given my current life circumstances. So, to follow up on the film, last week a dear friend of mine shared with us her experiences over the past 6 months - experiences of attracting what I consider divine grace, being open to and aware of the possibilities around us, and following one's heart's desire. Powerful.

That evening confirmed for me the value of following a path dedicated to exploring possibilities in life.

Since then, I hadn't set foot back in my home until last night at about 11:30pm. With another dear friend (Sofi) who came into town from Atlanta, we went to Ohio to be supportive friends for a few days on Saturday. I flew back to Chicago on Tuesday SPECIFICALLY to be with my girl Nas at - what else?!?? - the U2 concert! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It was amazing. From their playlist, to their set design, to the fans who got to share the stage (and even a guitar) with U2, to the fact that we got to sing happy birthday to Bono - it was just magical. I'm hoping Nas doesn't take forever (kidding, babe - kidding!) to email me some photos so that I can post them. And just have them. And look at them every now and then to remind me about how much fun we had! And how fantastic the performance was. You know, artists evolve, and what some critics have said about Bono being too preachy or whatever I call evolution. Or elevation. Depending on how you look at it.

Having crashed at Nas's place that night, I woke up to a phenomenal thunderstorm (have I mentioned how much I LOVE thunderstorms?) and the realization that I had left my rear windows cracked open the night before. Hence, a wet backseat yesterday morning. ACK! Ah well - detachment, right? And so began yesterday - one of those "nothing will go right today" days. And it was, indeed, one of those days. Ha! Sharp contrast from the day before. It was 40 degrees colder yesterday than the day before, and so I wasn't dressed warmly enough and was sneezing all day. Got frustrated trying to book some tickets online with mileage, and stayed late at the office (did I mention I didn't get home until 11:30?) desperately trying to finish some things so that I could take today off completely. That didn't happen - still have to write up a report today. But I did get to catch up with George a bit while driving home last night. The silver lining...

And so, here we are today. With a world of possibilities before us. All of the past week's events and realizations further confirm for me the need to disconnect for a while, take time off - recharge, refocus. Today begins the first official day off for the next month or so. We'll see how this goes.