There are people that bring a smile to your face every time you think of them. The moments in time that you are privileged to spend with them in the various seasons of your life, leave an indelible imprint on your life and heart. One such person is someone whom I’ve rarely spent time with in person because of geographic distances over the years, but every now and then we schedule a “visit” and spend about an hour on the phone, entering each other’s lives and “catching up” about where we left off the time before. Almost 40 years later I’m still aware of a time when she gave me the gift of a wonderful collection of words that came from such a conversation. I’m always challenged by them.
“The challenge is to not ‘over-function’ or ‘under-function’ but just function.” What a wonderful antidote to the ubiquitous “perfect” that we are bombarded with every day , from the mouths of many in numerous contexts and our own “perfecto meters”. The outcropping in today’s image has been functioning for thousands of years, shaped by the elements, marked with upheaval,and gracing us with its particular shape and texture of rich and royal hues.
Could we just function today and celebrate the moment … or alternatively, just muddle through?
IBK
Ben
24 Feb 2012I’m all about muddling through 😉
Jenny
24 Feb 2012Gorgeous picture Ingrid and love the insight!
Nancy Haberstich
24 Feb 2012Guess I will commit to “function” today. Thanks for the support you offer with your blog, Ingrid.
carol dawson
26 Feb 2012Thanks so much for your encouragment, Ingrid. Love the size of your posts. It’s been too many years since I’ve heard it to remember it clearly now, but I think Sesame Street used to have a segment called Conjunction junction. If I can come up with the words maybe we could make a jingle that uses “function” instead. That would surely bring a smile.
Jeanne Baer
27 Feb 2012A beautiful pairing of thoughts and image Ingrid, as usual! Keep up your great work!
Jeanne