Thank You Note

My mother always taught me, as I'm sure yours did you, that we're supposed to send thank you notes after receiving a gift.

So here's mine for today, having been reminded by Jeremy a few days ago that this month is my two-year anniversary of writing this blog.

First, thanks for reminding me, Jeremy.

Second, and this one's to you: thanks for the gift of your encouragement, your comments on the blog and face-to-face, your emails, your friendship and your unflagging support and persistence in following these Friday scribbles.

Persistence is a trait I don't often assign to myself. Looking over my life, I can see that I've had it in necessary practical matters, but it still seems alien somehow. When it comes to creative endeavors, I usually think of myself as a flibbertigibbet, a hummingbird that samples every flower and seldom lands. 

With your help, I've learned that I can stay with something I like to do, even if it seems less than prudent, very impractical, and sort of goofy. Thanks for that.

Strangely, all the best things in my life right now have those same ingredients. Nothing I'm doing can be described as prudent. Most things I'm doing are certainly impractical. More and more, I am attracted to and delighted by the goofy. 

It's been both a release and a relief to move away from practical and prudent into goofy. I feel like I've been waiting for this time of my life to do just that. I admit I am tickled to discover that I have the capacity just to play. I often celebrate this new state of being, and thanks to you, I have a weekly reminder in case I am tempted to forget. Because writing this blog is really fun for me.

So I will persist with San Pancho Vida.

That said, I will ask your permission right now to skip some weeks in this third year. I plan to be very busy being goofy. I have some serious playing to do.

And seriously, while I'm playing...I just might play hooky.

Comments

[Jeremy]

Permission denied. I do enjoy reading this blog not only for the abilty to travel vicariously through Mexico, but there is no better forum to take pot shots at that Travis. The score stands at 10 to 3 and he is going to have a tough time catching up if the frequency of entries become truncated. Sorry little buddy, I am fighting for your dignity here. Love you Candice and all you have created here. Happy year 2!!!!

[Char]

well, ok .....go be goofy....sounds like fun to me...makes me smile just to think about it...

xo

[Gretchen Goodliffe]

I loved this blog. It reminds all of us that we are just here for a short time and that we need to be both practical, faithful, ducks-INA-row... or flippant, unpredictable and scatterbrained. If we pop in on a Friday and find you missing, we can smile, because we know you are just out there somewhere having fun, playing hookey and being absent. It will make it a little game of Russian Roulette, or I should say, Candice Roulette... diviértase con su vida Candice and we will remember to do the same!
gracias a usted