Awhile back after I started reading Eat, Pray, Love, which I ended up not liking, I decided to start blogging. There were several reasons. (1) I've always enjoyed writing as an outlet (2) I needed a new outlet (3) everyone's doing it (4) this is a good way to get my ass in gear about actually writing a book which is a lifelong dream.
So here I sit. It's probably been 2 months since I set up the blog. In that time, I forgot my password to get into it. Hey, what can I say? I've been busy. My husband also decided that he'd start a blog too. Like I said, everyone's doing it.
Now to explain the title. In the book Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lammot (my all-time favorite author), there is a story about a man traveling by train through Europe who happens to sit in the same car with the Dhali Lhama. Let's see if I can sum it up. The man is going through a difficult period in his life and the DL explains that he believes that when bad things are happening in your life, or around you, it is to distract you from something beautiful that is about to happen. This philosophy has changed my life. To put it mildly, my life has been full of chaos and trauma. After reading that story, it has changed how I see everything. So, this blog will be devoted to the distractions of life, and hopefully the beauty that follows. Hopefully you'll come along for the ride.
