putting the knit in shizknitz

In soCal we have something called “June Gloom”. Every year in June, we awake to a not-so-dawn-ish fog that sits high (not like the horrible fog in Central Cali in winter), so that it looks like a super cloudy day. Eventually, by about lunchtime, this fog lifts, and the sun comes out to end our days in gorgeous, brilliant sunshine.

June gloom is now over, and we are officially in the latter part of the month. Time is moving very quickly.

I went to a memorial service last week, one of our Professors recently lost his 10 year battle with cancer. The last speaker was wonderful, and he made a statement which was beautifully reflective of our Professor and of all 300 people that were crammed into the room.

“He didn’t get to choose the date he was born, nor did he get to choose the day that he died. What he did get to choose was everything in-between.”

Sometimes life isn’t fair. Sometimes we don’t get dealt the best cards. Sometimes people are born into better families than others. Sometimes this means we have to work harder than others. Sometimes we have to play it a different way. But life continues on, and time keeps incrementing. We can either sit idle, watching life pass us by, or we can actively participate in it -

I highly recommend What’s the Purpose of a Banana? now available on Amazon.com. I’ve been inspired and amazed by many in my lifetime, but none quite like Carlton. I’m barely religious, but on my first meeting with him, I have to admit that I felt like I had been touched by an angel. His words, stories and love give courage and hope on days like June mornings.