tomorrow we are taking a day trip to Durham N.C. for my great grandmother's funeral. i plan on bringing this book {which i got for Christmas and still have not read}.
yesterday i finally got back down to the city!{its been a while, since ive been pretty busy lately} and got sweetfrog in carytown then saw LIMITLESS. which was not a good movie. although many of the film techniques were pretty cool. before any of this, though, i went to the park. the one on the corner of belmont and idlewood. and i swang on the swing, just like i did when i was a little kid. it didnt take long for two little boys to come up to me and start asking me questions.
"do you live here?"
"what's your name?"
"hi!"
one little boy asked me if i could push him on the swing. so i did. funny thing about swings... how do you explain to someone how to do it? i tried so hard to show him how to shift your weight, but he just couldnt get it. so i just got up and pushed him myself. this ended up working out, because a little guy with a fohawk came up and started swinging in the swing i had been on. he couldnt figure out how to push himself either, so his mom had to push him too. she introduced herself and we talked for a little bit. its so crazy to me how easy it is to just be friendly and open! that little boy i pushed on the swing didnt have his mom around to push him, he was just there with the other city kids. And instead of me getting afraid, i just, sat down on a swing. it's so easy to just be, and not overanalyse or let fear stop you from doing things. its so easy to just love, and talk to people, instead of being internal and shy. :) i like that it is becoming more and more effortless to reach out to kids without feeling incapable or fearful.
