Joan Didion. (via keepinganotebook)
I really, REALLY hope I never lose the ability to feel that way!
I’m not sure how I feel about this situation. I’m not living in Wilmore- but I live in Plaza Midwood which is a somewhat similar situation.
By no means to I EVER think it is okay to “trick” someone out of their home- but I don’t think that is what the new residents are doing at all. I think they see a beautiful neighborhood with a lot of potential (and in a great location) and want to see it thrive.
I think the problem here is that there are no initiatives to help the older residents that have been in the neighborhood stay. And I’m not talking about the elderly- they can sell their homes to new tenants as they decide to leave their homes- that progression happens naturally. I’m talking about the families, mostly described as black here, that don’t want to be “run out” by the “young white couples”. But there has to be some way to help long-standing residents finance upgrades on their homes to make them fit into the new neighborhood. The residents would get the money back when they eventually sold, and the property value in these areas keep going up and up.
Neighborhoods that are multi-cultural are little gems that residents are lucky to find. I hope Wilmore, and other similar neighborhoods in Charlotte, can keep their character and roots while getting a much-needed facelift and becoming a better, and safer, place for all its residents to live.
I just worked out at the hotel I’m staying at and it totally kicked my ass. I’ve done a lot of cardio this summer, but barely any strength training. Needless to say, doing a circuit on all the weight machines was a challenge! I’m sure I will be feeling this as I’m moving into my second story apartment tomorrow. :)
Side question: Is doing strength before cardio, or vice versa the most beneficial way to work out if you are doing both in the same workout?
Because I have been on a school schedule since before kindergarten and because the fall is my favorite season and always seems to bring new beginnings in my life, this time of year always feels like a more important time to reflect than, say, New Year’s. That being said, here is the tip of the iceberg…
This year I will…
This might be the oddest post I’ve made, but this is driving me nuts.
During college I was engaged in a class discussion that centered around philosophy and religion. I think, and this is bad that I don’t remember, that we were referencing Walt Whitman. Anyway, we were discussing the idea that when you die, your spirit, or energy, is recycled and goes back to the earth in some way. You make become nature, you may become people.. but somehow your energy/spirit stays in motion. It’s not exactly reincarnation, but the idea that “you” are never gone, that “you” have always existed.
What is this idea called?!?! This is driving me insane!
It is just amazing how life has it’s (un)funny twists and turns. You meet someone and never expect them to have such a huge impact on your mind as well as your heart. Before you know it you are caught up.
Great blog I just discovered and I can’t explain how much these words resonate.
I’d like to have a hard copy of my tumblrs and my old blogspot (like a book). Does anyone know of a good service to print them out and bind them?
I’d actually love to have this information too!