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This was Echo’s home page in 1996. It was designed by my friend Sharleen Smith. I’d love to find the one she did even earlier, which had a New York skyline. It was gorgeous and exciting. This one is great too, though! It would be fun to go back to it and use it now. Wow. I just remembered how excited I was when I started Echo. It was 1989, I was 33 years old and I quit my job and everything. Very scary.
Oh God. I think I know why that just popped into my head. Because lately I’ve been thinking I might do something similar. Something completely life changing. I don’t know what yet, but I was talking to my friend Steven the other night and I said, “I have so few responsiblities, no family. I really can pick up and go anywhere and do anything.” It sucks for me in a way, but something good could come of it. I was trying to think of something to do that would improve one of the many the disastrous situations all over the world. I don’t know what yet, but there must be some way I could help.
but you have your two dependent cats who probably don’t like to leave home…
you gave got to read Eat, Love, Pray: the book I was telling you about – Thats what this woman did for a year. Although she was very depressed to start. I love it. Only up to Italy in it.
Stacy, spend some time reading and thinking. Here are my recommendations:
Charles D. Hayes, The Rapture of Maturity, available at http://www.autodidactic.com — one of the wisest books I’ve ever read, targeted towards folks in their 60s, doubly valuable for those of us 10-15 years younger.
Mary Pipher, Writing to Change the World — Cuz you’re a writer, and you can change the world.
Barbara Sher, It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now — Sound midlife advice from one of the Wishcraft conference hosts on Echo many moons ago.
Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning — A classic!
Best,
David Yamada
Thanks, David!! I will take a look at those. And yeah Michelle. I have to pick a place where I can take the cats. They did fine in Durham, after the first few days. It would probably be best if I stayed in this country, though.
Karen, I’m not depressed, but I could use … something. A lift. A new purpose.
Sorry,I didn’t mean that you were depressed just that you could go off and do what you wanted because of few responsibilities.
Oh, I didn’t think you were calling me depressed! I was just, you know, saying. But I do feeling kinda mopey. So, not quite depressed but definitely in need of a pick-me-up.