There's a "Richard Nixon Freeway"... who knew?
I sure as hell didn't and I grew up here.
Like the Nixon Administration itself, it's unnaturally short. Only about three miles, if that. I must say it's quite lovely, two words not normally associated with our 38th President.
We found ourselves driving on it over the weekend on the way to the mall. It passes through the the town of Yorba Linda (home of the Nixon Library and Gift Shop - check out the paper shredders) and a sign as you enter informs you that Yorba Linda is "The Land Of Gracious Living™".
"Gracious Living".
Doesn't that sound marvelous?
Who wouldn't want to live graciously?
Like Martha Stewart?
It got me to thinking. With so many dreams and aspirations ground into dust over the past couple of years, it's hard to focus on the long term goals we need to meet to hopefully dig ourselves out of the hole we're in. Just the thought of it is so daunting it's tempting just to throw in the towel. What I needed, I thought, were some short term, attainable goals...
A simple goal...
Like...
Living Graciously.
How hard could that be? If you're creative, you can probably do it on the cheap too. It certainly couldn't hurt to try.
If it got Martha through prison, it can probably work for us.
