July 30
Quote of the Day
Wherever you are, it is your friends that make your world.
William James
Amen. <3
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
July 29
Quote of the Day
Finish each day and be done with it.
Emerson
One way to look at this is, stop bothering yourself with things from the past that you can't change.
Another way to look at it is don't procrastinate, but get today's things done today, so you can move on.
Yet another way to look at it is reinventing yourself daily.
Heading homehome....NOW.
Got a plane to catch! :)
Quote of the Day
Finish each day and be done with it.
Emerson
One way to look at this is, stop bothering yourself with things from the past that you can't change.
Another way to look at it is don't procrastinate, but get today's things done today, so you can move on.
Yet another way to look at it is reinventing yourself daily.
Heading homehome....NOW.
Got a plane to catch! :)
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Quote of the Day
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
Cherokee Proverb
We had a wonderful discussion today with some friends, and the beauty of an alzheimer patient's reactions to common things, such as the feel of one's skin, the beauty of a flower came up. Now, I'm not saying this makes alzheimer's a goal to reach for, but there's something to be considered here. But it's easy to say, "look at the beauty of discovering things anew, of appreciating the beauty in everyday life, of not letting the disappointments, the baggage of the past distract you, pull you away from the beauty of life..." It's much harder to find a way to make this happen.
Can I truly be separated from much of the past that makes my life my life? Would I want to? Should I want to? Isn't it my ability to look at history, to gaze in to the future, and to consider all these things in total - with today's thoughts, feelings, and emotions - what makes me human? Or does too much thinking and overanalyzing hinder the re-discovery of the primal human in me?
And what's "too much"?
Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
July 25
Quote of the Day
First of all...Glorious Birthday to my Moron! <3 <3 <3
The only true gift is a portion of yourself.
Unknown
When you give some of yourself, it means you lose something. It means compromising, it means putting your wants aside, it means considering the other's wants over yours.
This should happen not only in marriage and romantic relationships, but in friendships, in family-relationships, even at work.
Only as of late, I've begun realizing that giving a part of yourself is not the same as your views morphing and becoming closer to those of the people you love and value. Giving a part of yourself means having perhaps completely different views, but choosing to follow those of the other, because of the relationship you cherish. Because you love them. In other words, in relationships, "sometimes you have to believe despite of what you know," as a dear friend put it.
I have a feeling this road to less selfishness and more giving in will be quite agonizing, but the results that it can bring with it oh so much more valuable than getting my way - whatever that may mean.
Quote of the Day
First of all...Glorious Birthday to my Moron! <3 <3 <3
The only true gift is a portion of yourself.
Unknown
When you give some of yourself, it means you lose something. It means compromising, it means putting your wants aside, it means considering the other's wants over yours.
This should happen not only in marriage and romantic relationships, but in friendships, in family-relationships, even at work.
Only as of late, I've begun realizing that giving a part of yourself is not the same as your views morphing and becoming closer to those of the people you love and value. Giving a part of yourself means having perhaps completely different views, but choosing to follow those of the other, because of the relationship you cherish. Because you love them. In other words, in relationships, "sometimes you have to believe despite of what you know," as a dear friend put it.
I have a feeling this road to less selfishness and more giving in will be quite agonizing, but the results that it can bring with it oh so much more valuable than getting my way - whatever that may mean.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
July 24
Quote of the Day
Believe nothing -
no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Buddha
A note to the me that I disagree with:
Where do you come off pushing these opinions, ideas, and emotions on me?
What makes you think I will break? The past breaks, the cracks you've created, the chaos you've caused...I'll take them all as beauty marks, incorporate them into my rich history.
A battle is not a battle if you don't come out of it with at least some scars.
Quote of the Day
Believe nothing -
no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Buddha
A note to the me that I disagree with:
Where do you come off pushing these opinions, ideas, and emotions on me?
What makes you think I will break? The past breaks, the cracks you've created, the chaos you've caused...I'll take them all as beauty marks, incorporate them into my rich history.
A battle is not a battle if you don't come out of it with at least some scars.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
July 21
Quote of the Day
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky,
and I thought to myself,
where the heck is the ceiling?
Unknown
The case of not seeing the amazing things at your disposal - at your feet or right in front of your eyes - because of wasting too much time noticing the things that aren't there.
It's the case of a glass half empty.
It's the case of falling asleep to a starry sky, waking up to fresh air and a deep breath, but completely missing the point.
Quote of the Day
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky,
and I thought to myself,
where the heck is the ceiling?
Unknown
The case of not seeing the amazing things at your disposal - at your feet or right in front of your eyes - because of wasting too much time noticing the things that aren't there.
It's the case of a glass half empty.
It's the case of falling asleep to a starry sky, waking up to fresh air and a deep breath, but completely missing the point.
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