Couldn't help but share this one...
"For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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I don't really have anything to write about, but since Valentine's Day is over, I didn't want my most recent post to be about V-Day. I'm weird about that kind of stuff. So this is it.
Friday, February 13, 2009
I Love Love.
I absolutely adore Valentine's Day. It is definitely my favorite holiday. I believe that this is a day to celebrate all of the love in our lives, in all of its forms and from all of its sources. I don't think this day has to be solely about romantic love; I think it is a day to celebrate the love from family, friends, and everyone else in our lives that shares their love with us.
That's why I love Valentine's Day.
That's why I love Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Another Quote...Surprise Surprise.
I read this today. Loved it.
“As a young woman I didn’t realize this fact. I hadn’t made a deep connection with myself the way that I have now. It took some bumps and bruises in the arena of love to fully understand how beautiful and amazing love was and to recognize that I was my best lover, my best friend, my best companion. No one outside of me could ever have been as present for me as I could be with myself, or even love me as honestly as I could do for myself.”
-Kyle King
“As a young woman I didn’t realize this fact. I hadn’t made a deep connection with myself the way that I have now. It took some bumps and bruises in the arena of love to fully understand how beautiful and amazing love was and to recognize that I was my best lover, my best friend, my best companion. No one outside of me could ever have been as present for me as I could be with myself, or even love me as honestly as I could do for myself.”
-Kyle King
Monday, February 9, 2009
When to Walk Away
Last night as I watched the Grammy's (and pretended to be Joan Rivers as I watched the bests and the worsts of the red carpet), a new artist that I was unfamiliar with performed. Her name is Adele, and she performed her award-winning song "Chasing Pavements."
The chorus asks a question I've asked myself on numerous occasions: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?"
Knowing when to walk away, from a dream, a relationship, etc., is one of the hardest things to know and to understand. How do you know when it's time to give up, time to walk away?
On one hand, I don't want to give up on something or someone. I don't like the feeling that I'm quitting. On the other hand, I don't want to waste my time on something that won't come to fruition. Life is too short.
Life is indeed to short, but I also think life is too short to not be truly happy. I think one of the ways to gauge when it's time to walk away is to honestly evaluate whether or not the situation, the relationship, the dream, etc. makes you happy.
Do I think I should quit everything or everyone that doesn't make me happy every second of every day? Absolutely not. Life is full of ups and downs. It's part of what makes life beautiful. But I think that when we take the time to honestly and truthfully evaluate what we're doing, and chasing, to determine what we are actually getting from it, it can reveal whether or not it's time to walk away. Or whether it's worth the chase.
The chorus asks a question I've asked myself on numerous occasions: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?"
Knowing when to walk away, from a dream, a relationship, etc., is one of the hardest things to know and to understand. How do you know when it's time to give up, time to walk away?
On one hand, I don't want to give up on something or someone. I don't like the feeling that I'm quitting. On the other hand, I don't want to waste my time on something that won't come to fruition. Life is too short.
Life is indeed to short, but I also think life is too short to not be truly happy. I think one of the ways to gauge when it's time to walk away is to honestly evaluate whether or not the situation, the relationship, the dream, etc. makes you happy.
Do I think I should quit everything or everyone that doesn't make me happy every second of every day? Absolutely not. Life is full of ups and downs. It's part of what makes life beautiful. But I think that when we take the time to honestly and truthfully evaluate what we're doing, and chasing, to determine what we are actually getting from it, it can reveal whether or not it's time to walk away. Or whether it's worth the chase.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Toxic
I have a really hard time writing people off. It makes me feal bad, mean. But I've come to realize that there are some people that are just toxic. They bring nothing but acidic snideness, vomit-inducing arrogance, or a general dark cloud to our lives. Or, in serious cases, they bring all of the above.
By deciding to cease contact and communications with these types of people, you are doing yourself a tremendous favor, even if you initially feel a pang of guilt. It's important to evaluate the relationships in our lives and determine if they are positive or negative forces. I am so incredibly fortunate to have overwhelmingly positive relationships in my life, and I am truly grateful for them.
But not all are positive, and those that arent', those that are by definition toxic, will be given the boot. I'm doing myself a favor, and in this instance, I'm OK if I hurt someone's feelings. Because in the end, the most important relationships we have are the relationship we have with our Higher Power, and our relationship with ourselves.
By deciding to cease contact and communications with these types of people, you are doing yourself a tremendous favor, even if you initially feel a pang of guilt. It's important to evaluate the relationships in our lives and determine if they are positive or negative forces. I am so incredibly fortunate to have overwhelmingly positive relationships in my life, and I am truly grateful for them.
But not all are positive, and those that arent', those that are by definition toxic, will be given the boot. I'm doing myself a favor, and in this instance, I'm OK if I hurt someone's feelings. Because in the end, the most important relationships we have are the relationship we have with our Higher Power, and our relationship with ourselves.
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