Let's just say that right now, I'm in a transitional phase in my life. I turned 30 and was suddenly hit with the need to "do something" with my life... So I turned my life upside down and inside out and all around and now I'm trying to figure out how to put it all together.
Some things that I can tell you for certain:
I've got interests in some of the most random subjects ever imagined.
I love to laugh & I'm always looking to do more of it.
Many times, I'd rather hang out with my pets, or any animals at all actually, than go out for a night on the town.
I'm definitely mellowing with age in many ways.
I need to create more and think less.
I'm about 50-50 on the idea of ridding my life of the technological clutter it is currently standing waist-deep in.
I absolutely love photography & always have a camera nearby.
Daily, I try to keep in mind the words often said by my Psych 101 teacher - Dr. Juanita Williams - "No matter how bad things are in your life, you better remember that they can ALWAYS get worse."
I'm a hopeless romantic who's on the verge of giving up on love. Yikes. Sounds scary, doesn't it?!
And now for some more quotes to live by...
"Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colors seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life."
"When it comes to relationships, people are always so scared of the what-if’s that they forget what is. They spend so much time thinking, 'What if I get hurt?' and 'What if it doesn’t work out?' that they stop thinking about things that are already real. They forget the feeling that they get when the person they love walks into the room and the excitement that rushes through them when the phone rings 'cause it might be the person they are hoping to hear from. Never let the fear of what-if stop you from letting yourself take a chance on love … because what if this is the person you’re destined to spend the rest of your life with?"
"The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because it's only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on." - from "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk
"When The Pawn Hits The Conflicts He Thinks Like A King What He Knows Throws The Blows When He Goes To The Fight And He'll Win The Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters The Ring There's No Body To Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand And Remember That Depth Is The Greatest Of Heights And If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where To Land And If You Fall It Won't Matter, 'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right." - Fiona Apple
"Fall seven times, stand up eight..." - Japanese proverb (my newest tattoo)
"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Lao Tzu
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!" - from "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac
"Do not hold strong opinions about things that you don't understand."
"I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause." - Angelina Jolie
"Waste not fresh tears over old griefs." - Euripides
"Anything is possible with enough nerve." - J.K. Rowling
"Don't give up! I believe in you all.
A person's a person, no matter how small!
And you very small persons will not have to die
If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!"
- Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who!
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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