What's It All About?


"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.

You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase." MLK

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Oh and isn't THIS one perfect right now?

Cancer (June 21–July 22)

You might be tempted to put a siren and flashing lights on your car—everything feels like an emergency lately. However, could it be that you're inflating the seriousness of these situations a little too much? Take it down a notch, and stop expecting people to pull over and get out of your way just because what you're up to feels like a crisis to you. It's really not that big a deal in the grand scheme of things, and forcing people to treat it as such would mean that they might not get out of your way when a real catastrophe occurs. Chill out and slow down this week.

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Majorly bummed because once again, I'm not seeing B this week. He's had too many bombs exploding this week and I know this intellectually but emotionally, I'm a wreck.

With all my feelings of ...ick...I miss him and how he alternately gives me an ego boost and puts my life in perspective. I also know, intellectually it's not his responsibility to make me feel better about myself and my life, but it sure feels damn good when he does!

I also, FINALLY called in to get my Rx refilled. It's about bloody time! Maybe it's not really been the wisest idea I've had to think that I can live without it. Apparently, I need all the help I can to keep me feeling positive.

Oh well. I've got things to look forward to, this weekend, there is breakfast w/Diane tomorrow (it's been way way too long since we've gotten together!) and then on Saturday is Ryan's 30th birthday party/pub crawl. I've put in a BDY request and that goes to the top of the list for time off requests -above vacation and have yet to see it clear. It would be nice if I could have the day off to start the celebrating at the beginning with him. Otherwise, I'll just have to be content to meet up with them, wherever they are by the time I get off work.

Onward. Back over to FB to check up on my many games.

Noire

Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!

Things I'm grateful for everyday....

- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)

Current Favorite Quotes

“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 privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain

(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)

7-25-07

1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.

Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)

  • 1. No one can bring your life to you
  • 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
  • 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
  • 4. Every choice means giving up something different
  • 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
  • 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
  • 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
  • 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
  • 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them