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

Friday, July 16, 2010

Yet again, more horoscope keepers that "talk" to me.

Sign Language

Cancer (June 21–July 22)

Cancers, despite your sensitivity and intuition, are occasionally terrible at compromise. You get into this all-or-nothing, with-me-or-against-me mentality and don't give anyone room to maneuver. Things in life are rarely as starkly black-and-white as they sometimes are in your heart. This leads to heartache for you and those you're close to. One of your biggest challenges in life is trying to find a way past this uncooperative state of mind, to live more in the gray areas of human emotion. This week it should be more obvious than ever that clinging to absolutes can only lead to pain; aim for the more subtle (and accurate) spaces in between.

Leo (July 23–Aug. 22)

Playing dirty isn't your style. Sure, you're pretty good at it when you have to be, but sinking to that level doesn't suit you, and won't serve you well in the long run. You're at your best when you can simply and openly be who you are, uncensored and unlimited. That's exactly what you should strive for right now. Strip away the layers of deception—especially self-deception (well-intentioned as it might be)—and bring your full self to the situation. This may frighten or intimidate some and turn off others, but those who you most seek to impress will be exactly that—impressed.



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So did I mention that I have my interview w/the orchestra next Tuesday morning? No? Well, yup, I do. But thankfully I've got work to keep me distracted over the weekend. I'm still going to be nervous but maybe less so than I usually am having worked for them already and having done a good job (for the most part). But I'm going to try not to obsess over this whole thing...I'm going to brush up on answering interview questions and get opinions on what I should wear in this bloody warm weather.

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It was awesome to hang out w/R & M the other night after work and have a few beers. I really do need to get out more often don't I? I do always have fun when I do...it's the "getting there" that seems to be the challenge.

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Bro came over today to give Suzette a jump since somebody, ok, yours truly, left the dome night on overnight and most of the next day the other night (I blame it on the beer! :P ) Oops! Thank goodness that worked and it all happened during my "weekend".

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I'm still loving my new hair. Yay for finally having a professional cut it. It's so easy to "wear" and works with my natural waves (how I'd get so lucky as to have some natural wave to my hair?)

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I spent the beautiful day mostly indoors catching up on some TV. (I've stopped beating myself up over not spending more time outdoors during the summertime...good for me!) I didn't think I was going to care for "Covert Affairs" but I really liked it. And I thought I'd really love "Rizzoli and Isles" but a. it made me sad that "Women's Murder Club" didn't last and b. it wasn't that good though I can't quite put my finger on why. And yay to "White Collar" being back. Really like that one.

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OK, so now that I've put you to sleep w/these scintillating tidbits, I shall wish you good night and sweet dreams.

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