OK, now where was I?
Oh, that's right. Things I was grateful for in 2012:
6. That while my apartment isn't fancy, it's filled with things I love.
7. That's I've met some cool people in this part of town. That I'm a social person in this town (according to me anyway! :P ) even if it's only to have made new, in person, acquaintances.
8. That I've had a steady supply of ...happy.
9. That I've got some really great co-workers. God, without great people around you at a place you spend a 1/4 of your life at -ugh, don't even want to think about it.
10. That I've had some small adventures.
11. That Ryan and Kari got married. And they're so great together and I'm really happy they found someone who loves them exactly as they are (and I know what that feels like.)
12. I love the remote for my iPod. 2 of the many electronic devices I'm glad were invented.
13. I'm grateful for this ...having this blog. I've finally really realized I do this to hear myself talk.
14. I'm grateful the bus is only a block away. Purposely planned that. That is main criteria for living with/on public transportation. It sometimes takes everything I've got to get up and go to the job I mostly like and knowing I only have a block to go when it's cold out is great.
15. I've been loving that I have so much music on said iPod. I hope my neighbors don't mind the volume I play music. Shit. I wonder
if I should say something ...I've actually been wondering about that. Oooh, good, another subject to Google. ...OK, I'm back. And think it will be a good idea to slip 'em a note -on a happy new year card. Maybe.
And I just moved my iPod boom-box. To the window.
16. cobornsdelivers.com. I love love love that I can have groceries delivered. Again, all part of that living on public transportation thing.
17. internet access in the lobby. Though I feel self-conscious when I'm down there because I'm the only one I've ever seen use it, except for a neighbor, Colleen, once.
18. My phone. I love my phone.
19. Love I have in my life. A love like I've never known before.
And so many many other things.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
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.
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)
- 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)
"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.
"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)
"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