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

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Shit. Moving Again.

Moving again.

Because I'm not making enough money. It always comes down to money.

Fucking money.

So the search is on for the next new home. God, I've had so many that I lost count (last time I counted it was at 26 times at age 36.) I'm trying to look at is as an adventure but it's really hard. What can I live with? What don't I want to live without? Where? And will I be able to afford it.

Where will I end up.

I just want to find a place I never have to move from ever again.

So maybe I'll do a little daydreaming...

1. Dishwasher & proper kitchen to cook in.
2. Air-conditioning
3. Separate bedroom area
4. On the 54 busline
5. Parking for guests
6. Pool, indoor and outdoor
7.  Whirlpool

Just for fun I should put those into the search engines/apartement search websites and see what I get ...and how much it costs.

But how do I make more money when I like what I do? (Ooooh. Um, Be right back.)

And then there is the other side of moving, for me. Going through my possessions and deciding what I want to take with me into the next chapter.

And then there is making it official. I'll be sending my notice to vacate by certified mail tomorrow (or Thursday...) and that really means that I have to find and pick a new place. And I need to see places in person.

*sigh*

Here we go again. 

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 CastaƱeda
"..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