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, December 31, 2020

Goodbye 2020

Another year coming to a close. A what a year it's been. 

So many impacted one way or another - so much death, heartache, heartbreak and changes no one planned on or counted on. 

So many cracks in the foundations of life in this country and society exposed. 

I really do hope that 2021 will be better year - though I think we still need to keep our expectations realistic. There are a lot of things that will never be the same again. There is lots of work to still be done.

In the middle of the shit-show, I find myself still so grateful for so many things. 

I find it kind of unbelievable that I got myself to a place where I was able to leave my job and spend a few months figuring out what to do next.

I'm thankful for the many people I have in my life that love me (as I am :) ) and support me. 

I'm thankful I've had the means necessary to hire a career coach, house-cleaner...and a personal chef. 

I just now need to get serious about finding a new job and I'm going to just stop and breathe when I feel the panic rising when I worry about when will I find it and start working again. 

I'm so thankful I've got a man who loves me so much he will upend his life, his daughters life to be with me and make my dreams come true.

Night before last, I found myself thinking about how hard he works and wishing I could tell his parents, remind them, just how hard he works in the business and what a wonderful man he is.  

A million jobs within his jobs/responsibilities and he takes time to care for the people in his life How fucking lucky am I to have a man that works so hard, and works so hard to make me happy? 

Just fucking lucky. 

I thought this was going to be a much longer post...but ...nah. 

The new year is hours away and while I'm going to manage my expectations, keep them realistic, I'm also going stay optimistic and keep hoping for the best for others and myself.

So here's to 2021. Cheers. 

Onward and upward. 

 




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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)
"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