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I find this song to be extremely fun.
I'm sorry I haven't been updating much lately. I think I was doing a bit better at keeping up, but then I just started feeling overwhelmed by things again, and now I feel like I have nothing to say. So I'm just going to keep writing and see what comes up. :)
I rented the movie Man of the Century, which is fluffy fun and probably one of my favorite independent films now. It's about a guy in the 90's with a 20's mentality, and the entire film is in black and white. I loved it so much. Janet, I know you would adore it, too. I also rented The Emperor and the Assassin, which is a chinese film that I haven't finished yet but I like it so far, and Nicklas Nickleby which I liked very much and am very shamed at having never read the Charles Dicken's novel. I'm currently hopping around a few different books; the original Pinocchio, second volume of the Arabian Nights, and In the Presence of My Enemies which the dear Huyana gave me. :)
Do you know that feeling, when you grasp onto just one thing that is so simple and yet so beautiful, like the way the light shines on something, or a bee on a flower, or the waves of the ocean ... something that's just an unimaginably small thing in the universe, and yet the entire universe suddenly exists in that one thing? It's a wonderful feeling, and I've come to realize it's been far more consistent for me lately. I really feel alive, present and connected in almost every moment of the day. I was so serious as a child and far too worried about everything. I still worry about things more than I should sometimes, but I think I'm a lot more child-like now than I ever was when I was younger. I still get very sad about some things, but I think I'm more sincerely happy now than I ever have been before. :) I hope I can help other people to be happy like that, too. There are so many wonderful things to be happy about and thankful for all around us, that aren't denied to anyone for any reason. I've always wondered why we, as humans, have to complicate things so in our quest to seek happiness. I know I've been as guilty of it as anyone at times, but it really can be so easy to just live and enjoy the simple things. I'm glad of dandelions and sunsets, seeing hopscotches drawn in chalk on the street, and all the people I've known. They've all had something valuable to teach, and I hope I never stop learning. :)
I'm sorry I haven't been updating much lately. I think I was doing a bit better at keeping up, but then I just started feeling overwhelmed by things again, and now I feel like I have nothing to say. So I'm just going to keep writing and see what comes up. :)
I rented the movie Man of the Century, which is fluffy fun and probably one of my favorite independent films now. It's about a guy in the 90's with a 20's mentality, and the entire film is in black and white. I loved it so much. Janet, I know you would adore it, too. I also rented The Emperor and the Assassin, which is a chinese film that I haven't finished yet but I like it so far, and Nicklas Nickleby which I liked very much and am very shamed at having never read the Charles Dicken's novel. I'm currently hopping around a few different books; the original Pinocchio, second volume of the Arabian Nights, and In the Presence of My Enemies which the dear Huyana gave me. :)
Do you know that feeling, when you grasp onto just one thing that is so simple and yet so beautiful, like the way the light shines on something, or a bee on a flower, or the waves of the ocean ... something that's just an unimaginably small thing in the universe, and yet the entire universe suddenly exists in that one thing? It's a wonderful feeling, and I've come to realize it's been far more consistent for me lately. I really feel alive, present and connected in almost every moment of the day. I was so serious as a child and far too worried about everything. I still worry about things more than I should sometimes, but I think I'm a lot more child-like now than I ever was when I was younger. I still get very sad about some things, but I think I'm more sincerely happy now than I ever have been before. :) I hope I can help other people to be happy like that, too. There are so many wonderful things to be happy about and thankful for all around us, that aren't denied to anyone for any reason. I've always wondered why we, as humans, have to complicate things so in our quest to seek happiness. I know I've been as guilty of it as anyone at times, but it really can be so easy to just live and enjoy the simple things. I'm glad of dandelions and sunsets, seeing hopscotches drawn in chalk on the street, and all the people I've known. They've all had something valuable to teach, and I hope I never stop learning. :)