I am very slowly coming to the realization that no matter the difficulty of the problems and confusing choices that present themselves to us, in the end what matters most is our attitude toward what happens in our lives. We have less control, and more blessings, than we usually think we do. And, therefore, when I start to think too much about a ( Read more... )

you see where you want to go, and aim above it. aim straight.

my dada is the most hilarious, adorable and innocent guy these days ( Read more... )

i'm really happy because, for the first time almost (well, no, not for the first time. but maybe the first time i felt so awesome about it.), i consciously noticed myself turning important thoughts about life into lesson plans in my head on a walk with my parents and freddi this morning. i'm posting because i'm excited about the possibilities and ( Read more... )

we can do no great things -- only small things with great love.
- mother teresa

things are lookin' up.

beat beat beat beat beat beat beat beat beat beat

some good things:

i had an amazing flying dream a few nights ago, one of the best i have ever had! and the first i have had in quite a while. in it flying was SO easy... different from how it usually is, for me! warm gusts of wind would come by me and just lift me up, if i put my arms out... and i'd ride them and they'd carry me, and i'd soar. and ( Read more... )

life's too short to be sad for long
and way too short to be dull or un-alive

“Meanwhile, we go on, accumulating and discarding what we can. Debris piles up. We ignore it or, given luck, patience and a trace of consciousness, we sculpt it into something useful, begin to understand that if every distinction we make between freak and human were tempered by uncertainty, then we might begin to change our lives. Faced with the ( Read more... )

i am very excited to do a half marathon in my hometown in march. running makes me feel strong, healthy, powerful, steady and joyful for life like almost nothing else does.