So don't let your luggage define your travels

Each life unravels differently

And experiences are what make up

The colours of our tapestry...

"I am the poet of the body,
And I am the poet of the soul."

- Beautiful <3

Today’s the day my life begins.

Today I become a citizen of the world.

Today I become a grown up.

Today I become accountable to someone other than myself and my parents…

Accountable for more than my grades.

Today I become accountable to the world…

To the future, to all the possibilities that life has to offer.

Starting today, my job is to show up

Wide ( Read more... )

"A Dream Song" (Annie Long Tom, Clayoquot)

Do not listen to the other singing.
Do not be afraid to sing your own song.

- 1939

Beautiful =)

So today was St. Patrick's Day... Whoooo!!!  lol  Nothing special, but overall a really nice day.  60* outside and sunny.  Spent most of the day on the playground with the children at the J.

This is another random post... I've been meaning to update more (of course) but that never happens.

I've read 3 books in the past 6 days.  - The Reader, ( Read more... )

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it ( Read more... )

So, a quick update on a Saturday afternoon before I go out with Amy V.

It's 2009 - Hooray!

Kaitlyn got a new pup from the same place that I adopted Atlas.  We named her Zoe Opal lol She's quite adorable & ya can't say her full name without smiling.  She's only 5 months now and we got her last month.  She's quite small compared to Atlas & can even ( Read more... )

I'm lazy and haven't bothered to update my journal even after a bunch of stuff has happened!  Sorry!

Here's what has gone down as of late:

* Barack Obama won the presidential election for 2008.  He had over 300 electoral votes and John McCain had just over 150.  (I can't remember the exact amount because I was busy jumping up & down with excitement ( Read more... )

Demetri Martin quotes....

“I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started with the word ‘dude.’ ‘Dude, these are isotopes.’ ‘Dude, we removed your kidney. You’re gonna be fine.’ ‘Dude, I am so stoked to win this Nobel Prize. I just wanna thank Kevin, and Turtle, and all my homies.
’”
“I think that when you get dressed in the ( Read more... )

So... I worked today.  - A child fell onto her hand while in a handstand & I'm assuming it is either broken or severely sprained.  Another child fell & bruised/cut up her leg.

I also got my hair cut today!  I like it, but I'm sure it'll be much better when I style it myself ya know?

Tricker treaters were cute & yet somehow annoying this year.  In ( Read more... )