December 2009
6 posts
Shine on Others →
great reminder to love well.
“It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and...”
– Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking...”
– Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman
July 2009
6 posts
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral...”
– Confucius
thanks for exhibiting these qualities toward me. i look up to you more than you realize.
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
– Ernest Hemingway
thanks for always listening and being my sounding board. you teach with your empathetic listening.
May 2009
39 posts
lately.
my friends have been teaching me a lot. wandering & wondering w/ me a lot. maybe they always do, and i just fail to listen/take time to mull over it.
i’d like to note a few of the many things they have recently (or not-so-recently taught me)…the list is endless.
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not...”
– ~William Arthur Ward
Thanks Lo, for reminding me to be expressively thankful.
what makes us happy? →
thought-provoking study. what makes you happy/content?
“In an interview in the March 2008 newsletter to the Grant Study subjects,...”
– Dr. George Vaillant
i agree: it all boils down to people. so thankful for the best family & friends ever!!
poor/rich?
so i’ve found myself saying “i’m poor” a lot recently.
webster’s take on it:
1 a: lacking material possessions b: of, relating to, or characterized by poverty 2 a: less than adequate : meager b: small in worth 3: exciting pity <you poor thing> 4 a: inferior in quality or value b: unpretentious c: mean, petty 5: lean, emaciated 6: barren, unproductive 7:...
“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
– Socrates
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles Just a little...
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. ...”
– Jawaharlal Nehru
interesting take on pain. →
can’t seem to shake this sermon.
“God must be a pretty big fan of ‘today’, because you keep waking up to it. You...”
– Jamie Tworkowski
gratitude.
usually gifts are recognizable.
like a birthday present, sacrificed time, a phone call, a dinner date.
time here was a mistake, a misstep in my plan.
initially, my heart was anxious, angered, and unaware.
finally, my heart is content, calmed, and conscious.
His plan was a concealed gift.
i am experiencing a heart of gratitude.
thankful.
people change our lives – for the bad or good.
people break our hearts, dash our plans, and even wreck our cars.
people boost our confidence, create our memories, and even construct our confidence..
despite the pain people inflict or the pleasure people instill, all this tearing down and building up contributes to the construction of one’s individuality.
as a child, you have little choice in...
the search.
everyone searches.
…for acceptance.
…for recognition.
…for success.
…for friendships.
…for a soulmate.
though the objects may be different, the searching is the same.
a search for contentment that is always There.
for all the searching, you’d think we would look Up.
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the...”
– Ray Bradbury
