October 2010
12 posts
“To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human...”
– Anna Louise Strong
September 2010
42 posts
Learning to love myself has been the best idea I’ve had in all of my life. Why did it take me so long? I don’t know - all I know is that I love smiling from the inside out - and it’s because of no one or anything, but simply because of everything that resides in me. *GRIN*
“Make time to dance alone with one hand waving free.”
– Elizabethtown
Avocado-Orange Salad with Romaine and Lime-Cumin...
Good God, that was delicious! So delicious that I had to share the recipe :)
Ingredients
1/4 cup lime juice from 2 limes
2 small cloves garlic , minced
1 medium jalapeño chile , minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon cumin seed , toasted in small dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden, about 4 minutes
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/4 Cup olive...
“I am selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of...”
– Marilyn Monroe
“That’s what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we...”
– Richard Bach
“Art gives us the illusion of liberation from the sordid business of being.”
Eight for One
I traded eight years for one. I carry this “Greek Artifact” with me everyday as a reminder of that exchange. I carry it so that I’ll never forget what it cost us…
Bad things happen, it’s inevitable. Some days are great, others not so much.
All you can do is your best, all you can do is apologize for your mistakes, sincerely… and then, you just have to let...
“They say it’s easy to forget your troubles when the weather’s warm. But all it...”
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Thanks to you
“Celebrate yourself everyday no matter the circumstances.“
Someone I once loved dearly wrote those words for me in a birthday card. I took the picture above the day that she gave it to me. I no longer love that someone like I once did, but I suppose in some layer of time, months ago, perhaps years ago - I still love her, somehow, in some way. A huge part of me is thankful for...
“Hate me today, hate me tomorrow, hate me for all the things I didn’t do...”
– Blue October
Little Moments
I had a teal colored swimsuit when I was young. I had a belly, stood funny and never made an effort to suck-in. I remember what it felt like jumping into the Riverton City pool; the coolness of the water spreading from head to toe - thinking to myself “this is what summer is all about.” I remember the sting in my eyes from the pool water, the sound of air bubbles expelling quickly...
What Makes Your Universe?
My universe isn’t made of atoms… it’s made of tiny stories.
“There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one...”
– Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife
“Lost love is still love… It takes a different form, that’s all. You can’t see...”
– Mitch Albom, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven 