July 2011
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Gandalf is right. We don’t get to choose when we’re born or often times, where this life takes us. But, what we do with our time is up to us. We often times face challenges that cause us to regret taking that first step, but, after much...
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Is it the end of the world as we know it??
I wrote this on the eve of when it was said that the world was going to end…
I think not. I’m sure there’s thousands of people in line at the confessional, partying, blowing off responsibilities…Let’s get real, people. This has been a hoax that people get freaked out about every 10 years or so. I mean, people were freaked out about the end of the world when stagecoaches were one of the few...
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Speechless
I was looking through some old journals the other day and I threw them all in the trash. I just don’t want anything negative lying around. You know, the “I’m feeling really insecure”…and the, “I don’t understand why he doesn’t like me…” journal entries? Ya…those.
It’s kinda cool to see how evolution takes place over the years. No, not from a Darwin perspective, but from an...
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“Never use while sleeping.”
– Instructions on Conair hair dryer
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Friend
I’m not a fast friend. I have to be around someone for a little while before I befriend them or invite them into my life. No, I don’t have the: “Before I like you, I don’t like you” mentality. I have no clue what that means anyway. If you don’t know someone, how can your possible dislike them? I like everyone upon first meeting them. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, as I would...
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People don't write letters anymore...
People don’t write letters anymore… Why not? communication has evolved into the most impersonal, quick form: text messages and email. I remember watching the movie Beastly and being so pleasantly surprised by how the main character pursued his love interest by finding out the things she enjoyed the most. This young woman enjoyed cheap diner coffee and jelly candies. Sometimes the most...
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
– Dalai Lama
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“Despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, i have not yet been...”
– Sigmund Freud
This man was born with a question mark on his forehead…
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Thank you
It’s really gorgeous out today. It’s the kind of day that you breath in deep and exhale it’s fiery beauty. I am so thankful for so much. It’s bizarre how this life is a giant circle. Sometimes, we have a great day and then sometimes, we have a not so good day. But, the one thing that I do know is that someone always has it worst. I remember walking the shopping center with my sister on...
Mom
My mother is a saint and I rarely ever use that term. She is a beautiful inspiration and at times someone I don’t want to share with other people. She has been “mom” to many people and a huge blessing to them as well. It’s a title that she takes very seriously and she takes care of all of her “children” as though they were her own. She’s also my hero. I remember when she decided to quit her job...
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“Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like...”
– Bono
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Stereotypes
Your idea of who I should be, might not be my idea. What or who I should dress
like, talk like, act like is no one’s business but mine. I’d love to live in a
world where someday, all stereotypes are flushed down the toilet. Stereotypes
are nothing but preconceived ideas, to me. You can’t possibly think that an
entire group of people fits into one category of likes, dislikes, style,...
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Unknown
I wish to God I could shake this feeling. I’ve never felt more uneasy or uncomfortable in my own skin. I keep hitting play in my head, rewinding and hitting play again. No good. All that does is push the pain down even deeper inside of me. Why are emotions so much like waves? Some days you feel like you can conquer the world and that one thing that caused you pain is as distant as a wave...
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Thick air...
Feeling melancholy. I just found out that there was someone that died on one of our navy ships. The saddest part about it is, if it was someone I know, I wouldn’t know about it for sometime. Our friendship ended in a very painful way back in January and the sting of his words still ring true in my ears. I’d hate for him to be gone without atleast saying hello agaain, or even God bless you. Times...
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Pieces
It’s like two puzzle pieces that could fit together, but they don’t. They’re shoved together with so much force that the integrity of each piece begins to break. Until, they’re suddenly torn apart with the startling realization that they were not meant to be together anyway. The pain of this revelation hurts the most, but the two pieces begin to heal up and once again become...
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“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...”
