I'm catching up on my blog reading. Here's a quote from Nienie (http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/) that made me feel good.
There is someone you can forgive.
There is someone you can thank.
There is someone you can serve and lift.
You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel.
With this knowledge, life is beautiful no matter the pain, loneliness,
confusion, heartbreak, and sadness in the world.
How blessed I am and feel each day.
September 9, 2012
Junk in the Trunk
I'm reading the book, "Eat Pray Love". I didn't realize it was based on the author's own experience. So far, I'm in love with it. I relate to her struggle in some ways and I'm inspired by her decision to make this journey she writes about in order to heal herself. I know it sounds corny but I've really been struggling lately and I feel like I was meant to read this book right now.
I have a lot of junk in my trunk (and I don't mean my ass here) that I need to sort through. I need to be a better me and I need to get proactive about it.
Some of my favorites so far in this book...
"Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one. Americans spend billions to keep themselves amused with everything from porn to theme parks to wars, but that's not exactly the same thing as quiet enjoyment. Americans work harder and longer and more stressful hours than anyone in the world today."
"Americans don't really know how to do nothing."
"The Bhagavad Gita - that ancient Indian Yogic text - says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection." (I absolutely LOVE this one, by the way)
I have a lot of junk in my trunk (and I don't mean my ass here) that I need to sort through. I need to be a better me and I need to get proactive about it.
Some of my favorites so far in this book...
"Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one. Americans spend billions to keep themselves amused with everything from porn to theme parks to wars, but that's not exactly the same thing as quiet enjoyment. Americans work harder and longer and more stressful hours than anyone in the world today."
"Americans don't really know how to do nothing."
"The Bhagavad Gita - that ancient Indian Yogic text - says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection." (I absolutely LOVE this one, by the way)
September 4, 2012
September 3, 2012
Blue Moon
I love the moon. Always have. I especially love how it looks when it's coming up over the lake. So when I found out it was the year of the blue moon, I waited patiently with my camera. It was also a perfect night for my son and I to take a night swim. It's become a little tradition for us, only I didn't realize it until after this particular swim when he said to me, "At least we got to swim in the lake at night before summer was over!"
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