“Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by an unspeakable tender hand, placed beside another thread and held and carried by a hundred others.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Enfant Terrible
The Tears Dwell Within
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before–more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.” ~ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
I Want to Stay
It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave. ~ Tupac Shakur
Zero-Sum Game
I Can Still Feel You
If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.~ Claudia Adrienne Grandi
One Girl
Women are made to be loved, not understood. ~Oscar Wilde
Slaying Golden Dragons
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ~ Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Expecting Perfection
Just Imagine
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them ~James Arthur Baldwin
I was talking with the little pirate princess the other day when I picked her up from school for her mom. We were just randomly chatting asking about each other’s day sort of stuff when I decided to get to the serious stuff. After I found out how school went I asked her what she wanted to be when she’s grown up. I know, a serious question to ask an 8 year old when a pushin’ at forty year old doesn’t even know the answer as it pertains to herself, but I know she is way more mature and grounded than me so I figured she probably already knew and even kept a list of the steps to get there. She acted like she thought about it a little and then answered “I want to be a doctor.” I was amazed, so I said “that’s a great choice!” She hesitated a moment and said, “either that or teacher.” I thought about this a second and replied, “that’s a great choice too, doctors and teachers both help a lot of people!” She was silent for a little while, then said, ” but truly I’d LOVE to work at McDonald’s!” Ah well, I suppose people aspire to a lot of things, I’m just surprised she set the bar so high. 😉 Have a great weekend!
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