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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Proceed
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Sparse
“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to
accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.”
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Labels: G.K. Chesterton, Happiness, life, Quote, self, serenity, thought, tranquility
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Valor
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are
princesses who are only waiting to see us act,
just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps
everything that frightens us is, in its deepest
essence, something helpless that wants our
love.”
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Labels: Courage, life, Motivation, Quote, Rainer Maria Rilke
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Essence
lose sight of where you're going.
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Labels: Courage, life, Motivational, Quote, self
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Restart
“Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go
but rather learning to start over.”
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Labels: Nicole Sobon, Quote
Monday, January 21, 2013
Alacrity
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Labels: Courage, Happiness, Hope, Motivation, self, thought, Wish
Monday, January 14, 2013
Love like mine ...
I have been watching a show called "Nashville". It is definitely an acquired taste and I'm not quite sure why I enjoy it ...
Maybe it's the country music ;)
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Vindicate
Although it may take a while, we should try to absolve those that have wounded us. Forgiveness will allow us to feel ethereal.
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Labels: Emotions, Forgiveness, life
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Solo
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Labels: Emotions, Kim Culbertson, Quote, solitude, thought
Friday, December 14, 2012
Exposure to light at night
Click the link below:
Exposure to light at night may cause depression, learning issues, mouse study suggests
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ease
You are responsible for the peace that you feel.
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Labels: Emotions, Happiness, life, self, solitude, tranquility
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tenacity
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Labels: Change, Courage, Goals, life, Motivation, Quote, Scott Fitzgerald, serenity
Monday, December 10, 2012
Diminutive words
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Love
While watching Sons of Anarchy, I heard the following quote regarding love:
"Only men need to be loved; Women need to be wanted."
Agreed.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Mindful
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Labels: life, Mary Oliver, Poem
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Fortitude
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Labels: Goals, life, Motivational, Paulo Coelho, Quote, thought
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Refinement
I heard this quote as I was flipping through channels ... lol
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Insomniac or Nocturnal ?
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Labels: Catherine O'Hara, Insomnia, Nocturnal, Productivity, Quote
Monday, October 15, 2012
Laconic
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Labels: life, Paul Brown, Quote
Friday, October 5, 2012
Footprints in the sand
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Zealous
I can't believe I am quoting Huxley ...
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Labels: Aldous Huxley, Desired things, Goals, life, Motivation, Motivational, Quote, thought
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Intrepidity
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Labels: John Irving, life, Motivation, Motivational, Quote, self, thought
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Acclimatize !!!!!
"When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails"
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Labels: Change, H. Jackson Brown J, life, Quote
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Perspicacious
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
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Labels: Eleanore Roosevelt, Quote
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Felicity
Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. - Joseph Campbell |
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Labels: Equilibrium, Happiness, Joseph Campbell, life, Quote
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
In Four Years
Please note that I did not write this, and found it online- the author is unknown, but the poem can be found in the following link:
http://dukegroups.duke.edu/develledish/2011/in-four-years/
I learned that putting spoons in the freezer when you’re crying will later soothe your puffy eyes
I learned that getting away from the person who makes you cry will, eventually, make you feel better.
I learned that my eyes are grey, not blue
That they shift with the light and with my moods
I learned that this makes me beautiful
Even when my eyes are as stormy as my soul.
I learned that I hate the word “hot”
I learned that I have defined a large portion of my life by it.
I learned the difference between a true apology and a request for absolution
I learned that the former is rare and the latter, much too common
I learned that I have the right to walk away from both.
I learned that I have rights, even as a woman. Especially as a woman.
I learned that rock bottom is never actually bottom, and that asking for help is better than muddling through
I learned that muddling a drink is unnecessary when you learn to like the taste of straight whisky
I learned that whisky sometimes gets you closer to bottom.
I learned that discomfort is powerful.
I learned that thunderstorms are soothing
And that sunny days are just nervous energy bursting from the universe’s soul.
I learned that sunburn hurts just as much as the boy on the beach who tells you that you look anything less than “skinny” in a bathing suit
I learned that “skinny” is more painful than it looks
And that a bathing suit is meant for playing in the water so much that you forget you are getting burned.
I learned that cigarettes sting and that cigars are smoother
But that smoking either will elicit more attention than both are worth.
I learned that sex can feel good
And that it feels best when it’s actually consensual.
I learned that speaking against the consensus is sometimes a good idea
I learned that my ideas are worth voicing, even when they earn me a jab in the ribs, a shove, a reputation
I learned that reputations are both more and less important than they seem
Depending upon the circles of people you choose to esteem in your life.
I learned that having people in my life that I do not respect is, in fact, a waste of my time
I learned that my time is precious because it is mine, because I can choose what I want to do with it.
I learned that taking a nap is sometimes just as valuable as taking that hour to study, or get lunch with a friend, or look up poetry by authors I secretly aspire to become
I learned that secret aspirations are just bold dreams divided from the truth by a thin line of privacy and shame
I learned that words are in my veins and that I bleed my existence every time I put pen to paper.
I learned that four years is not enough time to know myself.
But I learned that I am worth knowing.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Inner Motivation
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Labels: faith, God, life, Martin Luther, Prayer, Quote, religion
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Moved by you
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.
You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.
And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
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Labels: Song
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Time
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Reticent
I have been so drowned in my everyday predicaments, that I have become reticent.
I'm sorry that I have been such a terrible friend- that I have been so absorbed by my own issues, that I have been unable to be there for you...
I know you want to be there for me, but I keep pushing you away. I don't know why. Solitude seems to be the only way that I can maintain my poise.
"You are talented, intelligent, and beautiful. You can and will achieve the things you want to. I promise you."
Thank you for your kind words.
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Labels: Emotions, Friendship, self, Silence, solitude
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Nostalgia
Insomnia is killing me.
Hey Yang,
Do you remember my Sunday morning routine? Well, take a look at the following secret:
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Give Praise to the most high
As I was driving home from work today, I set my ipod on shuffle and "Appreciation" by Outlandish came on. It really got me thinking...
Don't forget to give praise to the most high !
Appreciation
As I got up this morning
U watched me and hoped I'd talk to U
Even if it was just a few words
Askin' your opinion,
Thankin' U for something good that happened, Lord
But U noticed I was too busy
Tryin' to find the right clothes matchin' with the right shoes and I
Ran around the house getting ready
U knew there would be minutes to stop and say hello
But I still I were too busy
And at one point I had to wait doing nuttin'
Then U saw me spring to my feet
Thought I wanted to talk
But I ran to the phone
Called a friend... Wassup!
Ok now it's time for us to talk
So I find and empty room but hesitation is in my heart
A look down the hall ...nobody there so I close the door
Take of my new jacket? Man I can't put this on the floor
I'm a have this conversation standin' or my jeans will get dirty
Better yet I'm a sit on this chair right here 'cause I feel a bit lazy
Almost forgot to pull the curtains so no one can look in
And just when I'm about to utter U some words
Someone steps in
Embarrassed by the moment
I jump up and come up with some stupid excuse
Like I was looking for something
All while U were watchin' me patiently
Ready to give more chances
With the hope
That eventually at some point I will speak to U
U give me so much
U wait all day for a nod
A prayer or a thought
A thankful part of my heart
To all my moros back home
All day workin' hard
Struggling all week
Every dawn standing tall
I know U noticed that before lunch I looked around
I felt embarrassed to talk to U
That is why I didn't bow my head
Glanced 3 or 4 tables over, saw some of my friends talking to U
But I did not, there is still more time left
Hope that I will talk to U yet, but I
Went home and seemed as if I had lots of things to do
After that what is on TV
Suddenly I felt too tired to talk to U
Fell asleep in no time without a thought for U
I know it's hard to have a one sided conversation
Well give me some days to try again and again and again
Pasé por enfrente de tu casa esta mañana muy temprano
No me dio ni por llamarte, saludarte lo cual es muy extraño
Ahora que la luz está apagada estoy pensando
Si sólo cuando yo lo necesito conversamos
O si sólo cuando temo me haces falta
A cada instante tu retrato está en mi espalda
Me equivoco en muchas de cosas
Y defectos tengo más de cien
Estoy luchando, tú lo sabes bien
[Translation]
I came by your house very early this morning
I didn't stop to call you or say hi, and that's quite strange
Now that the lights are out, I'm thinking
If we only talk when I need it
Or if I only miss you when I'm afraid
I always carry you on my bag
Any moment you're out of my sight
I make mistakes in so many ways and
Faults, I have more than 100
I'm Struggling, you know I am
Appreciatin' is something I be forgettin'
Every second, 24/11, I?m a forgetful servant, I gotta be prayin' though
Appreciatin', when suffering, calamities call,
My soul be hospitalized and all gonna be alright
To all my moros back home
All day workin' hard
Struggling all week
Every dawn standing tall
To all my moros sheddin' tears
Still greet with warm smiles
Patiently throughout the years
Give praise to the most high
To all my moros back home
All day workin' hard
Struggling all week
Every dawn standing tall
To all my moros sheddin' tears
Still greet with warm smiles
Patiently throughout the years
Give praise to the most high
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Vicissitude
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
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Labels: Change, life, Marcus Aurelius, self, thought, tranquility
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Essentials of Happiness
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Labels: Allan K. Chalmers, Happiness, Quote
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Credo
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Labels: life, Love, Paulo Coelho, Quote
Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Permutation
I was recently reunited with an old friend of mine.
I remembered him as a sweet, smart, and shy guy who used to walk with me home almost everyday from school. He was kind, caring and had the most beautiful blue eyes.
I expected our first time meeting after 10 years to be awkward ... but it was far from that. We spoke for hours. He was still kind, caring and I couldn't help but drown in his blue eyes.
It turned out, that although we grew up only a few blocks away from each other, we had disparate teenage years. It was as if we each grew in our own distinctive bubbles, unaware of each other's surroundings. I had grown up in a safer, more conservative bubble; whereas he grew up in a precarious, vicious and barbed bubble. Yes imagine that, a barbed bubble. A volatile, virulent, and verboten bubble. Most of the stories he shared, scarred and traumatized me. I couldn't believe that anyone would be capable of leading such an anomalous life- specially someone I knew !
After sharing many of his life experiences, he assured me that he had changed- for the better. I was under the impression that he had learned his lessonS !! (plural !!!!) Perhaps he was being equivocal, or perhaps I'm easily deceived. Or maybe, just maybe... he really meant it.
I believe in the axiom (well my own made up axiom), that people are capable of change; therefore when he asserted that he had changed- I believed him.
Unfortunately, a situation came up... where I got involved (in a very minute way). The situation proved that he had not changed.... I was (and still am) so disappointed.
I tried talking to him, begging him to change. We are still young, and we have the time and resources to change. I realize that it is an arduous task to change when a certain life style has become habitual. BUT, his barbed bubble has proven to be VOLATILE, VIRULENT, and VERBOTEN ... OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. How many times does a person need to hit a dead end, in order to realize that the path he was taking would NOT get him out of the maze, and a new path is required???????
The situation was somewhat ... despicable. Truth be told, I was frightened- mainly because I was in an unorthodox predicament, and I didn't have any intrinsic or extraneous knowledge of what to do, or even how to feel. Consequently, I may have acted discourteous towards him. And for that... I'm sorry.
Are people capable of change?
I STILL believe that they are. If need be, please read my entry on change:
http://searching-for-tranquility.blogspot.com/2010/08/change.html
Can my friend change? YES HE CAN ! I see the potential in him. I KNOW he can change. It will be an extremely difficult task, but if he truly wanted to, he can. Perhaps he will need to leave the city, perhaps he may have to start from scratch- nevertheless, it will be better than where he is now.
If you are reading this, please know that there are people who care. Surround yourself with positive and influential people. Try to live a simple, humble life, unaffected by ... well.. you know...
Taking the first step, will be exhausting, but don't give up. I promise you will get somewhere better.
I will help you, I'm sure others will too. But you have to HELP yourself.
You can achieve anything !!! You are capable !!! Your current lifestyle, is destructive and will not end well. It will take some perseverance ... but it will be worth it at the end. You deserve a calm and happy life. You deserve a tranquil life. Please set goals and achieve them. You are capable.
It may be easy to continue what you are doing, and dig an even deeper hole. But I promise you, that in this case, grass IS greener on the other side. Hop over.
I hope you move on and never look back. Determination WILL get you through this. You must make some firm, lucid goals, and work as hard as you can to achieve them. TRYING will not be good enough. You must achieve.
Please be good to yourself. Be the best that you can be.
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Labels: Change, Flaws, Happiness, life, Motivation, self, thought
Friday, June 10, 2011
Succinct
I haven't blogged in a while, and if I have, they have been mainly pictures or quotes, and not words of my own- mainly because I'm Speechless.
I hear, but I cannot respond. I see, but I cannot verbalize. I feel, but I cannot express.
Mother Teresa's outlook on silence:
"Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God. But when you have listened to the voice of God in the stillness of your heart, then your heart is filled with God."
"Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere — in the closing of a door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals."
To make possible true inner silence, practice:
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Labels: Fate, God, life, Mother Teresa, Quote, Silence, solitude, tranquility