What is it about change that is so scary? Is it the unknown or the known? Are we scared about what will happen or what won’t? I’m not sure. It is just starting to hit me that I am now 18 and out of high school. I’m an “adult.” Things will never be the same again. Is that a good thing, a bad thing, or both? I would have to say both. Good because there are many things that I am happy to leave behind but I am very scared about what lies ahead of me. Will I do all right in college? Will I be alone for the rest of my life? Will I make so many mistakes that I can never undo them? I don’t know! 

Don’t Quit

by Author Unknown

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

when the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,

when the funds are low and the debts are high,

and you want to smile but you have to sigh,

when care is pressing you down a bit – rest if you must,

but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns.

As everyone of us sometimes learns.

And many a failure turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow – you may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man;

often the struggler has given up when he might have captured the victor’s cup;

and he learned too late when the night came down,

how close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out – the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

and you never can tell how close you are,

it may be near when it seem so far;

so stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit – it’s when things seem worse,

that you must not quit.

 

 

Ouch.. :(

Thanks so much Viv. I had a TON of fun!! :)

” WHO I AM MAKES A DIFFERENCE “

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“It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are.”

- Elvis Presley

Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep
by Mary Elizabeth Frye

Do not stand at my grave and weep; 
I am not there. I do not sleep. 
I am a thousand winds that blow. 
I am the diamond glints on snow. 
I am the sunlight on ripened grain. 
I am the gentle autumn rain. 
When you awaken in the morning’s hush 
I am the swift uplifting rush 
Of quiet birds in circled flight. 
I am the soft stars that shine at night. 
Do not stand at my grave and cry; 
I am not there. I did not die.

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” – Philip K. Dick

While chatting with a good friend of mine the other day, she shared some really great/interesting/dark/witty quotes with me. I loved them so much, I thought I would share them with all of you!!

“Look long enough into the abyss, the abyss looks into you.”
- Nietchze

“The coroner will find ink in my veins and blood on my typewriter keys.”
- C. Astrid Weber

“…the ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue center light pop and everyone goes ‘Awww!’”
- Jack Kerouac

“There is a glimmer of eternity about our lives. In the vastness of time and space, our lives are indeed small and ephemeral, yet not utterly insignificant. Our lives do matter. Because we are the kinds of creatures who make music and create art, we are not merely disconnected fragments of the universe but at some level reflect the beauty and splendor of the whole. And because all life shares in One Spirit, we can recognize this indwelling beauty in all other creatures.”
- Gary A. Kowalski

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life.” – Mary Oliver

“The universe shivers with wonder in the depths of the human.” – Brian Swimme

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Einstein

I recently received an e-mail about this new web site and thought it looked interesting. It is an online support group for people suffering from bulimia. Having suffered from eating problems myself, I know how difficult it is to live with and how once you have it, the mentality always seems to be there. It is really great that there are support groups out there for people with these types of problems. I really wish I would have known about some of these things when mine was really bad. If you suffer from this illness or know someone who does, please refer them to this site. It is brand new and still getting started but seems promising.

Here is the link: http://www.mdjunction.com/bulimia-nervosa

 

If anyone does go to it, please let me know what you think and if it benefits you at all. It would be great to let others know whether you would recommend it or not as well. 

My kitty attacked me. :’[