"The family is a haven in a heartless world."
~Attributed to Christopher Lasch
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"The thing about family disasters is that
you never have to wait
long before the next one puts the
previous one into perspective."
~Robert Brault
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La Familia. The Family. How important is family to you? What has your family taught, or, fail to teach you? What effects does the family have in our ever-changing society now?
I believe the family is the base from where we come from and the guidance to where we are going.
What do you think?
CM
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
~Winston Churchill
"Courage is not the absence of fear,
but rather the judgment that something
else is more important than fear."
~Ambrose Redmoon
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All changes, even the most longed for,
have their melancholy;
for what we leave behind us
is a part of ourselves;
we must die to one life
before we can enter another.
~Anatole France
This quote says it all. There is a new major change coming into my life which I am sad to say will cause my closest loved ones to be apart from me. I have left this decision into God’s hands and so far it has all worked out. I am a little fearful, I’ll be honest but excited, do feel at peace but most of all focused. I will be leaving alone and that I am most grateful for. A fresh beginning if you will. I continue to leave this in God’s hands and know I will make it far, farther than I can imagine. Time is really flying though. Each day is closer to my new destination. So much to do so little time. Thankfully I have the university I will be attending and the aid needed for the courses. I found a nice apartment for a good price, good area and is two blocks from my school. I have made arrangements to fly there since in the long run it will be cheaper than driving or taking Amtrak. I am getting rid of my car since transportation is great there. All I’ll really need is the bus, a bike and my feet to get from point A to point B. So yes, the time is near. I will miss my family terribly but I know it will only be for a little while. I do have planned to visit them as often as my budget allows (but most definitely the major holidays).
Sometimes I try to question whether I am doing the right thing, but I truly have no doubt in my mind this is what I need to do. I only pray and look forward for the best in my future. I have done nothing of this extent in my life, it was about time I did. Change in always a good thing, always. This is the change in my life, a new chapter of my life...and I look forward to it.
~CM~
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If you could create your "ideal" lover, do you think you would be happy?
Could getting what you want in a person (perfection) truly bring satisfaction, or even happiness?
Just a simple thought, would like to hear other's opinions.
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"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing."
~Harriet Braiker
"Certain flaws are necessary for the whole.
It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks."
~Goethe
"A man would do nothing if he waited until he
could do it so well that no
one could find fault."
~John Henry Newman
"No one is perfect...that's why pencils have erasers."
~Author Unknown
"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove
than the hunger for bread."
~Mother Teresa
"Love has no desire but to fulfill itself.
To melt and be like a running brook
that sings its melody to the night.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and
give thanks for another day of loving."
~Kahlil Gibran
Love is the only sane and satisfactory
answer to the problem of human existence.
~Eric Fromm
02/28/2010
Saw the movie Moulin Rouge with Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. I do have to say that is one of my favorite films. So far, it is the only film that actually makes me cry, and I’ve seen it numerous times. Each time, it gets to me. Why? Because it is about LOVE. A love that was still unable to overcome an obstacle, death.
I only yearn for a love such as the one I see. Call me pathetic or even cheesy, but I could only imagine what it would be like to be in love with someone worth falling in love with. I have so much emphasis on this subject, some hope, but no experience. Pathetic, I know. I always feel I have so much to give, so much to offer, but am, of course, afraid to give it to just anyone. I am extra cautious now, extra weary about who would receive my true love, my true everything.
Yes, here I go day dreaming once again about something I’m not even truly sure it exist. Hey, who says its wrong to day dream right. I only wish to make that one person happy. All I need is one. If only he would find me soon, I am beginning to feel lonely at times, but only at times. (I do like my privacy and freedom though; I do have to add ;> Well, hopefully, I pray, all works out in my plans, I have a small dream and quite an obstacle to overcome, but I have a feeling it will work out. I have faith, especially in this.
Excuse the cheesyness....
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~CM~
"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours."
~Wayne Dyer
"Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues;
because, unless a man has that virtue,
he has no security for preserving any other."
~Samuel Johnson
"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do.
There can be no courage unless you're scared. "
~Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
