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Friday, January 30, 2009

Focus


One day passes and another day comes along, and everything happens the same. But basically, we are so afraid of the brilliance coming at us, and the sharp experience of our life, that we can't even focus our eyes."
~ Chogyam Trungpa
Dharma Art

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Chestnut-backed Chickadee




. . . may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living . . .
~e. e. cummings

Monday, January 26, 2009

For Mary


Learning to Fly
Written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne

Well I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well the good ol' days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I've started out for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there

I'm learning to fly around the clouds
But what goes up must come down

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

I'm learning to fly around the clouds
But what goes up must come down

I'm learning to fly
I'm learning to fly

Friday, January 23, 2009

To be a Man



My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance. He taught me that a real man doesn’t take, he gives; he doesn’t use force, he uses logic; doesn’t play the role of trouble-maker, but rather, trouble-shooter; and most importantly, a real man is defined by what’s in his heart, not his pants.
~Kevin Smith,
My Boring Ass Life, 06-01-05
Climb as high as you can dream.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Imagination




The world is but a canvas to the imagination.
~Henry David Thoreau

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

America


America's greatest strength, and its greatest weakness, is our belief in second chances, our belief that we can always start over, that things can be made better.
~Anthony Walton

Monday, January 19, 2009

Work




The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
~Carlos Castaneda

Friday, January 16, 2009

Life



Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.
~Calvin and Hobbes

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Me


I have come to realize that all my trouble with living has come from fear and smallness within me.
~Angela L. Wozniak

Monday, January 12, 2009

Pure Air



I know that our bodies were made to thrive only in pure air, and the scenes in which pure air is found.

~John Muir

Friday, January 9, 2009

Reality



The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.
~Garth Brooks, Country Music

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Nature


Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.
~Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825 - 1921)

Monday, January 5, 2009

I try to laugh



I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
~Anna Quindlen, A Short Guide to a Happy Life, 2000

Friday, January 2, 2009

Oregon Coast


The real voyage of discovery consists
not in seeking new landscapes
but in having new eyes.
~ Marcel Proust