Wednesday, October 27, 2010

An old journal.....

A little over a year ago when we moved into this house, I went through box after box while unpacking with the idea that I would eliminate clutter early by throwing out any and all junk that could possibly just sit and collect dust. I found things I couldn't explain. I had no idea why I kept them, random drawings, rocks, old awards from Elementary School, apparently at some point they meant something to me. I came across a journal that I kept in college to collect my thoughts, favorite quotes, and the few personal secrets I felt comfortable putting on paper. I went through and copied the entries I really wanted to keep before I torched the rest of it. I can't believe I ever put some of those things on paper, now they are stored safely in my mind. Oh well, the following are the few notes to myself that I find are important things for me to remember.

11/2/02 Dear Self, Please take note of the fact that if you know your doing something wrong, especially one of those wrong things that seems so right at the moment despite that little voice screaming at you from the inside, no matter how big or small it may actually be, it will come back on you double or nothing; so make sure to make he most of these moments for although they may be your best they may also lead to your worst. One things for sure, the end they will all be unforgettable!

11/11/02 Dear Self, Always look in the mirror and say that telling him how I feel was the right thing to do (NOT), Just make sure you understand that when you put your heart in the path of others it is made more than available to trample over! But never hold back, it can only make things worse. Oh Yeah, be happy for those that have what you desire, let their joy only motivate you to do whatever it takes to obtain your hearts desires.

1/4/03 Dear Self, Please refer to this memo when you feel as if your day has been lost and you should have just stayed in bed!
            “Everyday is a good day simply because you wake up!”
You need to remember that all of life is a game and if you say it enough you will eventually believe it. SO! This semester when someone asks you how are you today reply with a great or really good and that is the way it will end.

2/19/03 Dear Self, Learn to say no and prioritize. I know it is hard and although you would love to help others as much as possible, you have to stop and help your self! It is ok to let go and do something for you on occasion. Stop feeling bad for spending your cash on yourself if everything else is taken care of!

6/4/03 Dear Self, never deny yourself the love of another. If they want to give it, take it, fill yourself up to the brim with it and then share your love with them. We need to feel loved some times, like we are wanted, desired, cherished, its good for our souls. So take it all in and grow. 

8/6/03 Dear Self, You are never nor have you ever been guaranteed another day, second, min, hour, night ect. Make them most of them all. 

11/4/03 Dear Self, It is not now nor was it ever a punishment. Remind yourself this daily. It makes life easier when you can stop and just remember, you were all ready trained for this!

 3/12/04 Dear Self: You were warned that life isn’t easy. You were told that it was going to be hard. You are now sitting on the bottom, good luck climbing back up to the top! No one is going to drop you a rope so start to dig now before its too late, slow and steady at an angle is the best way up and out. Take caution to the tools that people hand you, for they are often old and rusty tricks that will only waist your time. Trust no one, not even yourself.  

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A Collection of My Favorite Quotes

"Time and circumstances will always change things. Your heart and your mind will know when it's right!"

"Be happy for this moment, THIS moment is your life!"

"Never doubt that a small group of determined and thoughtful people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has!"
~Margaret Mead

"Wait long enough and people will eventually surprise and shock you!"

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted!"

"We are the change we have been waiting for!"
~Barack Obama

"It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Be the change you want to see in the world"
~Ganhdi

"Finnish today and be done with it. You have done what you can. I am sure some blunders and absurdities have crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day!"
~Emerson

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized any way. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
~Eleanor Roosevelt


"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be."

~Groucho Marx

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

~Albert Einstein

"Live and life will follow..."

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ~Winston Churchill

"They say they built the train tracks over the Alps between Vienna and Venice before there was a train that could make the trip, they built it any way, they knew one day the train would come." ~Under the Tuscan Sun

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves."

-1st Corinthians 13:4-7

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing."

-Ben Franklin

"No eye has seen, no ear had heard, no mind has ever conceived what God has prepared for those who love him."

-1st Corinthians 2:9-10

"Always wear cute P.J.’s to bed because you never know who you’ll meet in your dreams."

"Remember that life isn’t about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away."

"I believe miracles are like falling in love you never believe it can happen until it happens to you!"

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faith full in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality."

-Romans 12:9-13

“Yes, you may get the easy way out and never have to feel the hurt or emptiness, but you will also miss out on the magic of love and the healing in a hug and the fireworks in a kiss!
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"Love is like war: Easy to begin and hard to end"

"Do no regret growing older, it is a privilege denied to many!"

"Every girls prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn got lost and is too stubborn to ask for directions!"

"Dreams are not perfect they come true not free."

"The greater the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

-Thomas Paine

"You get so alone at times that it just makes sense
."

“Life was great, first I fooled around then I screwed around. Wanna know the difference, the difference between fooling around and screwing around is, screwing around is fooling around with out dinner!"

-Roxie Heart

"The very moment you say I can’t handle anymore is the time when God gives you more to handle so just keep your mouth shut and deal with it!"

"True love can not be found where it truly does not exist and can not be hidden where it does."




 

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