As a big fan of George Orwell, this line from Down and Out in Paris and London (I’ve got a passion for reading about other’s live, particularly the downtrodden) has stuck in my head forever. It’s …
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Going to the dogs
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Andy Warhol on making changes
Lately, I’ve been slacking a little on doing my full self-care routine, (not enough exercise, excuses galore for why I can’t) and I’m definitely feel more overall sluggish in response. As Scarlett says though, “Tomorrow …
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Rome wasn’t built in a day
In the mountains of Colorado is the coolest castle you’ve ever seen- and it’s all built by hand by one man. He has spent years and years putting found materials together to create his homemade masterpiece. …
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Phillip Glass knows originality
All of my life I’ve had the problem of not knowing what I wanted to be when I grow up. The problem is I want to be everything. This Phillip Glass Quote showed me it’s …
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Gonna be singin’ about the dark times
If you want light, there has to be dark. My journey has been to learn how to handle myself when that darkness takes over like an eclipse, and to embrace it. photo taken at the …
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Seneca quote on knowledge
As a child I was teased occasionally about how much I read. In my adult life no one teases me about my reading because of how often my “useless” knowledge learned from books comes in …
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Sylvia Plath on rejection
Sylvia Plath, Crown Princess of Clinical Depression, had the absolute best way with words, and was the first voice I read that talked about the deep, deep sadness I have inside. For a long time …
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Shakespeare Quote on patience
After living a life of over-indulgence and being stuck inside myself, once I started to make changes for the better and saw how life could be I wanted there faster! However, if you rush through …
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Lucille Clifton on poetry
Even when I can’t write, I can usually write a poem. Poetry describes emotions better than anything but music, little kernels of truth that give you release when read. photo taken at SXSW- Austin, Texas
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Michael Scofield on taking a leap of faith
I’m a non-fiction junkie when it comes to any television I watch, but I make an exception for the Best Worst Soap Opera on TV, Prison Break. So much pathos, people coming back from the …
