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desperate bicycles :: cars

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ordinary life well lived

this is one of those lessons that you are fortunate to learn by example.

All I wanted was ordinary life back, for ordinary life, it became utterly clear, is more valuable than anything else. ~ katherine russell rich

17 Years Later, Stage 4 Survivor Is Savoring a Life Well Lived

Hello – separation

yeasayer :: ambling alp

the perception of separation and empty space between objects is an illusion.

the distance between us and all things is an illusion.

imagine a pool filled with balls surrounded by a viscous liquid in which the balls can move. if the balls are tightly packed (giggidy) the movement of any one ball makes some impact on every other ball.

but sometimes the ones we are closest to seem the farthest away. we need to see with fresh eyes their humanity. with their unique brilliance and frailty.

“If our beautiful child were to come up to us and offer us a smile, we would miss him completely, and he would miss us.  What a pity!” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Take care of yourself.. and each other.” ~ Jerry Springer

hello – the last straw

modest mouse :: one chance (via tympanogram)

the straw that broke the camel’s back isn’t so important itself.  it’s just the last one.  people often spend too much time wondering about that last straw.  i mean.. of all the straws that one was pretty small.  but in the end it doesn’t really matter why that straw was the one.  the fact of the matter is that the camel’s back is broke.

the better question to ask is what are you gonna do with your camel now?

have a fabulous weekend. take care.

let it be

communist daughter :: not the kid

i was on this trip.  and worries were catching up with me and i was tying myself in knots.  the whole tribe had collapsed into disarray.  noel left a frantic voice mail (todd threw it away).  he was really scared.  catastrophizing was the order of the moment and the downward spiral was palpable.

then i broke free by breaking free.  i decided right then and there to let go and just do what i wanted.  if i wanted to walk across the bed to get to the other side of the room, doggone it, i’m gonna do it.  no, it wasn’t a to-hell-with-you self serving hedonism.  i was just going to do what i wanted and enjoy the doing and the being.  and i told myself everything would be all right.

and it was.

take care and have great days!