Carpe, Carpe ( Read more... )

Quotes from commencement in the chancellor's friday letter:

William Madrigal Sr., of the Mountain Cahuilla Bird Singers Native American Musicians:

“We are the first people of this land. We call ourselves the Cahuilla. That means we are still here. The strong ones. We get our power and we continue that power through these songs and dances. These ( Read more... )

Saturday, March 27, 2010

There Are No "Supposed-To"s, and other thoughts on how to live


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"La vida tiene sus maneras de enseñarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de confundirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de cambiarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de asombrarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de herirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de curarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de inspirarnos..."

If...

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk ( Read more... )

 Lately, I've been resorting to "feel good" positive activities.

I just finished the book, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." Absolutely loved it. It's one of those books that is an easy read and can be finished in one sitting.

Since I'm a nut for writing down quotes, here are some I noted from the book:

"No story sits by itself. Sometimes ( Read more... )

 I need inspiration.

"Never stop caring about the little things in life, Never stop dreaming or give in to strife. Never stop building bridges that lead to promising tomorrows, Never stop trying or give in to sorrows. Never stop smiling and looking forward to each new day, But most of all my friends Never stop shining in your own special way. Never forget that all ( Read more... )

 Just some quotes to help cope with letting some things go ( Read more... )

 Everyone needs somebody; everyone needs to feel needed.