How do you reconcile a belief that everything happens for a reason with a sense of free will and control over one's own destiny? If it's true that everything happens for a reason, are we all just wandering around in a predetermined muddle, with nothing we do or any choice we make having a real influence? Or, alternatively, if we do have control ( Read more... )

I just spent an hour being pissed off that my desk wasn't level before realizing that it was because the hem of my jacket was wedged in the hinge.

Story of my life, friends.

More soon.

Live from: Winter Park, FL ( Read more... )

I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
But it's not quite right

And this 'real'
It's impossible if possible
At who's blind word
So clear but so unheard

I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this silence all night long
It's just a matter of time

--SP

As my months of self-reflection and quiet contemplation of live,etc. are drawing to a close,I return to the grown up world (of sorts) and continue to attempt to get my life in order ( Read more... )

First, a sincere thank you to all those who came to the rescue for my meltdown a few days ago, both in real life and on the LJ. I haven't given up yet, I just need a little kick in the pants every once in a while. So kudos to all of you for being rockstar friends ( Read more... )

This is not one of those days that I feel like everything will be okay. This is one of those days that I am afraid that I will spend the rest of my life driving the loop from Evansville to New Harmony and wondering what might have been. And I don't much care for my life turning out that way.... and yet, it happens. I begin to wonder if there was ( Read more... )

I'm feeling supremely misunderstood this week ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wonder what motivates the world and the people in it. Why do things happen and what determines the course of things ( Read more... )

Live from: Columbus, GA ( Read more... )