acuerdate que tu eres maricon de culo pero no de corazon.

-carlos' mom.

the woman who sits next to me at work has a young daughter. sometimes, when im much closer to hearing than i am actively listening to her personal phone calls, she tells her friends, her ex-husband, her boyfriend.. she recounts stories about the lessons that she teaches her daughter. her voice changes, she goes from matter-of-fact to motherly, and ( Read more... )

ask your friends what they like about you. you wont regret it. then tell them what you like about them. you wont regret that either.

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blessing is a big word for lesson, but i agree.

a teacher asked a class of first graders what colors apples are. most of the children answered, 'red,' a few said 'green.' but one child answered with another answer: 'white.'
the teacher patiently explained that apples were red or green, and sometimes yellow, but never white.
but the youngster insisted. finally, he said, 'look inside.'

TARA

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find one whos golden. never let go, then.

i want to be a source of joy in all of my friends lives. i dont want to be fixated on the things i feel like i cant have --because i know those are all illusions.

* * *lately i have begun to understand a lot about the cyclical nature of things. how beautiful the idea of impermanence, truly realized, can be. there is absolutely no control. only the ( Read more... )