February 2012
26 posts
2012
Study and master something
Read more books
Visit someplace interesting
Get to know my parents
Try harder at friendships
Cook adventurous dinners
Volunteer more of my time
Exercise regularly
Take more pictures
Be a better sister
Be a better daughter
Be a better person
Be a better woman
Buy a scooter
Listen
Hipster pigs win Pabt’s Blue Ribbons at the state fair…
There were always in me, two women at least, one woman desperate and bewildered, who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest.
“There is no gawd.”
– Teen atheist
Do something. Anything. You’re alive, and you’ll only be for a few decades, and then it’s done. You’ll be in the ground, worm food. Make something and don’t let fear consume you.
“When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation,...”
– Francis Chan, Forgotten God
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n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
When we’re incomplete, we’re always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on—series polygamy—until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own...
January 2012
44 posts
I want to tell you that my heart is too heavy to hold but I like the sight of your fingers outstretched towards me too much to let you know.
I just had to tell you that my body has forgotten how to fall asleep when the rhythmic beating of your strong heart has been replaced by silence and an icy chill is all that is felt where the warmth of your flesh should be.
I want to just rip my heart out.
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Can I tell you the truest thing I believe? Love and honesty go hand-in-hand in a way that is unbelievably, incomprehensibly, unequivocally vital. Now, listen close. While most people strive to reach a level of comfort in their relationships that allows for the kind of honesty involved in discreetly alerting your lover to the presence of a piece of lettuce between his teeth or making it known to...
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
Fleet Foxes - It Ain’t me Babe, Bob Dylan Cover
Facebook status: I just had a sandwich. It was delicious.
Comment (from relative over the age of 40): Hello Jim! I hope you're doing fantastic down where you are. I was just looking through some old pictures of you as a child and realized just how precious you were. LOL! When are you coming back up to visit? Your Uncle Jeff and I can't wait to see you again. We've got plenty of chores for you to do up here to help around the house. LOL! Just kidding Jim! How's your mother? I hope you're helping her out and being a good kid! But I have nothing to worry about, you're always a great kid! LOL! Hope all is well.
