you. me. us. all. one. work together. be.

what did you do for someone else today?

my journey. your journey. the journey. journey on

Mares sent this to me last night. She saw it somewhere and texted it to me. It might be my all time favorite quote. It is pretty incredible. And oh-so-right. The time is now!

"For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness IS the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one... Happiness is a journey, not a destination....” - Souza.

journey on!

the test

My mom sent me this newspaper clipping this week. It is part of an obituary that has has been floating around her desk for awhile. I am not sure whose obituary this was, but I wish I had known them. He obviously knew (and shared) the importance of living well and loving much.

"Honesty, hard work, going out of your way for others, doing the right thing at the right time, these are what will build strong relationships with others. And these relationships will not only bring you happiness every single day, but they will help save your life wen you need them the most. It is not possible to exaggerate the importance of family and friends."

He encouraged the students to create a vision for their lives and work tirelessly toward it.

"We cannot decide what happens to us, but we can decide what happens in us," he said. "How we take the raw stuff of life and make it a thing of beauty. That is the test of living."

today's tomorrow

"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exiting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power."

- Alan Cohen

exhaust yourself

find life experiences

and swallow them whole. travel.

meet many people.

go down some

dead ends and

explore dark alleys.

try everything.

exhaust yourself

in the glorious

pursuit of life.

-lawrence

k. fish

snail mail

Those of you who know me, know that one of my favorite things is snail mail. Good ol' fashioned snail mail. There is something about a handwritten letter or post card, your name & address, the smudge of the ink, the stamp, the sentiment, the effort, the places it has already been. Don't get me wrong, I like to send mail just a much as I like to get it, perhaps even more. It's a good way to make someones day, from where ever you, and they, are. Honestly...it's one of the best deals around... for less than 50 cents you can post your card from point a to point b, and within days, voila.... special delivery!

My friend, Teddy, just Quit His Job as a paralegal and has moved across the pond where he is about to start adventures as crew aboard a sailboat. First stop the Mediterranean Sea... Second stop, a voyage across the Atlantic (ok, so I oversimplified his trip...). Not bad for shirking responsibilities....

More on Teddy later. For now...

Here is the lone quote that arrived, from Teddy, in my post box today. Special Delivery...

"The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable
as the tints of morning and evening. It is a little star dust caught,
a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched."
-Thoreau

a little reminder

i passed this on the way home from work today

thought it was worth stopping for a picture

it's a pretty awesome reminder...

ready or not

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear"

A friend of mine included this in an email yesterday. And i've been thinking about these words since I read them. How right YOU are... you're not always ready to listen, read or hear things in your life. You'll get there, so will I... and the world will be better for it. There is no rush. Remember to live the questions now. Live the moment. The answers will come.