Don’t Underestimate Me
“Some things I cannot change, but the things I can, I will.” -Clare Angelica
“Some things I cannot change, but the things I can, I will.” -Clare Angelica
“Eventually, I began to wonder what it would be like to take that fall. So one day I threw out the cigars and just let go. Falling, I must say, has been exhilarating — though, I may change my mind when I hit bottom.” -Tom Robbins, Tibetan Peach Pie Anytime you sit down to write…
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“If I have been given any gift in this life, it’s my ability to live simultaneously in the rational world and the world of imagination. …if there is one thing of which I am most proud, it’s that I have permitted no authority … to relieve me … of that gift. From the beginning, imagination…
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“The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur.” -Fernando Pessoa, Poet Time has no concept of intensity. Intensity can last a lifetime or simply a moment — but the feeling is burned into your memory. A touch between another that lasts only a second can send…
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“A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.” -Arthur Miller Beautifully put, Mr. Miller. Your character is built upon moments (big and small) that define you. Every step you take is a step within the character you…
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“Like any artist, any writer, I just want to have that pure freedom of expression and of thought.” -Jhumpa Lahiri, Quoted from “The Week” THIS is exactly why I write!!! I get utter freedom of expression and of thought. When I write, I get to say all the things that I wanted to say, but…
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“The battle for your brain is fought with your entire body.” -Patient on Dementia I saw a segment on the news when visiting my family in New Mexico about Dementia and the woman who is actively fighting its takeover with her whole body. Upon learning of her diagnosis this woman stepped up and embraced her…
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“I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met.” -Nick, The Wedding Date “The hardest thing is loving someone and letting them love you back.” -Nick, The Wedding Date Yes, I love my sappy, romance movies just as much as I love my swarthy pirates and Jason Statham movies. But these one-liners of sweetness…
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I recently heard in passing: “Weekends are for fun. Weekdays are all work baby.” And no, the “baby” was not a term of endearment, but more an expression that could have been said to anyone…just to clarify. To me, what was told sounds like an excuse used to smooth over the fact that the person…
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“Stop making excuses for your actions and you can start to change them.” -Clare Angelica Excuses are nothing more than a deception you tell someone in order to avoid telling them the truth. Excuses let you hide behind a wall you built yourself that keeps everyone from getting close to you. People who allow you…
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“The truth carries a weight that no lie can counterfeit.” –Outlander, Season 1 The truth is easily digested (even if it feels like its impact is going to kill you — the recovery time is far less than recovering from a lie). Recovering from a lie is not only the slight of the lie, but…
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