Last week of October and Hurricane Sandy is on her way. The Steelers had a big win in those interesting uniforms yesterday. Seriously, I think every media outlet has talked negatively on the uniforms. Who designed them? This is my last week in Pittsburgh. After this week I will be traveling for two weeks. At least it's domestic traveling!
Here are the words:
"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."
- Bill Gates
"There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality."
- Jonas Salk
"One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever."
- Robert Holden
"As we grow up, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends, and more important to have real ones."
- Amanda Mcrae
This is so true it's scary..
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Stay safe.
Take it easy.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
I know it has been far too long since my last sending of weekly words... Let me just tell you that my trip was an absolute blast and I loved just about every second of it!
Amsterdam was wonderful. Copenhagen was very interesting, but expensive. I'm slowly getting my life back on track and organized. SLOWLY...
Enjoy the words for this week... I added one at the end from Anne Frank... She was truly an amazing human being.
Tolerance means excusing the mistakes others make.Tact means not noticing them.
Arthur Schnitzler
The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.
David Bohm
One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune
William Edward Hartpole Lecky
It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.
George Lorimer
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.
Annette Funicello
| “I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” | |
Anne Frank
Take it easy.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
This is my last week in Europe.... Be home soon!!!
Have a splendid week!
' Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestling with your demons will cause your angels to sing.. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength."
- August Wilson
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum LP
“Maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through you fingers. So much time you can waste it.
But for some of us there's only today. And the truth is, you never really know.”
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
“Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself, and a few universal truths. I learned, for instance, that while wounds can be inflicted easily upon those we love, it's often much more difficult to heal them. Yet the process of healing those wounds provided the richest experience of my life, leading me to believe that while I've often overestimated what I could accomplish in a day, I had underestimated what I could do in a year. But most of all, I learned that it's possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there's been a lifetime of disappointment between them.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding
I know this is a repeat... but I need to reiterate it again...
“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Take it easy.
Have a splendid week!
' Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestling with your demons will cause your angels to sing.. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength."
- August Wilson
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum LP
“Maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through you fingers. So much time you can waste it.
But for some of us there's only today. And the truth is, you never really know.”
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
“Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself, and a few universal truths. I learned, for instance, that while wounds can be inflicted easily upon those we love, it's often much more difficult to heal them. Yet the process of healing those wounds provided the richest experience of my life, leading me to believe that while I've often overestimated what I could accomplish in a day, I had underestimated what I could do in a year. But most of all, I learned that it's possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there's been a lifetime of disappointment between them.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding
I know this is a repeat... but I need to reiterate it again...
“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Take it easy.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Weekly Words to Inspire
This week I'm in Copenhagen!! I can't wait to fill you in! I'll be back in the states shortly!!!!
Have an amazing week!
"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."
- Will Smith
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
― Mark Twain
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
― Jimi Hendrix
“we accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Note this was filmed in PITTSBURGH! And parts were filmed at my favorite - small-theater!!!)
Take it easy!
Have an amazing week!
"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."
- Will Smith
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
― Mark Twain
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
― Jimi Hendrix
“we accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Note this was filmed in PITTSBURGH! And parts were filmed at my favorite - small-theater!!!)
Take it easy!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
Note: This is a pre-writtten post...as by the time you read this, I will be in Amsterdam. Yup. CRAZY!!!! I'm sure I'm jet lagged and tired, but loving every minute of it.
Have a marvelous week!!!!!! You know I'll be livin' it up!
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
- Anne Bradstreet
"The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking."
- Robert H. Schuller
"Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another."
- Marquis de Condorcet
"It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages."
- William Carlos Wililams
"Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
- Dag Hammarskjold
Take it easy!
Have a marvelous week!!!!!! You know I'll be livin' it up!
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
- Anne Bradstreet
"The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking."
- Robert H. Schuller
"Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another."
- Marquis de Condorcet
"It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages."
- William Carlos Wililams
"Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
- Dag Hammarskjold
Take it easy!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
Hey!
I hope everyone is doing well. This trip to Europe has got me going crazy. I leave. this. Saturday! How crazy?!
Anyways, that's been my life for the past week or so. And don't worry, in true Eates fashion, I'm already packed!
I hope you all have an amazing week. It's really starting to feel like fall. Football is back. Life is wonderful!
Enjoy!
- Arthur Freed
"We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of lies in memories we have forgotten."
- Cesare Pavese
"For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?"
- Bell Hooks
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve."
- Tom Landry
"When in doubt, do the courageous thing."
-Jan Smuts
"There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence mean you believe you can get the job done."
- Johnny Unitas
Take it easy.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
This is the last full weekend of August. Kids are starting back to school. Football has begun. Fantasy teams have been drafted. Summer is coming to a close. I feel, for me, it has been another successful summer.
I was lucky enough to run the "Color Me Rad' race on Saturday with a great group of girls. It was a fun run where color is thrown on you. I've never taken such a colorful shower! I highly recommend a color run if one is near you.
Have a marvelous week!
Come to the edge, he said. They said : We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.
- Guillaume Apollinaire
I was lucky enough to run the "Color Me Rad' race on Saturday with a great group of girls. It was a fun run where color is thrown on you. I've never taken such a colorful shower! I highly recommend a color run if one is near you.
Have a marvelous week!
Come to the edge, he said. They said : We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. You willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.
August Wilson
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Maybe this'll be my year
Train has a song on their new album called 'Maybe this'll be my year.' I love it.
So I've been MIA, not for bad reasons, but for excellent reasons!
June was pretty subduded...
Big thing was the Lady Antebellum concert. I've realized I'm a concert snob. Darius Rucker is AWESOME live. Go see him. Lady A, I wouldn't waste my time..
But this is how I roll...
July was filled with fun!
Started out completing a The Whiskey Rebellion 5k...
Saturday I slept in for a minute, then headed out to meet some friends to participate in the "Ruckus." I was tired and jet lagged, but It was an awesome experience. I can't wait to do it again! (Well, I've signed up for another mud run on November 3 at Seven Springs.. the day before I leave for 2 weeks!)
Here we are again.. finishing the race.. Man it felt good. Felt right...
So I've been MIA, not for bad reasons, but for excellent reasons!
June was pretty subduded...
Big thing was the Lady Antebellum concert. I've realized I'm a concert snob. Darius Rucker is AWESOME live. Go see him. Lady A, I wouldn't waste my time..
But this is how I roll...
July was filled with fun!
Started out completing a The Whiskey Rebellion 5k...
Then I was LUCKY enough to attend back-to-back Dave Matthews concerts. He is a must see. Even if you are not a fan of his music... His live performance is something else. I was "skilled" enough to capture this photo. I believe that this captures the feelings of a DMB concert...
After DMB, I woke up at 5 in the morning and headed to the airport to fly out to LA!
It was a blast... Here are my favs..
After I took this photo, I headed up the trail behind the Hollywood sign, in my 5 fingers. AAWWWEESOOMMEE.
I visited the Rose Bowl in Pasadena!
Hiked up an intense trail. Best views. Highly recommend it for anyone who wants to be adventours. This was not from the top of the trail, but man... The views were breathe taking.
BING CROSBY. Nothing else needs to be said.
My 5 fingers entering the Pacific Ocean.
As soon as I got off the plan, literally, a half hour later, I was at the venue to see Toby Keith. It was a great show. It's been great to see how Toby has improved over the years.
Yup. We slide down that..
Now let's enter August... August was calm, until vacation.. which started with taking a trip to Bristol.
Look at that... Literally in two places at once. Bristol is an awesome town.
I was there for the Gentleman of the Road Tour by Mumford and Sons. I can't rave enough about this event. It was perfect from start to finish. If you ever have the chance to see Mumford and Sons, do it. They were incredible.
12 hours later....
I was on my way to Myrtle Beach, SC!
I spent a week there and apparently didn't take many pictures... but I did take this..
Less than a month after touching the Pacific for the first time, back to the Atlantic...
However, I'm a West Coast girl now...
Less than 12 hours after returning from vacation I run ANOTHER 5k... The Flying Monkey 5k..
This one in honor of a friend who lost a battle with Lung Cancer..
And now... this Saturday I'm running the Color Me Rad race and then I'll take a break until November 3.. Mud on the Mountain. I. Can't. Wait.
So that's my life for the past 3 months. It's been crazy. But it's been amazing. I couldn't have asked for anything better!
This is my year.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
A few weeks ago I was very lucky enough to go to back to back Dave Matthews Band concerts. DMB is one of my all time live performers. They are true entertainers, if you go to a concert expecting to hear the songs on the radio, you will be sadly broken-hearted. They are one of the last true popular jam bands. They are true artists and just incredible musicians. Dave does what he wants and how he wants, which is probably why their fans have stayed with them through all these years. I can honestly say, those two nights were just absolutely incredible. Since then, I haven't been able to stop listening to my "DMB" Pandora station. I challenge you to go back and listen to Dave and listen to the words that he says, the lyrics, they mean so much more than just words. In my opinion, he gives a very accurate description of the world we live in. The words for these week are taken from songs that move me. The meaning might be a little hidden, but think about them. I want to know your favorite DMB song!
Have a splendid week!
"Standing here
The old man said to me,
"Long before these crowded streets
Here stood my dreaming tree."
Below it he would sit
For hours at a time
Now progress takes away
What forever took to find
And now he's falling hard
He feels the falling dark
How he longs to be
Beneath his dreaming tree"
Lie in our graves
Wondering if we had
Spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would
Lie in our graves
Dreaming of things that we
Might have been "
Through my head
Human as to human
The future is no place
To place your better days"
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper"
"Wash out this tired notion That the best is yet to come
But while you're dancing on the ground Don't think of when you're gone
Love love what more is there
We need the light of love in here
Don't beat your head Dry your eyes
Let the love in there
There are bad times But that's ok
Just look for love in it
Have a splendid week!
"Standing here
The old man said to me,
"Long before these crowded streets
Here stood my dreaming tree."
Below it he would sit
For hours at a time
Now progress takes away
What forever took to find
And now he's falling hard
He feels the falling dark
How he longs to be
Beneath his dreaming tree"
- The Dreaming Tree
"And I'm blown away
I can't believe that we would Lie in our graves
Wondering if we had
Spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would
Lie in our graves
Dreaming of things that we
Might have been "
- Lie in our Graves
"Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen "
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen "
- Proudest Monkey
"How can I turn away
Brother/Sister go dancing Through my head
Human as to human
The future is no place
To place your better days"
- Cry Freedom
"Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything."
- Grey Street
"She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper"
- Ants Marching
My favorite Dave song is by far Pig... I could put the whole song in here, but I won't... but I will say this song has gotten me through a lot of tough times...
"From the dark side we can see a glow of something bright
There's much more than we see here
Don't burn the day away Is this not enough
This blessed sip of life Is it not enough
Staring down at the ground
Oh then complain andpray more from above
Greedy little pig
Stop just watch your world trickle away
Oh it's your problem now
It'll all be dead and gone in a few short years "
There's much more than we see here
Don't burn the day away Is this not enough
This blessed sip of life Is it not enough
Staring down at the ground
Oh then complain and
Greedy little pig
Stop just watch your world trickle away
Oh it's your problem now
It'll all be dead and gone in a few short years "
But while you're dancing on the ground Don't think of when you're gone
Love love what more is there
We need the light of love in here
Don't beat your head Dry your eyes
Let the love in there
There are bad times But that's ok
Just look for love in it
Don't burn the day away "
"On this starry night staring into space
And I must say
I feel as small as dust
Lying down here
What point could there be troubling
Head down wondering what will become of me
Why concern we cannot see
But no reason to abandon it
Time is short but that's all right."
And I must say
I feel as small as dust
Lying down here
What point could there be troubling
Head down wondering what will become of me
Why concern we cannot see
But no reason to abandon it
Time is short but that's all right."
- Pig
Take it easy.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
I'm finally back from California... Although, I think it took a little piece of my heart. I had an absolutely lovely time. I was able to meet some incredibly people. I got home friday night and went straight to Toby... Toby was pretty good. It never ceases to amaze me how many hits he actually has released. Saturday I did the Ruckus at the Washington Fairgrounds... It was an experience unlike anything I've ever done... and now I'm pushed to continue working out.. because I never felt so strong. I spent Sunday with my family celebrating the future wedding of my cousin. I'm struggling hard with the jet lag. Hopefully, I'll get back on track soon. But until that time, I am happy knowing that I have a California tan! Have a fantastic week!
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
Dag Hammarskjold
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're leat to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.
Ken Burns
A true fiend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.
Lisa Kudrow
One thing I've learned; You never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you.
Hilary Swank
Take it easy.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
I'm baaaack! Well, I'm still in California, but my life is a little more put together than last week. I have been here for a week, and can honestly say, I'm loving it. I understand the fascination with Cali. I'm lucky to have gotten to do a ton of touristy things, which has made the trip so worth it. The list of things include running up the trail behind the Hollywood Sign (which, that is a HUGE hill!) , I've gone to Santa Monica.. I ran the path from Santa Monica down to Venice beach (yes, the people watching is the best I've ever witnessed!), I drove up to Malibu on route 1... I've been to Hollywood... Drove through Beverly Hills.. Let's just say, this week has been awesome. I'll be a little sad to leave this week. I'll try to post pictures after my trip
Here are the words for this week.
Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
Isaac Bashevis
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in thewind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if youlook in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.
-John D. MacDonald
The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.
-William Ruckelshaus
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
-George Bernard Shaw
“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almostunbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.”
-Bob Hope
Take it easy!
Here are the words for this week.
Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
Isaac Bashevis
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in thewind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if youlook in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.
-John D. MacDonald
The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.
-William Ruckelshaus
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
-George Bernard Shaw
“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almostunbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.”
-Bob Hope
Take it easy!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
Well Hello there July, it's nice to see you and the heat... I hope everyone's last week was good. I did complete my 5k. It wasn't pretty, but it was completed. Recently, I've gotten back into watching documentaries on Netflix. This time about food. So that's pretty much what has inspired this week's words. The common theme I get from everything I read and watch is that we have to educate ourselves. We cannot leave it up to the government or to Dr's to tell us what to do. It's up to us. I've read and watched some fascinating things in the last week. So if you want to know more, let me know. But I thought these quotes were pretty motivational.
"Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness."
- Edward Smith-Stanley
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy”
- Author Unknown
"There is no money in healthy people or dead people. The money is in sick people.
- Bill Maher
'Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
- Hippocrates
'The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
- Thomas Edison
“The food you eat either makes you morehealthy or less healthy. Those are your options.”
-Hartwigs
Take it easy.
- Edward Smith-Stanley
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy”
- Author Unknown
"There is no money in healthy people or dead people. The money is in sick people.
- Bill Maher
'Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
- Hippocrates
'The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
- Thomas Edison
“Every decision we make at the supermarket – what we grow, what we eat – is creating a different future for the land, the farmers, for the diversity of our crops, for the health of our bodies and communities.”
-Fresh
This one really sticks with me for some reason... I guess because I never truly thought of food this way... so bluntly stated.
“The food you eat either makes you morehealthy or less healthy. Those are your options.”
-Hartwigs
Take it easy.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
So here we are. July... and for some of us, we get Wednesday off. I will be running a 5k on Wednesday morning. If the forecast is accurate, it's going to be a hot one!
The week has been good and busy. My father brought up a new desk for me! Whoop! It's a rolltop desk. I had to say good-bye from the desk I bought my junior year in college. Then I started to think how old the desk and then immediately turned my attention away! I found out to get Sammy to do what you want, if you bribe her, she will do it. So far, I'm out an ice cream bar (because she dove off the diving board, and it actually looked like a dive) and I owe her something else because she played a 'good' game on Saturday. I have a feeling, she will be expensive!
So I finally have finished watching the entire series of Cheers. Man. It's underrated. I will say in the final season it got old. But I just don't see how it doesn't get the recognition for being a great comedy. I have literally laughed to tears in some of the episodes. The words for this week are taken from the last episode... as well as the series finale of The Wonder Years (which I believe is next on the list) and Roseanne (Mom, I know you hate Roseanne, but it's good I promise. I've already watched this series.)
I wish you all a happy and safe Fourth of July.
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. ~ Abraham Lincoln
" I'm not ashamed to admit, what i think we are all feeling. Time goes by so fast. People go in and out of your life. You know, you should never miss an opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you..."
- Fraiser
"You know something, I hate change. I mean, you know. Everyday you wake up, somethinga change. Everything changes. Changes so fast. I like things to stay the way they are. I like things you can count on."
-Woody
Norm: "You know what I think the most important thing in life is? Love. You want to know what I love?"
Sam: "Beer Norm."
Norm:"Yeah, I'll have a quick one."
Norm: " Sammy,I love that stool! If there’s a heaven, I don’t wanna go there unless my stool is waiting for me. And I tell you what, even God better not be on it. I don’t think it matters what you love, Sammy. Could be a person. Could be a thing. As long as you love it totally, completely, without judgement. You can never be unfaithful to your one true love. You always come back to her."
Couldn't forget the WOnder Years...
"Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers, the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house, like a lot of houses. A yard like a lot of other yards. On a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is, after all these years, I still look back...with wonder."
Roseanne Series Finale...
"And then Darlene had the baby, and it almost died. I snapped out of the mourning immediately, and all of my life energy turned into choosing life. In choosing life, I realized that my dreams of being a writer wouldn't just come true; I had to do the work. And as I wrote about my life, I relived it, and whatever I didn't like, I rearranged. I made a commitment to finish my story even if I had to write in the basement in the middle of the night while everyone else was asleep. But the more I wrote, the more I understood myself and why I had made the choices I made, and that was the real jackpot. I learned that dreams don't work without action; I learned that no one could stop me but me. I learned that love is stronger than hate. And most important, I learned that God does exist. He and/or She is right inside you, underneath the pain, the sorrow, and the shame. I think I'll be a lot better now that this book is done. "
Take it easy.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Weekly Words To inspire
Last week was awesome.... I had 2 back to back games. Which I have now admitted, I am to old to continue to do! I did the 9th week of my 10 week lifting program... and I'm killing it. I saw Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. Only about my favorite band ever. They had an awesome opener Taylor Carlson who sings
'Waiting for me.' Which has become an addiction to me. His cd's are awesome. Huge fan, this girl has become! The weekend was spent with the family and enjoying life.
Here's to hoping this next week is just as glorious!
There are two kinds of people who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.
Cyrus Curtis
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
Roger Ebert
"Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there."
Venus Williams
"There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation."
Kingman Brewster
'Waiting for me.' Which has become an addiction to me. His cd's are awesome. Huge fan, this girl has become! The weekend was spent with the family and enjoying life.
Here's to hoping this next week is just as glorious!
There are two kinds of people who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.
Cyrus Curtis
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
Roger Ebert
"Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there."
Venus Williams
"There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation."
Kingman Brewster
I don't think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didn't achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.
Alan Cranston
Have a great week!
Take it easy!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
It's June. When did that happen?
The weather is great. The Pirates are shockingly winning (still not on the band wagon!) Finally received my HOT PANTS! Life is crazy. Life is fun. Everyday things just get better...
Have a great week!
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
Ben Jonson
I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.
John Constable
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.
John Wayne
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
Vince Lombardi
It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.
Norma Shearer
You have to dream, you have to have a vision, and you have to set a goal for yourself that might even scare you a little because sometimes that seems far beyond your reach. Then I think you have to develop a kind of resistance to rejection, and to the disappointments that are sure to come your way.
Gregory Peck
Take it easy.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Weekly Words to Inspire
I have taken a huge hiatus. Blogger wasn't working for a minute... then work has been getting in the way of my personal life! I know, right?!
Life is great. It's busy, but it's been great. I'm so glad it's summer. I finally purchased a real air conditioning unit so it won't be hotter in my place than outside. Baby steps people. It's only taken 6 years...
Have a fabulous week.
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
- Sydney Smith
In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.
- Serge Daney
The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life.
- Hugh Walpole, Sr.
Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
- Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington
People say that you’re going the wrong way when it’s simply a way of your own.
- Angelina Jolie
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
- Max Lerner
Take it easy.
Life is great. It's busy, but it's been great. I'm so glad it's summer. I finally purchased a real air conditioning unit so it won't be hotter in my place than outside. Baby steps people. It's only taken 6 years...
Have a fabulous week.
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
- Sydney Smith
In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.
- Serge Daney
The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life.
- Hugh Walpole, Sr.
Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
- Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington
People say that you’re going the wrong way when it’s simply a way of your own.
- Angelina Jolie
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
- Max Lerner
Take it easy.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Then & Now
Since I quit my last job, life has.... life has been good. I've had some extremely challenging times, but it's been good.... It made me think...
Then -
If my new boss would have quit the day after I started, I would have questioned my decision. Feared the future. Would have wanted to run.
Now -
I laughed. It's just the way life can be sometimes.
Then -
If my first audit would have started while my co-worker was in Denmark and I didn't have a supervisor, I would have cried. No doubt. I would have broken down and cried.
Now -
Took it all in stride. I realized what was in my control and what was not in my control. I only focused on the things that I could control. And in the end? I gained the respect of my peers.
Then -
If my supervisor would have cancelled last minute on my first draft report meeting with the auditees (who has been known to train wreck meetings) I would have spazzed out and been all dramatic.
Now -
Got my facts straight. Believed in my work. Wore a heart rate monitor. And did the best I could. Result? HR hitting 104 :) But walking out of the lions den with only a few nicks. In other words a success.
Then -
I would have eaten the 3 bags of chips in my drawer that I see everyday.
Now -
I smile when I see them, because I have no desire to eat them.
Then -
I would make excuses on why I can't work out.
Now -
I make it work. I don't sacrifice my gym time.
Then -
I would have been hesitant to go to a music festival with my old roommate in Asbury Park, NJ because of the distance and a bunch of other crappy excuses.
Now -
I'm sitting on a Megabus on my way to Philly to meet my roommate who's picking me up. And I'm totally freakin' stoked about the weekend.
Then -
I would quit when things got tough.
Now -
It makes me work harder when I want to quit.
Then -
I would make excuses when I was scared.
Now -
I realize that's my M.O. and I don't let them stop me.
Then -
I didn't believe in myself.
Now -
I won't stop believing.... ever.
I can't stop listening to the song by OneRepublic ' Good Life' because honestly, that's exactly how I feel at this moment. What do I have to complain about? This is the good life.
What can I say? I'm halfway there living on prayer.
Have a fantastic weekend.
This is going to be one for the books. Moments. Great Moments.
I love Bon Jovi!
Take it easy.
Then -
If my new boss would have quit the day after I started, I would have questioned my decision. Feared the future. Would have wanted to run.
Now -
I laughed. It's just the way life can be sometimes.
Then -
If my first audit would have started while my co-worker was in Denmark and I didn't have a supervisor, I would have cried. No doubt. I would have broken down and cried.
Now -
Took it all in stride. I realized what was in my control and what was not in my control. I only focused on the things that I could control. And in the end? I gained the respect of my peers.
Then -
If my supervisor would have cancelled last minute on my first draft report meeting with the auditees (who has been known to train wreck meetings) I would have spazzed out and been all dramatic.
Now -
Got my facts straight. Believed in my work. Wore a heart rate monitor. And did the best I could. Result? HR hitting 104 :) But walking out of the lions den with only a few nicks. In other words a success.
Then -
I would have eaten the 3 bags of chips in my drawer that I see everyday.
Now -
I smile when I see them, because I have no desire to eat them.
Then -
I would make excuses on why I can't work out.
Now -
I make it work. I don't sacrifice my gym time.
Then -
I would have been hesitant to go to a music festival with my old roommate in Asbury Park, NJ because of the distance and a bunch of other crappy excuses.
Now -
I'm sitting on a Megabus on my way to Philly to meet my roommate who's picking me up. And I'm totally freakin' stoked about the weekend.
Then -
I would quit when things got tough.
Now -
It makes me work harder when I want to quit.
Then -
I would make excuses when I was scared.
Now -
I realize that's my M.O. and I don't let them stop me.
Then -
I didn't believe in myself.
Now -
I won't stop believing.... ever.
I can't stop listening to the song by OneRepublic ' Good Life' because honestly, that's exactly how I feel at this moment. What do I have to complain about? This is the good life.
What can I say? I'm halfway there living on prayer.
Have a fantastic weekend.
This is going to be one for the books. Moments. Great Moments.
I love Bon Jovi!
Take it easy.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Home is where the heart is?
Check out my new post about last weekend..
http://dormont-brookline.patch.com/blog_posts/home-is-where-the-heart-is-4db9f803
Have a great weekend!
Take it easy.
http://dormont-brookline.patch.com/blog_posts/home-is-where-the-heart-is-4db9f803
Have a great weekend!
Take it easy.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
Well here is May, already in full swing! This weekend was one of the best I've had in a long time. I was able to spend sometime with my very good old friends, prior to sending one them them off to deploy in the Middle East. This weekend was filled with friends and family and the sun! I do believe that one lesson I learned from this weekend that the saying 'Home is where your heart is," as corny as it is, is right on. Being with the right people at the right time, no matter where you are, that can be home.
Congratulations to my friends who ran the Pittsburgh Marathon/Half Marathon/Rely - whatever it was, you are my hero!
Have a fantastic week!!!
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
Take it easy
Congratulations to my friends who ran the Pittsburgh Marathon/Half Marathon/Rely - whatever it was, you are my hero!
Have a fantastic week!!!
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
-Rabindranath Tagore
In order to be happy, think of the ills you have been spared.
- Joseph Joubert
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
- Tony Blair
Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new lip shade will mask an ugly heart.
-Kevyn Aucion
Second favorite!
He who cannot understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Elbert Hubbard
My favorite for this week..
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealous and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them.
-Johannes Brahms
Take it easy
Monday, April 30, 2012
Weekly Words To Inspire
May is here! Where did time go?! Seems like just yesterday I was in Vegas! All I can wish for is some more spring like weather! Bon Jovi is just a few SHORT weeks away. I cannot wait!!!!!!
Take it easy.
Take it easy.
Remember that lost time does not return.
- Thomas a Kempis
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.
- H. Jackson Brown Jr.
You can never be overdressed or over educated.
- Oscar Wilde
How people treat you is their karma.
How you react is yours.
- Wayne Dryer
My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
- Jessica Alba
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