2.28.11

line a day: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." OK, that's more than a line, but ALL of it applies. ALL OF IT.

gratitude: today i am grateful for the END of february! bring on spring and my birthday month :)

2.25.11

line a day: "whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.” in keeping with molly's post about a certain someone's birthday, i thought i'd contribute as well. happy birthday ms. brunk!

gratitude: today i am extremely thankful for friday - i can't wait to spend the weekend with many different and wonderful friends. i'm so lucky to have found such a good network of people here.

2.24.11

line a day: finally, we are at least one (painful) step closer to knowing where paul's residency will take him next year.

gratitude: today i am thankful for impromptu dinners with friends at my house - there is truly nothing better than providing a good meal for those i love.

line a day: "There is still no cure for the common birthday" - John Glenn - Today is my old college roommate's birthday. Hopefully, Emily and I have schemed enough to make her birthday far from common!

gratitude: I am thankful that jobs, in Adam's dream profession, are starting to open up so he can apply and be one step closer.

2.24.11

line a day: No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap. ~Carrie Snow ~ After sleeping an extra 8 hours today, my body is 100% on board with this statement.

gratitude: I am grateful that I can afford a sick day when I need one.

2.23.11

line a day: "i made the mistake of thinking that what i look like is more important that who i am" . . . i think i needed this reminder, and as it is national eating disorder awareness week, it seems timely. love yourself, and others will be able to love you in return.

gratitude: today i am thankful that paul's ROL list is finally submitted. i am nowhere near at peace with the situation, but i can at least say we are one step closer.

2.22.11

line a day: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur . . . l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. - le petit prince

gratitude: today i am thankful for the many friends i have made throughout my life. although some are way too far away for my liking, i know they are there and i love and thank them for their support. whether they know it or not, i rely on them for strength.

line a day: "When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago" - Friedrich Nietzsche - Might this be why it always seems louder when I didn't get enough sleep, or why I see more of a reason to "discuss" things just before I go to bed?

gratitude: I'm grateful for Adam, because when I got home from work he had vacuumed, swept, and taken out the garbage...in MY apartment - all because he had the day off and knew it would make my day - I really must be lucky!

2.21.11

line a day: "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as a pathway to peace." today was not easy, by any means. there is always hope that tomorrow will be better - i hope to make it that way.

gratitude: i am grateful today for the knowledge that spring will eventually be here - it seems far away now, but hopefully winter will hurry up and scoot out of here so i can enjoy some sunshine.

line a day: "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." ~Robert Louis Stevenson - I have spent the last four days lusting after my time spent in New Zealand and feeling defeated that I am not currently able to be there - I must remind myself that the means to fill my travel desire will come in time.

gratitude: I am thankful for President's Day - smaller class size means I get more one on one time with every student in my room!

2.19.11 / 2.20.11

line a day: i'm realizing more and more that i can only really enjoy my life as much as i allow myself to - no one is going to make my life better, no one will change things for me, no one is going to have the answers to my (endless) questions, no one else can tell me how to live my life - it's all up to me, and i need to remember that.

gratitude: i am grateful today for the fact that when paul and i are apart nowadays, it's not for months at a time. i'm very blessed that when he leaves, he comes home to me with a big smile and hugs abound.

line a day: "Dance like nobody's watching" - It was my senior quote, and it still rings true in every single day of my life.

gratitude: Today, I thank God for the sun, massages, friends, belly laughing, creative boyfriends, Garth Brooks, brownies, music, and dancing!

2.18.11

line a day: singing (screaming, if we're playing the full disclosure game) at the top of your lungs, dancing like no one ever really taught you the right way, laughing so hard you can't catch your breath, drinking (cheap) champagne and being with best friends truly clears your heart of clutter and bad emotions to make room for ones that make life spectacular.

gratitude: today i am thankful for the power that music has (and has always had) to fit perfectly into my mood, to boost my spirits, to trigger memories and to remind me of how lucky i am.

line a day: No matter what, every moment is a new chance to turn things around.

gratitude: Picking up the routine of walking (in the 70*weather) and talking my day out, has returned! Short work day, mexican with friends, warm walk, yummy dinner with em and adam...so much laughing...I LOVE TODAY!

2.17.11

line a day: i have to start having faith. no matter what. things will be okay.

gratitude: i'm soooo thankful to see the sun and feel the warmth today! 70 degrees!

2.16.11

line a day: "one often meets their destiny on the way to somewhere else. at first glance it may appear too hard. look again. always look again." I have always had control issues, and i need to not allow the lack of control i'm experiencing currently in my life to overwhelm me - what will be, will be.

gratitude: today i am thankful for my mom. i only wish i could be closer to her and provide her with the relief she so badly needs.

line a day: "As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you." - Elizabeth Gilbert - Grudges hurt my life, my happiness, more than anyone else.

gratitude: I am thankful for short work weeks!

line a day: "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." - Maria Robinson - Knowing there is nothing that I can change from the past, but the future is all mine, keeps my heart open.

gratitude: respect and kindness - things that are not as ingrained in today's society as they once were, however I realize they are not a lost cause when I catch at least a glimmer each day.

2.15.11

line a day: "do what you can, with what you have, where you are" - this quote reminds me that i must be calm, mindful and present about the things i cannot change.

gratitude: today, i am thankful for a job that pays my bills - though it is not the job i will have forever, i am lucky to have it.

line a day: My roommate and I have so much ridiculous fun together-from focused craft time to crazy living room dancing- I am looking forward to what this project will document!

gratitude: On Valentine's Day, I'm thankful for my supportive friends and family, especially Adam - my shoulder to lean on and laugh with.

2.14.11

line a day: thrilled to be starting a blog with the best roommate and friend in the world - i feel so lucky to have met her and to have created and maintained such a fun, wacky, and ridiculous friendship!

gratitude: thankful for my grandparents, both living and not. also very thankful for paul, today and every day.