Beginning & Courage ~ Oct. 3rd & 4th, 2011

Spent a wonderful day with my hubby.  Was kind of dreading it a little because we had to do the grocery shopping.  Shopping is a CHORE; but we had a great time. Drove a little out of our way to check out a variety shop and even got to peek into an antique store.  Then we tackled the shopping. Had a bite for lunch, hit the bread store and then went to Home Depot for a bit of a walk.  Then on to the more shopping.

Quotes

~ Yesterday I chose courage. I slept poorly the night before. Had strange dreams and woke up feeling anxious about everything. I needed a bit of courage to not just crawl back into bed and pull the covers over my head.  Not sure where the anxiety came from; glad it isn't with me today.

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. ~ Alice Makenzie Swaim

Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. ~ Brendan Francis

~ Beginning

Life is a celebration of awakenings, of new beginnings, and wonderful surprises that enlighten the soul. ~ Cielo

It began with the Wisdom of Foolishness, a commitment to remain fluid, receptive, in process, part of the Membrane of Things as I struck out on that spiritual Route 66, the Experience Trail, determined to follow it to the end. It began with yours truly spontaneously ceasing to be myself and becoming someone else, assuming in the blink of an “I” the role of a drifter, a rolling stone, a wayward mariner lone and visionary on the High Seas of Chance and Possibility. ~ Sol Luckman

Blog Posts

How to Read More: A Lover's Guide ~ I'm sharing this one because I love to read. These are all great tips if you want to read more . . . I could learn a lot from Number 8. I usually read books cover to cover and very rarely do I start one without finishing it. But recently I have been unable to finish some. Books by some of my favorite authors, books that I've wanted to read for a while. One I got to about a chapter from the end and I just quit reading it; mostly because I realized I didn't really like the story at all. So got out and read for the joy of reading; and if you find you aren't finding the joy in a particular book don't be afraid to let it go.

Tiny Wisdom: The Triggers that Lead to Pain ~ “The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” ~ Helen Keller

Talking About 2 F-Words ~ "Two F-words we hear far too much in my opinion.  Fear and Failure.  It’s even worse when we put them together in a sentence.  Fear of Failure." ~ It is kind of scary huh?  Starting something new and wondering if you will SUCCEED or fail.  I'm not sure fear of failure should hold you back . . . Jump in there and prove the little voice in your head wrong and succeed. I don't believe failure is an option.  I can't and wont accept that.