Ducks in a Row

This one from Kris Carr could apply to anybody:

So often we wait for all our ducks to be in a row, our closets to be neat and tidy, and our endless to-do lists to be checked off before we allow ourselves to have fun. We believe that only after we get all our “stuff” done [...]

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Chapter 1: Summary

Title: “Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress”
Summary: The Europeans came to the Americas in search of slaves and gold and brutally killed almost all the Indians, who according to many accounts were a peaceful and generous people.
Quotes:

“… it is enough to make us question, for that time and ours, the excuse of progress in the [...]

P.S. I Don’t Really Like You

I just finished reading P.S. I Love You, all 470 pages of it.  I picked it up a couple of weeks ago because I was looking for a fairly light read.  I had heard the movie was pretty good, and since I didn’t think I would get a chance to watch the movie, I thought [...]

Soulmates (stole this one from my friend Kim)

from eat pray love.
people think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. but a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that’s holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. a true soul mate is [...]

My Mother Is a Fish