with light comes balance.with pen comes thought.with space comes peace.with nature comes love.
5/24/10
“So many of us are trapped by a fear of being criticized. Judged. Ridiculed. Frankly, I’m a lot more afraid of being trapped by a life that somehow just happened to me, because I was too afraid of being knocked for my beliefs, my quests and my actions. Sure, criticism hurts. But a life unlived hurts more.” ~ Jonathan Fields
5/8/10
“The most important message is to focus on the child’s interests and not to impose one’s own on them.” -Geneviève Mageau
2/26/10
If things need to change, it means that what we do becomes incredibly more important. Do. Action suddenly becomes more valuable. It means that there is opportunity, if one can perceive everyone else’s blind spot and find some white space for themselves. If everyone is getting together and complaining, it means that there’s a lot of unoccupied space somewhere.
Basically, it means that your contribution matters. And if you can muster up the strength to push against your fear, you might be able to do something that changes the game… It isn’t about being Anti. It’s about being pro-something-good and making and acting and moving towards Pre-something-incredible.
— Frank Chimero
1/15/10
“I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart pumping hard,
I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing, as though I had wings.” – Mary Oliver
12/8/09
“Most people don’t recognize opportunity when it comes, because it’s usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work.” ~Thomas Edison
10/24/09
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help
but grow wise
with such teachings
as these -
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?“Mindful”, by Mary Oliver.excrpt.
9/15/09
Two common phrases “Take it easy” and “The time will come” are full of a depth and wisdom that can change you forever, if you have the courage to be responsible for the constant game show of silliness going on in your crazy story-making head. – Jen Lemon (here)
8/12/09
how to climb a mountain by Maya Stein
Make no mistake. This will be an exercise in staying vertical.
Yes, there will be a view, later, a wide swath of open sky,
but in the meantime: tree and stone. If you’re lucky, a hawk will
coast overhead, scanning the forest floor. If you’re lucky,
a set of wildflowers will keep you cheerful. Mostly, though,
a steady sweat, your heart fluttering indelicately, a solid ache
perforating your calves. This is called work, what you will come to know,
eventually and simply, as movement, as all the evidence you need to make
your way. Forget where you were. That story is no longer true.
Level your gaze to the trail you’re on, and even the dark won’t stop you.