FAVORITE QUOTES FROM PHILOSOPHERS

  • "Without philosophy we would be little above the animals."
  • "By nature men are alike. Through practice they have become far apart."
  • "What is important is not liberation from the body but liberation from the mind. We are not entangled in our own body, but entangled in our own mind."
  • "To know what you do not know is best. To pretend to know what you do not know is a disease."
  • "When the people don't respect those in power, then what they greatly fear is about to arrive."
  • "Great man demands it of himself; petty man, of others."
  • "Great man is always at ease; petty man is always on edge."
  • "When strict with oneself one rarely fails."
  • "Whether you like it or not, you'd better accept reality the way it occurs: as highly imperfect and filled with most fallible human beings. Your alternative, continual anxiety and desperate disappointment."
  • "When the government is muddled and confused, the people are genuine and sincere. When the government is discriminate and clear, the people are crafty and cunning."
  • "When you find something that is bad or that turns out bad, drop it and leave it alone."
  • "Only the most intelligent and the most stupid do not change."

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

SIMPLY DIFFERENT

It seems that I have been unable to do what I love to do.....blog.  After a minor knee surgery, a painful recovery, a husband in the ER twice in one week,  studying for my two classes, kids & homework, young women's & basketball(maddy), scouts & soccer(Jake), getting to know my Ashley intimately again like I once did pre-Amber and the UNDIVIDED attention that Amber demands..... I am falling short on one of my favorite past times, blogging.

Normally, I can't stand dirty floors, stinky bathrooms, full garbage cans, pantry in complete disarray, carpet covered with wrappers, blankets, pillows, cushions from the sofas, pens & pencils, game pieces all over the front room, crumbs on the kitchen counter and everywhere else in the kitchen, toothpaste smeared in the drawer, laundry overflowing the hampers, dust settled in every crevice. 

Not to mention the reminders on the walls from last year when Amber discovered Sharpie pens, the smudges on windows left from halloween frosting hands and the sweatshirts that are thrown on the mud-room floor.  The countless pairs of shoes that are found in every place, but where they should be, and the bedrooms that are horrendous.  Needless to say, I am in love.

I am in love with today.  I am in love with my kids and their ability to feel comfortable at their home. I am in love with my husband who now has a 3" scar on his right arm and a cracked heel accompanied by a HUGE hematoma on his left foot.  I am in love with my environment and where I am today.  I am in love with my dogs. I am in live with love.

Tomorrow may bring something new and different, but as for now, my heart is swelling with love and comfort for life and living, family and friends.


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