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, December 16, 2008

34 YEARS AND COUNTING!




HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! :)  Today is MY day to remember the great things about my life, how I have changed, the trials that I have endured and the wonderful things that I have learned. My day to talk about ME!

I grew up in Sandy, Utah and still to this day, that is home to me. I have VERY fond childhood memories stashed away and every now and again I let them resurface as I dream of rewinding time. I loved Madrid Way, the neighbors, the schools, the ward(s), my friends. Looking back now as I age, it's starting to blur like wet paint on a canvas that has been too watered down. It is still there, just not as vivid.  
I always felt safe and I always knew that I was loved. I loved school.  I had a deep passion for sports.  I had an overflowing love for dogs that still remains in my blood today.  I had many moments of sorrow, hate, regret, pain, anxiety, fear, hope, laughter, excitement, calmness, joy and love.  They are chronologically ordered in my soul.  I hope to never forget them for I have learned from them.  I have changed from them.

I am now a wife of one, mother of four and dog owner of two.  As I think of the road that I traveled down to get here I am amazed at where the time has gone.  I know that along the way I had help. It was more divine than I can imagine.  Much of  the road along my path of life was muddy and swampy with a cliff on both sides.  Sometimes it was sandy and dry without an end in sight. But somehow, with help from above, I had a desire to go on and persevere. 

 I am thankful for every bit of my life.  I am thankful for what I have been blessed with.  I love my family and kids and wouldn't trade my life for anything.  The only thing I would change.......my age!  
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