“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent van Gogh “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” ~Pablo Picasso Dear Universe, I’m no Picasso. So when one of my best gals suggested a girls’ night of painting for my birthday (the motto “Paint …
Act or Forget
“Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won’t make us happier.” ~ Randy Pausch Dear Universe, Let me complain for a second. I know! You weren’t expecting me to start off with something so negative so let me …
Merry, Merry
“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.” ~ Robert Fulghum Dear Universe, I can’t believe it’s already December! That means the countdowns are starting. A countdown to holiday get togethers, Christmas celebrations, a countdown to the New Year. A countdown to a fresh start …
Sit Back
“Somehow, we’ll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.” ~Brandon Sanderson Dear Universe, Work has officially started back up and I’m happy about it. I feel fortunate to have had such a nice, relaxing, long break with enough …
Arrival Part Two
“There are seasons when to be still demands immeasurably higher strength than to act.” ~Margaret Bottome Dear Universe, When I arrived in London over a month ago, I had a strange moment. As I was going through customs, the gentleman had a few questions for me. This was to be expected of course. He asked the usual like why was …
Departure
“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.” ~Donald Miller Dear Universe, It’s hard to believe a month has gone by and I’ll be returning home later today. When I booked this trip I wondered if a month would be too long. There were moments …
Film Frenzy!
Dear Universe, I love movies. I love watching them in the theater or in the comfort of my home, in sweats, under blankets. I like watching new films, foreign films, indie films, classic films and just favorite ones that never get old. I like when friends recommend movies for me too. (In fact, recently I was on a mission to …
Take a Timeout
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Dear Universe, For a while …