“Adulthood brings with it the pernicious illusion of control, and perhaps even depends on it. I mean that mirage of dominion over our own life that allows us to feel like adults, for we associate maturity with autonomy, the sovereign right to determine what is going to happen to us next. Disillusion comes sooner or
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snuggles. giggles. games. pumpkin pie. catching up with friends + family. old traditions. new memories. repeat. #grateful “. . . have perspective. Without minimizing one bit of whatever is awful, it is also true that humans like you and I have been walking this earth for nearly 200,000 years. I see the trees, the land,
two days ago, I spent my final night, of what was supposed to be an amazing Italian adventure with a man I loved, solo near Venice watching the rain fall through a hotel room window. as I peered from above at the crazy Italian drivers cruising down the autostrada, I couldn’t help but smile. I
remember that time you went to Europe with your boyfriend and then found out mid-trip that he wasn’t at all the man you thought and you confronted him and the entire thing — relationship, trip — blew up in your face? no? is that just me? so, yeah, I’m currently writing this 5,500 miles from
my dear, dear Paris. it seems like just yesterday I fell in love with you. like, head-over-heels-lets-move-in-together-after-only-a-week love. to say I left a piece of my heart there a year ago would be a gross understatement. I’m fairly certain a pretty hefty chunk of my soul now resides on the streets and in the walls
“A predisposition does not a predetermination make.” ~Walter Mishel, The Marshmallow Test This weekend + week was all about travel, discovering a new city, making new connections and friends and taking risks. It was also about self acceptance at a time when I’m not feeling so great about my body and trying really hard not
“I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.” ~Henry David Thoreau After a busy + people-filled week in Vegas (March Madness + spring break + St Paddy’s Day makes for one packed strip), I will be taking Thoreau’s quote to heart this weekend by taking some time for me to decompress and recalibrate
“She was fierce, she was strong, she wasn’t simple. She was crazy and sometimes she barely slept. She always had something to say. She had flaws and that was okay. And when she was down, she got right back up. She was a beast in her own way, but one idea described her best. She
“Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional, crazy heart.” ~Steven Pressfield, Do The Work week in review this week’s intention: rest + recover last week’s gratitude: time with my bestie what I’m reading: Open Veins of Latin America + Originals hosted first weekday writers Denver Creates: A casual creative circle for writers celebrated three-year houseiversary spent four days in Jackson, Wyo., with
“Because if you love and want something enough — whatever it is — then you don’t really mind eating the shit sandwiches that come with it.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic week + weekend in review this week’s intention: mindful choices last week’s gratitude: creativity completed first Courage Works lesson one brunch + exploring and shopping in the ‘hood
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