Time

THIS is a great article about time and the complexities and mysteries surrounding it.

I feel like time is always a thought. One person is thinking about the end of a work day while another one is planning for the future. Our lives are divided into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades and eons. They move differently though for each of us. My week will go by so fast but for someone else, it will feel like it took forever. I wonder why that is?

With things changing so drastically at this point in our lives (late 20's, early 30's) I wonder where the time has gone. Now that I look back on my 20's, it feels like a struggle but that I survived it and it was all so long ago. I can only recall memories as I look back through journals or on Livejournal. It seems like that person doesn't even exist anymore and I am almost embarrassed to know that she did at one point in time. As I look forward, I can see possibilities and that is still exciting even as I enter the somewhat scary, somewhat amazing 30's bracket.

I have dear friends changing locations, changing jobs, expanding their families, and conquering uncharted territories. I am just as excited for them as I am for myself really. I believe in the universe directing towards a great destiny but it is up to you to get there. Each person is on such a unique path of their own that it tarnishes our own when we start to compare.

I can guarantee (which I rarely do) that no one was able to predict that they would be in this place right now only two years ago let alone 10 years ago. How wild and crazy our paths lead.

Getting back to time: it is the time of change. If you aren't happy then you need to change your perspective. If something isn't working then it's time to change your view. If you are open to new challenges and adventures, my goodness, hold on tight and enjoy the ride.

Confessions of a Blogger

We all have our little oddities that make us, us.

Stickers on apples. I can't just throw them away, I always have to put them on something. A carton, napkin, bag, notebook, somewhere.

When hot dogs are grilled, I like them really well done. Like, almost crunchy on the outside done.

Microwave popcorn is best enjoyed with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray.

When I am driving to a new location I turn the radio off the second I am even vaguely near the neighborhood.

I am slowly growing out of my superstitous belief that if I paint my toenails, I will have bad luck.

I am an all or nothing girl most of the time. If I watch one show, I want to watch the whole season. If I start a book, I want to read all of it then and there. If I am going to make a meal and dessert, I want to do it all at once.

I don't consider technology a priority. It makes things more convenient but nothing I couldn't live without. I will never be one of those people waiting in line for an iPhone or caring about which version of that laptop is newer and better.

QuoteS of the Day

Special edition: Dale Carnegie

From wiki: Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a biography of Abraham Lincoln entitled Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books.
One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's reaction to them.

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."