It's Been Said

Where have I been, anyway?

FrisbeeGirl — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:32:18 GMT

"If I knew then what I know now" Spending a lot of time and energy here: http://flickr.com/photos/frisbeegirl/

"Smiling as the shit comes down...

FrisbeeGirl — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:26:29 GMT

You can tell a man from what he has to say Everything gets turned around And I will risk my neck again" -Crowded House One good quote deserves another (and a well-worn favorite): "I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday." -Lester Burnham in "American Beauty"

London/UK friends and loved ones

FrisbeeGirl — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:11:15 GMT

Please check in and let us know you're safe and sound. Let us know also know if and how we can help. In sadness, FG

A not so new kind of math worth contemplating

FrisbeeGirl — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:22:10 GMT

"Something within you has become harder and colder this week.... But you know how it all works, how the small actions add up. And you now see how you can start to stack them up differently. The helpful suggestion upward, not made.... The conversational concessions withdrawn. The conventional civility dropped. The hard stare back, the harder line held. The slack not cut. Elsewhere, the warmer smile. The word of encouragement. The grant approved. The link forwarded. The cartoon tacked up. The dues paid. The paper bought, the extra coin passed, the minute spent in friendly chat before you hurry for the train. The firm nod to your own kid's tentative query." -Louis Proyect [courtesy of amberglow]

Listen To The Mustn'ts

FrisbeeGirl — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 07:30:03 GMT

Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child Listen to the DON'TS Listen to the SHOULDN'TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS Listen to the NEVER HAVES Then listen close to me - Anything can happen, child ANYTHING can be. Welcome to the world, Kell! Hang on tight, little buddy, I know this family and it's going be a long, fun ride. And remind me later to tell you all the stories of how your mother and I (mostly your mother, I swear!) drove your grandparents nuts when we were younger.

"You are not here merely to make a living.

FrisbeeGirl — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:17:13 GMT

You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand. " -Woodrow Wilson

"They are ill discoverers

FrisbeeGirl — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:08:13 GMT

that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea." -Francis Bacon

"Keep away from people who

FrisbeeGirl — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:06:15 GMT

try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -Mark Twain

"Laugh.

FrisbeeGirl — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:27:31 GMT

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts." -Wendell Berry

"I still find each day

FrisbeeGirl — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:45:44 GMT

too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." -John Burroughs

This one's for my favorite pupper (yes, pupper, not puppet)

FrisbeeGirl — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:00:02 GMT

"If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever-more wonders." -Andrew Harvey

"If I were to wish for anything,

FrisbeeGirl — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:13:54 GMT

I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" -Soren Kierkegaard