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"Until one is committed, there is the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves, too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can,
begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Begin it now."
-Goethe


"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." -- Lewis B. Smedes

Life is short...break the rules...forgive quickly...kiss slowly...love truly and laugh uncontrollably...

Ways to Stay Positive in a Changing, Challenging and Sometimes Negative World:

Expect miracles - Miracles do happen, but mostly to those who believe in them.
Amuse yourself - Practice the art of childlike-ness. Keep your mind on the cusp of curiosity
Be blessed - Write down names of people and things that are blessings in your life and read these at night to put you in a positive state for sleep
Reframe - Look at things in different ways. You might like the view from a different angle.

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"Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."
- Albert Einstien
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"Farthest removed from the ordinary conditions of animal nature, and belonging chiefly to that divine gift imagination, the great arts are not merely to beautify and rejoice man's being, they are absolutely necessary to its balance and completion."
-From an article by George Frederic Watts (1817 - 1904), originally published in 'The Magazine of Art'.
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson (not, in fact, Nelson Mandela - who is often credited with the quote)

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Evil:
"If you leave this room after seeing this film, and walk out and never mention Scientology again, you are perfectly free to do so. It would be stupid, but you can do it. You can also dive off a bridge or blow your brains out. That is your choice.”
-from a Scientology orientation film

Woke up longing for someone to wake up next to.
Someone to watch as they sleep in the morning filtering through the windows shrouded in scraps of color.
Someone who'll smile at me when they open their eyes.
Touch me and be grateful for the warmth and softness of my body, the curves and swells and scars and stretch marks.
Someone who'll forgive morning breath and bedhead and the pillowcase traces on my cheeks.
Someone who'll treasure these intimate imperfections and honor the opportunity to witness these secret things.
Someone to entwine with, talk softly with, laugh with, breathe with. To slowly rev up languid sleepiness to vibrant passion, then collapse once more into limp-limbed repose.
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Update: Desire manifested…

“You feel so good, I can’t stop touching you,” he says.
“It feels so good, I don't want you to stop,” I tell him.

“How did you get so wonderful?” he asks, and I ask him the same.
“But…what’s Wrong with you?” I ask, and he tells me, and then I tell him what’s Wrong with me. And the Alchemy of Acceptance renders fear and shame powerless, transforming What’s Wrong into Its All Right.

An astonishing Time Warp occurs around us, woven from the forces of talking, touching, sharing, exploring…it’s midnight; then suddenly the blue dawn is peeking through the windows. Sleep finally finds us for a few hours, then I wake again, still hungry, yet so satisfied.

Finding, feeling, falling, filling, fitting…
Can it really be this easy?