wise words:

"There are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroad, afraid, confused, without a road map.  The choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days.  Of course when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back.  But once in a while, people push on to something better, something found just beyond the pain of going it alone, and just beyond the bravery and courage it takes to let someone in, or give someone a second chance, something beyond the quiet persistence of a dream.  Because it's only when you're tested that you discover who you are, that you discover who you can be.  The person you can be does exist beyond the hard work, faith, belief and beyond the heartache and fear of what lies ahead."

- One Tree Hill -

feeling grateful and some wise words:

"Maybe we're not supposed to be happy.  Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy.  Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is - appreciating small victories and admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human.  Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know, and maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know.  At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate."

- Grey's Anatomy -

Today, I'm so grateful to still have a job.  My firm laid off 4 employees (which is a really big deal since we are a small firm as it is), one of whom was a paralegal.  I realized today that had certain situations not occurred at work two months ago, I would have been that paralegal my firm laid off today.  I didn't realize it would be a blessing in disguise.

Sometimes I take certain things, like steady paycheck and a 9-5 job, for granted.  Especially when I vent about specific conditions at work to my friends who are living the unemployment life. 

Even though unemployment rates have marginally decreased in the last few months, many employers [like mine] still have to make cuts where they can.  I see people close to me struggling for money (because they don't have a job or they can't find steady work) every day and it makes my heart ache.  While I make a good salary every year, I still live paycheck to paycheck.  But I need to remember that as much as things may suck for me right now, I have a good job that pays for all of my wine and cheese tabs a good salary and provides me with exceptional benefits, like health insurance, stock options and a 401K. 

It's about being grateful for what you have, because there are people out there with far less.

wise words:

"In your life you meet people.  Some you never think about again.  Some, you wonder what happened to them.  There are some you wonder if they think about you.  And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again ... but you do."

- The Wonder Years -

wise words:

 

"This is an important lesson to remember when you’re having a bad day, a bad month, or a shitty year. Things will change: you won’t feel this way forever.  And anyway, sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are the ones your soul needs most.  I believe you can’t feel real joy unless you know what it means to fail. You can’t know what it’s like to feel holy until you know what it’s like to feel really fucking evil. And you can’t be birthed again until you’ve died."

 - Kelly Cutrone, If You Have To Cry, Go Outside -

wise words:

"I'm not here to tell you how to get the perfect Margiela wardrobe or the perfect man or the perfect job in fashion.  I've had all these things, and trust me, there's a bigger prize to be had.  I believe the world will change only when we change ourselves.  And that starts with finding ourselves.  And that starts with listening to ourselves, learning to quiet the clamor in our minds and the voices of everyone around us and moving toward what feels right.  It means taking a journey like the spectacular and terrifying and ultimately mind-blowing adventure I've been on.  I hope that you, too, will choose to have a journey instead of just a life.  Actually, I hope it's a full-on expedition."

- Kelly Cutrone, If You Have To Cry, Go Outside -

wise words:

wise words:

"After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand & changing a soul. And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning & company doesn't mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts & presents aren't promises. And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up & your eyes ahead... & you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans & futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. So you plant your own garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure, that you really are strong & that you really do have worth... and with every goodbye, you learn..."

I'll be taking an indefinite respite from my blog while I work through a lot of unfortunate things that have happened to me recently.  While I can't promise I'll continue blogging any time soon, I can promise that I'll continue to show my love and support for my fellow bloggers.  Adios.

wise words:

"All our young lives we search for someone to love.  Someone who makes us complete.  We choose partners and change partners.  We dance to a song of heart break and hope ... all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there's someone perfect who might be searching for us."

 

- The Wonder Years -

wise words:

"Don't ask for an easier life; ask to be a stronger person."

wise words:

The truth is painful.  Deep down, nobody wants to hear it, especially when it hits so close to home.  Sometimes we tell the truth because the truth is all we have to give.  Sometimes we tell the truth because we need to say it outloud to hear it ourselves.  And sometimes we tell the truth because we just can’t help ourselves.  Sometimes we tell them because we owe them at least that much.

- Grey's Anatomy -

wise words:

I understand feeling as as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn’t know you had inside you. And it doesn’t matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends… you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he’ll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you’ll go somewhere new. And you’ll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back.

- Kate Winslet, The Holiday