I was introduced to an amazingly powerful poem today, and I thought I’d share it, along with my thoughts. Note: I added bold to the lines that had the greatest impact on me.
Ithaca by Constantine Cavafy
When you start on your journey to Ithaca,
Then pray that the road is long,
Full of adventure, full of knowledge.
Then pray [...]
Archive for June, 2007
On Ithaca
Posted in daydreams, journey, life, philosophy on June 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Positive influence?
Posted in blog, life, perspective, summer, writing on June 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Your view on things is always so positive and uplifting. Is it even possible to be grumpy around you? Even with your new-pinchy-shoes and being misdirected a few times, you still came across as a very positive person. You must be a very positive influence at your school!”
Now, before I explain [...]
The season of Self-Improvement
Posted in Weight Watchers, books, dating, fitness, friends, life, men, new beginnings, self-improvement, weight loss on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never been one to read self-help books, thinking they were filled with “knowledge” that anyone over a certain age should already know. Then, I began to look at my life and noticed all of the things I wanted to change or improve, and I thought to myself, “what I’ve been doing hasn’t brought [...]
FitFlops? How long was I out of the loop?
Posted in fitness, weight loss on June 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I was reading the paper this morning. Not today’s paper, mind you, but I think it was either Sunday’s paper, or maybe even last Sunday’s paper… it’s been that kind of a month. The style section had an article about this new type of flip-flop called FitFlops.
The claim is that they help build [...]
According to Google I need…
Posted in blog, break, google, life on June 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lulu of Land-of-Lulu gave me this idea for a quick blog post. You go to google, type in your name and the word “needs” and see what comes up.
1. Bella needs to undergo chemotherapy to get rid of her own abnormal marrow. Yikes! Scary. I hope this is never the [...]
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