Unleashed

They left mewith your shadow,saying things likeLife is not...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:24:00 -0400

They left me
with your shadow,
saying things like
Life is not fair

& I believed them
for a long time.

But today,
I remembered
the way you laughed
& the heat
of your hand
in mine

& I knew that
life is more fair
than we can
ever imagine
if
we are there to live it”
―Brian Andreas

For a long time she flew, only when she thought no one else was...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:06:00 -0400

For a long time she flew, only when she thought no one else was watching. ― Brian Andreas

A Greater Purpose I don’t believe the purpose of life is...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:06:35 -0400

A Greater Purpose

I don’t believe the purpose of life is to just be happy. Why would God take fourteen billion years to produce highly evolved sentient life-forms that would ultimately develop the extraordinary capacity for self-reflective awareness, simply in order for them to be able to experience happiness? It’s my conviction that we are here for a reason, that there is a grand and great purpose to our presence in this universe, and that none of us are going to truly find what we are looking for unless we get over our misguided pursuit of personal happiness and connect with that greater sense of purpose—that ultimate reason for being. - Andrew Cohen

There was a single blue line of crayon drawn across every wall...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:19:51 -0400

There was a single blue line of crayon drawn across every wall in the house. What does it mean? I asked. A pirate needs the sight of the sea, he said and then he pulled his eye patch down and turned and sailed away. - Brian Andreas, Story People

Remember to use positive affirmations. I am not a dork is not...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:09:33 -0400

Remember to use positive affirmations. I am not a dork is not one of them. - Brian Andreas, Story People

Captain: It ain’t all buttons and charts, little...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:39:39 -0400

Captain: It ain’t all buttons and charts, little albatross. You know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do, since you already know what I’m about to say.
River: I do. But I like to hear you say it.

Captain: Love. You can learn all the math in the verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don’t love, she’ll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she’s hurtin’ before she keels. Makes her a home.

River: Storm’s getting worse.

Captain: We’ll pass through it soon enough.

Never a boat sails out of a bay, but carries my heart as a...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:00:00 -0400

Never a boat sails out of a bay, but carries my heart as a stowaway. - Roselle Mercier Montgomery

I think everyone has a moment in their lives where they wish...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:18:00 -0400

I think everyone has a moment in their lives where they wish they could freeze time. Whether it was three years ago, today, or still to come, whether it is just a moment, a whole day, or a whole summer, everyone has a time in their life where they wish that everything would just stop. The world would stop turning because to them, at that time, everything is perfect. - Anonymous

If you want something to last forever, you treat it...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:23:00 -0400

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it, until it gleams like new. It becomes special, because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by. - F. Burton Howard

Make your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light -...

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:05:00 -0400

Make your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light - Barry Lopez

Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that...

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:44:27 -0400

Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is...

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:34:33 -0400

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. - Martin Buber

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are...

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:27:42 -0400

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations. ~David Gerrold

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our...

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:49:22 -0400

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. ~Charles A. Lindbergh, Life, 22 December 1967

The Patriot Guard Riders: In respectful service to the...

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:58:18 -0400

The Patriot Guard Riders: In respectful service to the families of those who sacrified their lives for America’s freedom and security.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean that there’s a light...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:25:29 -0500

Never fear shadows. They simply mean that there’s a light somewhere nearby. Ruth E. Renkei

I’d rather have a damned horse. A horse is at least human, for...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:21:13 -0500

I’d rather have a damned horse. A horse is at least human, for God’s sake. - J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

The color of the sound of music… is amazing. Photo by...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:16:00 -0500

The color of the sound of music… is amazing.

Photo by Tonya Britton, Santiago Jimenez, Jr., Conjunto Accordionist, Colorado County, Texas 2004

If you look good and dress well, you don’t need a purpose in...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:11:00 -0500

If you look good and dress well, you don’t need a purpose in life.- Robert Pante

Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:06 -0500

Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class.- Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet