my little place

every little thing is gonna be all right

2009-05-14T08:24:00.000-07:00

I know the future seems unsure and a bit scary. You don't know what it is going to look like. We never know what it is going to look like. We never know. We just have to be here, now.
But, I promise you this, every little thing is gonna be all right. Don't worry, be happy.

clown

2009-04-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

I am perfectly fine and falling apart all at the same time.

because

2009-03-30T14:10:00.000-07:00

You need to know that happiness is worth fighting for.
You should never, ever, ever settle.
You should love with ALL of your heart.

a reminder

2009-03-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

what i know for sure is that
you have the right to
choose what is best for yourself now -- not four years
ago or even yesterday.
and changing your mind does not
mean acting irresponsibly; it's just the opposite.
when you honor what you know
your spirit is telling
you to do, you are making the
most conscientious
decision, one for which you are
willing to accept all
the consequences. you understand
that when you know
better, you ought to do better -- and doing better
sometimes means changing your mind;
and you realize that letting go of what others
think you should do is
the only way to reach your full potential...

every day,
passion speaks to us through our feelings.
that's why when you allow yourself to become
anesthetized by what others think,
you literally block yourself from living the life you were called to live.

i promise you that if you make a choice that doesn't
please your mate, your friends, your mother, or
whoever, the world will not fall apart -- the people
who truly love you want you to love yourself. and as
you become clearer about who you really are, you'll be
better able to decide what is best for you -- the
first time around." ~Oprah Winfrey

exit

2009-03-21T08:26:00.000-07:00

the nice girl needs to take a hike
she spends way too much time thinking of
everyone
else
and how they might feel and what might they think and how will they react.
the nice girl is getting in my way

it is me

2009-03-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

I feel stretched tight.

wanting

2009-03-03T13:53:00.001-08:00

this wanting for things to be different
takes me away
from the now
from the precious, luscious moments that
swirl and embrace and make up my days

simple

2009-02-16T21:20:00.000-08:00

life is complicated
love is simple

unfolding

2009-02-08T11:22:00.000-08:00

this has been happening for awhile now
this unfolding
this returning
this opening
this
this

a window

2009-02-06T22:36:00.001-08:00

I sit at my desk and notice movements from this window throughout the day.
A woman used to live there and now this is his place.
He pokes his head out several times a day, for a cigarette.
On this day he was watching the sun move through the sky.
On this day, I watched him sigh.

2009-02-05T21:10:00.000-08:00

sometimes what you have been looking for has really been here all along
right on your counter
right in the sunlight
right under your nose

forgive

2008-12-05T14:24:00.001-08:00

sometimes you just don't know which way to go
going back, all you can do is forgive yourself
cradle and hold your young, confused and scared self
you would not be who you are without being who you were

yes, you hurt others, you stomped on hearts and walked away
and you find yourself years later, with more wisdom, and more scars
having regret. Regret is not a road you should go down. Dead End.

right there

2008-11-21T10:46:00.000-08:00

all you need is right
right here
right now

trust

2008-11-14T11:06:00.000-08:00

my bike tire was nearing flatdom and I saw a man coming out of his house with his bike helmet on and he was headed to his garage. I asked him, as I was riding by, "do you have some air, my bike is almost flat?"

He said sure and actually grabbed his keys, walked up many steps to his home and came back out with a tire pump. We chatted about how much we like to ride bikes, how crappy the weather has been, we even introduced ourselves to each other. After I had finished pumping air into my tires, we both said "Have a nice day" and rode away.

Sometimes we just have to trust our intuition, trust ourselves in using that intuition, and trust others. Not everyone is out to kill or hurt us. Most people, I am guessing, want to connect in a good and simple way. Trust.

you

2008-11-14T10:25:00.000-08:00

are the reason I get up every morning
and say to myself "today I will do my best"
you are the reason I go to bed every night
and say to myself "I could have done better"

really...

2008-11-13T19:51:00.000-08:00

fall trees, front yard

you are a vibrant splash in this brilliant world