i'm trying to tell you something about my life
maybe give me insight between black and white
and the best thing you've ever done for me
is to help me take my life less seriously
it's only life after all

yeah well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
and lightness has a call that's hard to hear
i wrap my fear around me like a blanket
i sailed my ship of safety till i sank it
i'm crawling on your shores

i went to the doctor,
i went to the mountains
i looked to the children,
i drank from the fountains
there's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in a crooked line
and the less i seek my source for some definitive (the less i seek my source)
the closer i am to fine
the closer i am to fine

-Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls


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There was this burgular. He committed a crime. (Because hey, that's what criminals do. That's their job.) Anyway, he was sent to the king for punishment. The king told him he had a choice. He could be hung by a rope or take the punishment behind the big, dark scary steel door. The criminal quickly decided on the rope.

As the noose was being slipped on him, he asked, "Out of curiosity, what's behind that door?"

The king laughed and said, "You know, it's funny, I offer all you guys the same choice, and nearly all of you pick the rope."

"So," said the criminal, "What's behind the door? Obviously, I won't be telling anyone," he said, pointing to the noose around his neck.

The king paused then answered, "Freedom, but it seems most people are so afraid of the unknown that they immediately take the rope."


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your enemies= your teachers

your failures= your wisdom

your mistakes= your discoveries

your conflicts= your growth opportunities

your undesired endings= your new beginnings

your grapes of wrath= your raisons d'etre

your painful feelings= proud proof that you are dealing with your feelings head on...


(hmm.. not sure why I put this here... Tim and I have three blogs, altogether, *shrugs*... it's not ranting, just thoughts... :)