I'm the type who'd be happy...."

"I'm the type who'd be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn't going to. I'm the type who'd like to sit home and watch every party that I'm invited to on a monitor in my bedroom."
~ Andy Warhol

public domain photo: Warhol Bridge

“Never make your home in a place."

“Never make your home in a place.
Make a home for yourself inside your own head.
You'll find what you need to furnish it -
memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things.
That way it will go with you wherever you journey.”
~ Tad Williams

morgueFile photo "phongvan00"

"...the moments when you have truly lived...."

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived
are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.”
~ Henry Drummond

morgueFile photo "veggiegretz"

It's Been Too Long

I woke up way too early this morning to catch a 7 a.m. flight to New York for a quick visit to Connecticut. Nothing like an airport and boarding a plane to give your life perspective - the feel of being cattle as you and others meander through security and board your flight - the moment you have no choice but to give your life over to the control of others - the take-off, turbulence and landing that force you to contemplate your mortality - oh, and that newly increased fear of the intentions and/or sanity of your fellow passengers, not to mention, the flight crew!

Okay, so the flight is fine so far, of course, and somewhere over Mississippi, I'm finally starting to relax and get excited about my trip.  The getting ready is always so hectic and all-consuming that it's difficult to actually FEEL anything until the point when there is nothing else to think about or do.  So maybe the forced release of control comes at the perfect time for people.

Slowly descending into JFK and now I can't freaking wait to get to see my family and, hopefully, a few old friends.  It's been too long.

Personal photo taken @ Cheshire, CT

"If you make the unconditional commitment...."

"If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals."
~ Robert Conklin

morgueFile photo "mensatic"

"Life is not easy for any of us."

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that?

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."
~ Marie Curie

morgueFile photo "VeerieM"