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“Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.”
You know those terrible, often harassing, email forwards so popular in the early 2000s? Well a lot of older people still circulate the same old emails with poor graphics and all. I received one not too long ago that had some actual wisdom (you know, once you get past the .gif of a [...]
I loved this dialogue between two characters on Downton Abbey – Season 2, le sigh…
“Will you be happy? Really?” “I have no right to be unhappy, which is almost the same.”
Now I guess I’ll just go back to patiently waiting for 2013 when Downton Abbey [...]
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people [...]
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Sometimes when I step back and take a look around, I realize that I’m nowhere near where I thought I would be at this point. I had planned on getting a masters by now and starting my PhD. Then again, I also didn’t know that I would have a husband, dog, and house [...]
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”
-Muhammad Ali
My sister sent me this very inspirational quote the other day (using ::gasp:: email!). I think I’ll put this on a t-shirt and wear it when I work [...]
I’m always impressed when I get a fortune cookie that not only makes sense but also has something to offer in terms of wisdom. (I’ve long given up on the idea that they should have an actual “fortune” in them like “You will be rich one day, somehow” or something.)
Here’s one I cracked open [...]
A lot of people have read On the Road (and for those of you who haven’t, you should get right on that) but not quite as many know about the amazing haiku Kerouac wrote during his lifetime. In a style labeled “Western Haiku,” Kerouac paints miniature portraits – snapshots, really – of [...]
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I love Dayton, I've lived here for all of my 26 years and don't plan on settling anywhere else. I started this blog as a way to showcase the best of Dayton (as seen through my perspective) and also to share some of the things that occupy space in my mind, namely beauty, home decor, quotes, and various aspects of my life. Ad
