May 2013
10 posts
“I got where I am today by surrounding myself with people I admire, pretending to be like them, hoping to be like them, and then finding that I can emerge as a sort of fantastic me through others.”
—Alexi Pappas
Comparing yourself to others...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is 6’4 and 260 pounds. Here, he is sandwiched between Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’neal.
These men are each working the different gifts they were given. None could ever be exactly like the others . So, you do you, and I’m going to do me, best I can. :)
I’ll grab the pillow. You grab the lamp. Let’s do this, Don Draper!
“Win or lose, doesn’t matter. Fight hard. Earn respect.”
—Jackie Chan as Mr. Han, The Karate Kid (2010)
Ikigai
the reason for which I wake up every morning
April 2013
5 posts
Matt McConaughey
Can we start a petition to have him record audio books? I could listen to that voice all day.
A Moment for the Author Who Wrote my Childhood: E.L. Konigsburg
It’s hard to say anything to adequately describe the impact of her books on my childhood. All at once, her novels captured my imagination, taught me, and understood me. I cannot go back and be a child again, but I can revisit her works and the feelings they inspired.
Thank you.
“I can see why people think that record cannot be clean. I work with international athletes who ask me all the time, ‘Radcliffe must have taken drugs, you cannot run that fast, it’s impossible.’ And I always say I have 100% proof and confidence there is no doubt in my mind … I’ve lived with Paula. You know athletes, you can get a sense of it … Paula would check everything, in restaurants if she got up to go to the loo she would make sure Gary sat by her drinks in case anyone spiked anything, it was one of her big worries where would the bottles be stored the night before a race - could they be contaminated? That 2:15.25 is copper-sealed, a pure record. I can’t say that about all the records out there, but I can put my hand on my heart and say it is the purest record out there and the best record.”
— Paula Radcliffe’s former physio, Gerard Hartmann, who spent 7 weeks living with Paula in Albuquerque, NM in the buildup to the 2003 London Marathon, talking about her 2:15:25 World Record which is now 10 years old.
둘이서 한잔해 (Just The Two Of Us)
Davichi (다비치)
Pretty. Just listen for a sec.
March 2013
4 posts
“
Illusions are dangerous people.
They have no flaws.
I came here from Provence…
alone, uneducated.
For eight months— no, more than that— a year…
I sat in a cafe, I drank coffee…
and I wrote nonsense in a journal.
And then, somehow…
it was not nonsense.
I went for long walks…
and I met myself in Paris.
You seem embarrassed by loneliness—
by being alone.
It’s only a place to start.
” —Sabrina, 1995 filmPassive Life, Interrupted
My boyfriend and I have different world views. In many ways, our differences enlighten us by giving us new perspective or knowledge. However, on one key matter, we find ourselves at odds: television.
He is the type of guy who, upon coming home from work, would like to sit on the couch watching TV all night. He does not want to exercise. He does not want to explore the world. He does not feel the urge to improve himself.
Unfortunately, his habits have affected my lifestyle. I watch more television now than I ever did before or would care to admit. For me, this lifestyle does not equal contentment. Thus, I inaugurate an experiment:
Can I Get Him to Stop Watching the Damn TV?
- Start with yourself. Before you can convince anyone to change, you must first change yourself.
- Reduce. How many TVs do you have? If it’s more than one, reduce them by half at first. Get down to one TV over time.
Bedroom. Whatever you do, get the TV out of the bedroom. We’re pretty sure there are other ways to entertain each other in the bedroom without a TV.Never had one there. Although, I need to work on banning the smart phone too.- Schedule. Schedule your viewing. Don’t watch television unless you have scheduled your viewing at least 24 hours in advance. Ask your husband to attempt this with you for 10 days (an experiment of sorts).
- Limit. Limit yourself to X hours per week. Track your viewing. Do this together for 10 days.
- Friends. Invite friends over to watch TV with you (your scheduled viewing). Then talk about what you watched afterwards. This can strengthen your relationships.
- Replace. Replace TV with other activities. Just getting rid of TV is boring—what else can you do together instead of watch television?
Anyone have any thoughts on this topic?
Why I haven't been running outside this winter....
How to Avoid a Hangover
January 2013
5 posts
“It’s one of the great secrets of life: everyone talks and talks about all the things they’re going to do, and very few people actually do them. And those who do just blow everyone away.”
—Jordan Reid
