Book from Tempe Library — while it is a bit out of date, a couple of the ideas jumped out at me.
Yesterday, listened to this podcast last night and it made me smile, full of hope. Last night, I had a long conversation with my lovely roommate about the law of attraction and living abundantly. Then a friend emailed me this quote this morning, and I couldn’t help but laugh and nod in agreement:
“There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, ‘Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams.’ Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. These are great dreams, but they never even get out of the box. It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, ‘How good or how bad am I?’ That’s where courage comes in.” — Erma Bombeck
Whig rose table runner. I want to learn to appliqué. What a great opportunity!
I had dinner with a friend this week who listened to me complain for a good five minutes about feeling like I’m in a rut. Afterward, he put down his margarita and said, “Jesus. That’s great. I’m glad to see that you are human.”
Huh?
I get the feeling those who know me solely through this blog (and apparently a few friends too) think my life is all pink cupcakes with sprinkles and calorie-free icing. This site is my happy journal — it’s a place to share my creativity and cooking and vent about politics. It certainly isn’t an accurate representation of what happens in my daily life. Point being, no kidding I’m human. I have ruts. I just don’t enjoy complaining, especially when a solution isn’t readily apparent.
Quilt scrap bunny, anyone?
My expectations for life are increasing. I expect to be more challenged this year professionally. I expect to fall in love, madly. I expect to see a new country. I expect to spend wisely and pay off my remaining school debt. I expect to have time to be creative, and spend less time shopping and more time sewing. I expect to spend part of my summer backpacking through the forest. I expect to be published in many ways this year. I expect to spoil those I love and be spoiled in return. I expect to continuing working on my relationship with God. I expect to buy my very first house this year, including a back yard so I can finally get one of these. Or two. {Frida and Diego.} I expect improved leadership in my country and therefore I have expectations of peace internationally.
I expect to be happy, healthy and loved.
~K