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On the subject of change

carrie — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:09:08 +0000

I’ve been contemplating change a bit recently – well okay – a lot.

“Change is BAD, I hate change – I’m not good with change, I don’t like change – BUT it IS important.” – Deputy Chief Brenda Lee Johnson – The Closer – 3rd season premier – Episode – Homewrecker.

I rather agree with this quote – I fight change ALL the time – I’m always wanting something NEW – but I don’t want to change – or have things or people around me change. That is a short sighted way to live.

Things change. It is important to who we are that we strive to change ourselves and the things around us. Or else there would be no great writings, or inventions or thoughts. We could still all be living raw and simple – with no achievement except existance and procreation.

Adapt or Die

Same context – different quote. I don’t know who to give the credit for this quote – it’s been used all over the world – for many purposes – for a very long time. This very simple – brief phrase is both over used and under utilized. I too must adapt. To my own strugles in my own life, as others must do in theirs.

I suppose the choice isn’t really about adapting – but about how we adapt…
willingly – with eager curiosity
fighting – kicking and screaming against the tide

What do you choose?

Freedom

carrie — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:53:24 +0000

Freedom lies in being bold.

– Robert Frost

This quote boldly lifted from another’s post about freedom. I’ve seen it before – and was reminded today that I wanted to add it to my personal quotes list.

Vision

carrie — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:55:14 +0000

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. –Jonathan Swift

I came across this quote again the other day…I’ve liked this one for a long time.

Mistakes or Experience?

carrie — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:45:03 +0000

Just trying to keep in mind:

“Mistakes are just the road to experience…. some roads are bumpier than others.” — C. S. Hafer 1/8/2007

I’ve been experiencing lots of “mistakes” as I’m working on my WordPress theme… so I’m feeling like it’s a very bumpy road at the moment. And then I came across the following quote as I was thinking about my own observation.

“Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. “

— F. P. Jones

Getting Stuck

carrie — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:29:05 +0000

“Shame and guilt are tricks of the Ego that keep you stuck in place”

Another quote that I jotted down without the complete reference I really need to be checking on these to give the proper credit.

This was said to one of the gals of “Starting Over” by a guest/minister in an episode ….

Fear

carrie — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:25:10 +0000

“Fear is paying attention to what could possibly go wrong more than your vision” – from “Starting Over”

“Fear is mis-directed attention” – Iyanla Vanzant

I had these jotted down as reminders – but I forgot where I picked them up… probably a book. I’ll have to look for the correct reference.

Ha! Found them again…apparently from back when I was watching “Starting Over”, I can’t remember who said the first one – it could have been Rhonda, but I’m just not sure. I guess I need a “way back machine”.

finding time….

carrie — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:18:39 +0000

Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘ I don’t want to.’

~ Lao Tzu

I like to use this quote as the banner on the top of my “to do” list occasionally – usually when I’m feeling frustrated by all the things I haven’t gotten to – yet.

It prompts me to ask – do I want to do this? Do I need to? Will it get me further along to something I want? Are my tasks taking me in the direction I want to go?

It’s Never Too Late

carrie — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:39:28 +0000

It’s never too late to be what you might have been.

— George Eliot

Reason?

carrie — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:21:52 +0000

I’ll not listen to reason…

Reason always means

what someone else has got to say

— Elisabeth Cleghorn Gaskell