“If nothing else in this long and short life, let me be true to my conscience, to the dignity of my own heart. Let me act in a way that says, I have honored my spirit as truly as I have honored others'. Let me stand tall and rooted as a mountain in the face of a quaking world.” ― Jennifer DeLucy

The genius of Mad Men is that it’s as much about what’s invisible and what’s not said as what is. White male privilege is critiqued and dissected with fascinating scrutiny, because of the problem it creates in seeing the value in “others,” and the resulting self-destruction that comes from unchecked power and privilege. The catch is, those “others” have to be present to even begin to be neglected. —Ericka Blount Danois


Shame on Mad Men for implying Don Draper (or any Creative Director) came up with Coke's jingle "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing." The jingle was written by McCannn's inhouse musical director at the time, Billy Davis.

“Whoever you end up with, you shouldn't be changing a thing for them. Nothing. Don't be with anyone if you can't be you. Because you're bang on just as you are. ” ― Lucy Robinson

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” ― Mary Oliver

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.--Edith Wharton

“Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but ... life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” ― Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen

“Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.”

― Walt Whitman

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.--Yogi Berra

The Real Truth
 

"We grow up believing that finding the right relationship is the goal, but a relationship is never an end in itself. Relationships are conduits - mirrors that allow us to see our SELF. Relationships are the journey, the path to learning how to love and honor your Self."

There are never enough I Love You's.--Lenny Bruce

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.

Gore Vidal

Twas but a moment, and then I realized...
Listening to my own breath was no longer enough....
I yearned for more...

It's Going To Be A Long, Long, Long Wait….
 

"If you're waiting for the other person to change, you are setting up a no-win situation. We change because WE want to change, not because someone wants us to."

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.--Marc Chagall

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance. - Samuel Butler :cigar2:

Everyone makes mistakes,
But only a person with integrity
Owns up to them.
- Nicole Guillaume

The Real Truth
 

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart

"Friends are like boobs.
Some are big.
Some are small.
Some are real.
Some are fake."

“A little reckless bravery may end up saving your life.” ― Henry Chancellor

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.” ― Jack London

“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation... A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.” ― Henry Miller

Brené again ...
 

"You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness."

—Brené Brown

Follow the 3 R's
 

I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia.
Let them walk to school like I did.



↪️ Yogi Berra

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” ― Robert Jordan

“‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.” ― Henry Ward Beecher

“There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who do not. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.” ― José N. Harris

Riddle me this
Riddle me that
It's about time
For Summer time fun!