January 2012
John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter... →
youmightfindyourself:
New York November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean,...
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?...”
– Micah 6:8 (via yourlightismylight)
December 2011
Marmalade Jam.
Tonight was vvv heartwarming, got to see Janelle after a whole year! Honestly, it doesn’t feel like time has passed. I guess because we do ketchup on skype pretty frequently. But walking with her through the helix bridge and onto that strip of national day parade wilderness, I realized we’re going through some of the same struggles, and i’m glad there’s someone i can talk...
lifted out of the ashes
i am found in the aftermath
November 2011
“What you can do is simply a matter of what you will do.”
– Phantom Tolbooth.
It's like the Ferrero Roche ad:
The one with the wedding- it’s her special day, she’s about to get married to the man of her dreams, the man she loves and will continue to love until the day she dies (ostensibly).
Everything culminates into the shining epitome of perfection when, at the end of the aisle, he presents her with a bouquet. Forget your own bunch of lilies, roses, whatnot for walking down the aisle- why...
“… Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything...”
– The Phantom Tolbooth, Norton Juster
