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I have been spending a little time on Pinterest, building my boards and following people. Hoping that this will become another source of traffic to the blog (other than the weird people googling “fat boy in a bubble spacesuit” who somehow end up here, as well).
I found the above quote, and I have to say if you have not read The Perks of Being a Wallflower, you really should. It’s a really easy read and it’s an amazing book.
I love this quote because it sums life all up quite neatly. One of my blog buddies wrote about it earlier this week. Contradictions. A life full of contradictions. Being happy and sad at the same time. Wanting to go and stay. Wanting to grow and stay the same. And I’m still figuring it all out. We all are.
But today, as I sit here next to Casey who is snuggling with Skeeter as we watch Seinfeld in bed, I’m thinking it’s pretty darn good. The hard things are rattling around in my head. Embarking on the journey of selling our house, the year “anniversary” of our only pregnancy that ended in miscarriage, and how in the heck the guys who just bought our hot tub are going to get it out of here later today. But I’m working hard – to push away those thoughts that want to contradict my current state of contentment.
Won’t you try too? Being content in this moment? Let’s try together.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment and to look
at all beings with eyes of compassion.
― Thich Nhat Hanh
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Set a timer and write for 5 minutes.
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I love love the quote at the end of the post. Words to live by.
This quote speaks truth. It doesn't have to be one way or the other. I've never heard of that book, but I think I'm going to download it. Thanks for sharing.
I love the quote at the end of your post. I joined Pinterest too. Just for quotes – didn't know it could lead traffic to my blog. Mine is super naked right now. So I don't have a click to follow on my blog yet 😉 Going to follow you. When you get a chance check out my revised home page.
Cool blog!
Contentment is good, and it's also OK and perfectly normal and human to be sad about things that are sad.
I just got into Pinterest this past week. One of the other bloggers in the SOC Sunday hop has a post about how color can be energizing, and Pinterest is a good dose of color. If I'm not careful, I'm going to end up with one board for each color and probably a rainbow one, too.
Thanks for this today. We all have our happy/sad times. Your post sets a nice tone for the day (well, what's left of it! I should've stopped by sooner!)
Love the quote at the end!!
The quote at the end is so, SO true.
I'm sorry to hear about the anniversary of your miscarriage, and really, your miscarriage in general. I know that has to be so hard- even a year later. How are you?
Pinterest has become my second go to site as of a few weeks ago. (The first being Twitter).
This was something that I really needed right now. Sometimes my mind runs a million miles a minute and it literally (and figuratively) weighs me down – even when I am content! I have found that sometimes it's best to push aside the bad thoughts for a little while and soak in the now.