One has not only an ability to perceive the world, but an ability to alter one's perception of it; more simply, one can change things by the manner in which one looks at them. --Tom Robbins
Birth and death were easy. It was life that was hard. --Tom Robbins
You should never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans. --Tom Robbins
Real courage is risking something that you have to keep on living with, real courage is risking something that might force you to rethink your thoughts and suffer change and stretch consciousness. Real courage is risking one's cliches. --Tom Robbins
I have come to expect people to be treacherous and deceitful, although neither of these words properly describes it, because generally there is not a malicious intent behind their actions. I have come to expect this, but I never assume.
More things that I have learned...
...that the word "fickle" doesn't even begin to describe it.
...that no matter what your endeavors, there are things you need to have to decide if is something is really worthwhile or not: passion, desire, yearning, anticipation, wonder or outrage, amongst other things. If the thought of accomplishing this thing is not akin to the feeling you get when thinking for the first few times an unrealized fantasy of that new romance you're seeking...well, let's just say that it will probably end in divorce.
...time is both friend and foe. Time doesn't heal all wounds anymore than neosporin does, no matter what "they" say. Some things time will pacify, but the healing of those things is up to you.
...be a kid. Climb a tree. Play jumprope. Eat marshmallow goo until you puke. There is a reason we start out young and grow old until we die and not the other way around. Don't ever stop learning and don't ever forget who you are and where you came from.
...some boots are not made for walkin'.
...an old t-shirt can be good theropy, when used properly. I like to mix it with a good book, and then add a dash of sprawling for good measure.
...you will get hurt. Even if you tie yourself up in a sterile bubble, no space of your life or your heart is inpregnable. The best way to avoid being crushed by this is to realize it up front and know where those spaces are so nothing can hide and leap out at you later. The best way to do this is to always keep your eye patch in your back pocket and remember that there are still adventures out there.
...you can have an adventure at The White House, my house, your house, a crack house, Waffle House...and any of these things can potentially be dangerous too. I don't know about you, but I still want waffles.
...whimsy makes the world go 'round.
...to look, really look at things. Especially things you forget are there. If you look at something that has been in your house all your life long enough, eventually your brain will acheive the equivalant of retinal fatigue and it will be new and different in a way it never has been before. It makes every place you go new and full of ideas and hope and possibilities.
...being tired doesn't always mean you should go to sleep and being awake doesn't always mean you should do anything but lie about doing absolutely nothing.
Goodnight.
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