Satchel Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching, particularly of fastballs, in the Negro Leagues and the Major League Baseball made him a legend.
This seems appropriate because of Hurricane Irene, but it's also something I firmly believe.
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."
I am not a religious person. I highly respect faith, but religion is tricky. Regardless though, my problem is with people who only seem to turn to faith and religion when times are tough. Call it religion. Call it faith. But call it not only when you NEED something from the universe, but all the time.
I have often been guilty of this over the years, so I realize I am a hypocrite here, but I think most of us probably are at some point. Since I started practicing yoga years ago though, I do try to at least repeat what I'm grateful for on a daily basis. So that's my prayer when the sun shines, I guess.
That being said, let's all pray that Hurricane Irene isn't too horrible.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
P.S. I Love You Quote
I love the movie P.S. I Love You. It makes me laugh. It makes me cry. It makes me happy. I watched it the other night with one of my best friends and a particular line stood out to me. The movie is based on a book by Cecilia Ahern and the screenplay of the movie was written by Richard LaGravenese and Steven Rogers. I'm not sure whom to give credit to, so I'll just discuss both a bit.
Cecilia Ahern is an Irish novelist. She was also behind the recent TV series Samantha Who? that starred Christina Applegate. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity. Pretty cool, huh?
Richard LaGravenese is a screen writer and an occasional film director. He directed P.S. I Love You and contributed to the screen play. I can't find anything about Steven Rogers. Sorry, Steven!
"If we're all alone, then we're all together in that too."
I make it no secret that I don't enjoy being single. It's boring to me. I have never been somebody who loses my identity as an individual when I'm in a couple. I always manage to do what I want to do, when I want to do it, and include my other half in my life, as well as eagerly enter theirs when I'm allowed to. I enjoy being with somebody. Obviously, the physical attention is always nice, but what I love is the emotional attention. The partnership. The teamwork aspect. The knowing that you have a cheerleader and challenger in your corner all at the same time. And being alone can be downright depressing. And it often feels like I am the only one who's alone. Though I know that's not true, it feels like that sometimes.
Well, these days that is no exception. I remain single after my devastating heartbreak this spring. But plenty of my friends, both old and new, are alone as well. Or at least not in a couple. We all have that in common.
So maybe alone isn't the right word. Maybe we should change the phrase to being "alone together." Let's make that happen, people!
Cecilia Ahern is an Irish novelist. She was also behind the recent TV series Samantha Who? that starred Christina Applegate. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity. Pretty cool, huh?
Richard LaGravenese is a screen writer and an occasional film director. He directed P.S. I Love You and contributed to the screen play. I can't find anything about Steven Rogers. Sorry, Steven!
"If we're all alone, then we're all together in that too."
I make it no secret that I don't enjoy being single. It's boring to me. I have never been somebody who loses my identity as an individual when I'm in a couple. I always manage to do what I want to do, when I want to do it, and include my other half in my life, as well as eagerly enter theirs when I'm allowed to. I enjoy being with somebody. Obviously, the physical attention is always nice, but what I love is the emotional attention. The partnership. The teamwork aspect. The knowing that you have a cheerleader and challenger in your corner all at the same time. And being alone can be downright depressing. And it often feels like I am the only one who's alone. Though I know that's not true, it feels like that sometimes.
Well, these days that is no exception. I remain single after my devastating heartbreak this spring. But plenty of my friends, both old and new, are alone as well. Or at least not in a couple. We all have that in common.
So maybe alone isn't the right word. Maybe we should change the phrase to being "alone together." Let's make that happen, people!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Sarah Ban Breathnach
I can find very little information about this lady, but I know I love the quote of hers that I stumbled upon online, and that's enough for me. For more info on HER specifically, try googling her. Somebody who says something like this can't be all bad!
"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do."
I'd like to think I am a dreamer and a doer. By definition of my chosen career, I think I am a dreamer. By the fact that I am still struggling to survive in NYC and trying to continue to pursue that career in spite of lack of work, hard economic times, and overall stress of emotion and finances, I think I am a doer.
I work my butt off. Running from one job to another. Staying up late to finish computer jobs for any of my various survival jobs. Picking up shifts from fellow waiters when I can at my restaurant jobs. Singing in non-paying concerts whenever I can. Auditioning whenever I can. It's an endless cycle of responsibilities, goals and dreams. Not necessarily in that order.
In short, I am a dreamer. I am a doer. Which often means I am a NON-sleeper! Sarah, did you mean that we should sleep too?
"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do."
I'd like to think I am a dreamer and a doer. By definition of my chosen career, I think I am a dreamer. By the fact that I am still struggling to survive in NYC and trying to continue to pursue that career in spite of lack of work, hard economic times, and overall stress of emotion and finances, I think I am a doer.
I work my butt off. Running from one job to another. Staying up late to finish computer jobs for any of my various survival jobs. Picking up shifts from fellow waiters when I can at my restaurant jobs. Singing in non-paying concerts whenever I can. Auditioning whenever I can. It's an endless cycle of responsibilities, goals and dreams. Not necessarily in that order.
In short, I am a dreamer. I am a doer. Which often means I am a NON-sleeper! Sarah, did you mean that we should sleep too?
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