A Little Bit of This and That...

I was surfing the net.  I started off looking up something very important (yes, it was) and ended up going from site to site to site.  It happens.  And sometimes when it happens, you find some gems.  Such as….

This:

I love it.  Of course I do.  It has to do with books.  And it delights me that I’ve read so many of the books appearing in this cloud.  I so admire the creator’s taste in reading.

And this:

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

~ Ayn Rand

Which struck a nerve.  I simply have to remind myself that the only barrier to my taking action of any kind is my own reluctance – my own oftentimes hesitant nature.  And that can be overcome.  This, I know.

And then there’s this:

“It’s impossible,” said Pride.  “It’s risky,” said Experience.  “It’s pointless,” said Reason.  “Give it a try,” whispered the heart.

~ author unknown

I’m almost at the point of heeding the advice of that whisper.  But I think the heart has to speak up just a bit louder in order to completely drown out the words of pride, experience and reason.

And that’s all there is, folks…

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Please and Thank You

"He wished he could somehow let Claire know that this was what love was. The ability to ask for something. The desire to give someone what they asked for."

~ Alice Hoffman – The Story Sisters*


So simple, isn’t it?

Too simple?

That ability + that desire = love.

And sometimes, the asking need not even be spoken aloud.


*a wonderful book