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In all things…

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” Von Goethe TRUE.

Ira Glass – quote & philosophy as it applies to what else? Writing, for me

This. Inspiring in every way…

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There are two people you’ll meet in your life. One will run a finger down the index of who you…
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20 Random Things About Me

1. When I was in afternoon Kindergarten, I walked to school by myself on May Day, but came home before…
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I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me

I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.” – Emma…
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"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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