Tuesday, July 23, 2013

my life in quotes


I'm kind of obsessed with quotes.  I try to post them on Instagram (lenaridley) and I constantly pin them to this pin board.  There are tons of great quotes out there, some will speak to you more than others.  Some are more relatable than others.  Some are about life, love, God, happiness, revenge, there are tons of great quotes out there, & after sorting through my pin board of over 250 of my favorites, these are my top seven. 
This first quote speaks volumes to me, I constantly have to remind myself during these fertility struggles that this is just another one of life's challenges, but there is a glimmer of hope, a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, something good will come to us.  This arrow will be my next tattoo & a constant reminder of this quote & what it means to me.


Jack Kerouac is one of my favorite writers, if you haven't read On the Road, I highly suggest it.  Such an awesome read.  He was a pioneer of the Beat Generation, look it up if you don't know what that is, because it's pretty awesome stuff.  This quote can be hard sometimes, we go through things in life that we definitely don't love by any means, but they all turn into experience, that is the important thing.  Experience makes us wiser & stronger.  Most of us have so much to be thankful for that we hardly have reason not to love every minute of our lives.  Take a minute to reflect on the fact that a roof over your head, a job, a cell phone, a car, food on the table, heat, air conditioning, & many of the other things we take for granted, many people don't have.  There is always someone who is worse off than you.


This is so true for me.  I don't care where we are, if I have my husband with me, I can call anything home.  I'm looking forward to building our dream house & making that our forever home, but as long as I'm with him, then I'm home.  Maybe my dog too :)


For me, my past casts a dark shadow on my life.  I'm not going to elaborate, those that know me best know what I'm talking about & the place that I was.  I'm so thankful for my AMAZING family & friends & husband who helped me through truly the worst part of my life.  If it wasn't for them, I would not be where I am today, happy, healthy, & blessed.  It's so important to stay focused on the present & not worry about the things that we cannot change that happened in our past.  Our past shapes us into the people we are today.   


The older I get, the more I continue to learn about relationships with people.  You can "kill em' with kindness" until you're blue in the face, there comes a point when you just have to wash your hands of some relationships.  You will lose friends that you think you were close with.  People will betray you, & you may betray others, you might have your feelings hurt, you might hurt someone's feelings.  Bottom line, people will come and go but there will always be people that you can count on forever, & they're not always your blood, but a family that you've created for yourself throughout your life of the people who matter the most.


So important for ALL of us women to remember this quote.  It's true, always keep your head up, you're a woman and you're strong, just being a woman makes you strong by default.  Heels are a must & standards are not optional, they're REQUIRED & they better be high.



Lastly, a famous quote, from one of my favorite movies, Ferris Bueller.  He hit the nail on the head when he said this.  Every year just seems to fly by faster & faster the older I get.  Sometimes we are so focused on one thing that we forget to just stop and smell the roses.  Seriously, stop sometime when you see some flowers & smell them.  Sit outside for a couple minutes and enjoy the breeze, meditate, take a minute to count your blessings, without the TV on, & the phone in hand.  We have so much to be thankful for & life truly is short, so never forget this quote, and think of Matthew Broderick with a towel on his head when you do just for an extra laugh.
I really hope you've enjoyed my little slice of knowledge... hope you feel enlightened!

6 comments:

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