“Beware of the half-truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half.”~Author Unknown

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“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.”

-Unknown

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on

–Franklin D. Roosevelt

Poverty is Wealth

Destruction is Production

Prejudice is Tolerance

Sanity is Statistical

Theft is Charity

Hate is Love

I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is — I could be just as proud for half the money.

— Arthur Godfrey

“That’s the best revenge of all: happiness. Nothing drives people crazier than seeing someone have a good fucking life.”

- Chuck Palahniuk

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment

before starting to improve the world.”

~ Anne Frank

—Will Rogers

“That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
—     Daisy Buchanan; The Great Gatsby || F. Scott Fitzgerald

Don’t get me wrong here, it’s an iconic line by an iconic character in an iconic book, but I have a different opinion. Even though The Great Gatsby was one of my favorite reads when I was in high school Literature class, I still disagree with Daisy. There are so many other things that a girl can be other than a beautiful fool. Personally, I would rather be intelligent and kind than be attractive and oblivious to my surroundings. Sometimes it may seem easier to be blind to the things going on in the world rather than recognize both the good and bad events that happen, but I would choose knowledge, awareness and enlightenment over foolishness any day. In other news, I can’t wait to see the movie!

What do you find to be a valuable trait in a woman?

Things to Watch…

1) In Pakistan – As the country’s Election Day approach- the Pakistani Taliban revealed plans for suicide bombing attacks during this time.  With this news- will the Pakistani military foil their plans?

2) In the U.S. – In the coming weeks- YouTube will announce a series of channels that will require payment from viewers.  With this news- will the public find alternative formats to view content for free?

3) In Syria – Diplomats from the U.S. and Russia will seek peace talks with Syria and the Syrian Rebels to end the ongoing civil war. However, the rebels are skeptical because they fear that the talks might lead to president Bashar al-Assad retaining power.  With this news- will a reasonable solution be reached to end this bloodshed?

Lighter Notes….

1) Songs of the Week:  What’s Make a Good Man? by The Heavy and I Want To Know by Sugar Pie De Santo

2)  Clip of the Week!!

3)  Movie of the Week : Five Easy Pieces (1970) directed by Bob Rafelson

4)  Quote of the Week!! ” An honest man is always a child.”  Socrates

One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.

(Lewis Caroll)

Christianity is almost the only one of the great religions which thoroughly approves of the body—which believes that matter is good, that God Himself once took on a human body, that some kind of body is going to be given to us even in Heaven and is going to be an essential part of our happiness, our beauty, and our energy.

– C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996), 91.

- Edmund Wilson

M&S

So I am going to post one quote each week. For me that is a huge goal because I am quite scared of this blogging world. There are so many great quotes out there. I see it as such a great opportunity to design them to work on my typographyskills. I found this quote by Norman Vincent Peale so inspiring. I often find myself getting discouraged and not feeling good enough to apply for new jobs. I never think I am qualified or good enough to get the job, but my husband has helped me change my negative mindset. He is always encouraging me to ‘go for it’. I read this quote and I thought it was perfect for today. As I have been applying for design jobs/internships I have noticed my thoughts and attitude change everything and I know an employer will be able to tell if I have confidence in myself. Change your thoughts and you change your world!

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.”
– James Michener

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There are two reasons that I ended up choosing this quote for the week. Firstly, off the back of what I shared on my blog last week about what I left behind when I left Aberdeen I ended up sharing about some of the after-effects while chatting with my friend in the car. Secondly, an amusing misunderstanding when one of my friends messaged me in a panic after I posted this on facebook to thank my friends who’ve been collecting Active Kids vouchers for one of my Guide units…

…she thought she had missed a major event in my life. Due to the fact the webcam takes a mirror image photo it looks like the ring I always wear on my right hand, is being worn on my wedding finger. It took me a while to realise why she was apologising that she’d missed my wedding. I’ve missed it too I thought. And then as I scrolled my facebook page to try and understand where this information could have come from, I suddenly realised…!

A conversation into the night revolved around singleness and dating after we had clarified that I hadn’t gotten married, or engaged. I’m almost proud to say that I’ve been single now for 6 years. There have at times been flickers of potential boyfriends, but it’s not something I actively pursue! Or ever have done really. I’m content now being single – and that was a journey for a wee bit, as an extravert loneliness is a huge big deal. But I realise that being single and being alone doesn’t have to be the same thing.

There’s another element too. I’ve learned what love is really all about in these last few years – and trust me, in my job you really get reminded how important it is to make wise choices when it comes to love.

Someone who loves me is going to care about me.

Someone who loves me is going to be for me, rather than against me.

Someone who loves me is going to respect my boundaries.

Someone who loves me is going to understand that my faith in God is the most important thing in my life and not try to change that.

Someone who loves me is going to accept that I am who I am, and encourage me to be the best version of myself.

All the other stuff – looks, hobbies, football teams, music, films, tv shows, where we come from, how much we earn or what kind of jobs we have – all that is not invalid, but really isn’t the big stuff and shouldn’t really matter even half as much as the stuff in the list above.

Lauryn Hill, you may have been prisoned for not paying tax this last week, but the words of your song still remain true.

Love is respect and devotion, greater than planets, deeper than oceans…

Paradise Lost is being taught in Ayesha Ramachandran‘s EGL 301 class during the spring 2013 semester.

“For them to say that the legislature is giving people two choices, neither of which they have today, both of which are less than what they have today, I don’t know how that’s different from what we’re saying,” – Elaine Nekritz