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| Display name: | Desiderata |
| Gender: | female |
| Location: | That one house Nebraska |
| Website: | http://murrillpa.blog.com/ |
| Date joined: | October 19th, 2008 |
| Last seen: | February 7th, 2012 |
| About me: | Today I am someone and I might be one tomorrow too. I love listening to thunderstorms at night, singing when I think no one's around, waking up early (scary, I know), basking in the sun, seeing animals in clouds, taking long walks without looking at the time, being surprised, exploring old stores and little towns, being surrounded by plants, and sometimes people watching. I'm still learning and I don't ever plan on stopping. Every year, I'm a new person and I like that about myself. :) Books: "Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War" by Barbara Ehrenreich, "Desperation" by Stephen King, "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss, "Eva" by Peter Dickinson, and "The Bartimaeus Trilogy" by Jonathan Stroud Movies: Hot Fuzz, Stephen King's The Stand, What Dreams May Come, Spirited Away, Resident Evil trilogy, The Emperor's New Groove, WallE, Fracture, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), Practical Magic, Lucky Number Sleven, Star Wars (IV-VI), and The Tale of Despereaux The current song~love of my life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccZuKOTb6ug Who woulda thunk it, I'm a Fire Rabbit! http://www.tuvy.com/entertainment/horoscope/fire_rabbit.htm Here's my current list of favorite songs: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8354540 Love, love this video: ( Here's a fantastic animated adaptation comic/skeptic/awesomesauce purveyor Tim Minchin's poem "Storm," a verse-form rant about the miseries of woowoo, the glory of science, the delights of skepticism and the miracle of the actual world)http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/08/tim-minchins-anti-wo.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- "The universe exists said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of the argument said the Oratorian. I grant you a maker of God. I grant you a maker of the maker of God. I grant you as long a line of makers as you please; but an infitiy of makers is unthinkable and extravagant: it is no harder to believe in number one than in number fifty thousand or fifty million; so why not accept number one and stop there, since no attempt to get behind him will remove your logical difficulty? By your leave, said I, it is as easy for me to believe that the universe made itself as that a maker of the universe made himself: in fact much easier; for the universe visibly exists and makes itself as it goes along, whereas a maker for it is a hypothesis." -Bernard Shaw ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The past doesn’t vanish at once. It dies slow, with great difficulty. After all we keep dreaming of our childhood, fetal waters, the emblems of tribal knowledge, unknown animals. The past, always recreated, is our present. The past is the present made human. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Desiderata: Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. |
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