January 2009
113 posts
“The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when...”
– Aesop
The new version of “Life in...
Why Facebook Can Make You Happier
From the Happiness Project. Full text here: http://www.happinessproject.typepad.com/
Highlights:
“…Everyone from ancient philosophers to contemporary researchers agree that the KEY to happiness is strong ties to other people. We need close, long-term relationship, we need to be able to confide in otherss, we need to belong, we need to give and receive support. Studies show that if...
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
– Leo Tolstoy
“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to...”
– Josh Billings
Atomic Bean Cafe →
“I am convinced that life in a physical body is meant to be an ecstatic...”
– Shakti Gawain
Luck →
The Perfect Nap →
“One is not necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.”
– Maya Angelou
“What you desire is always possible. It will come to you.”
– Fortune Cookie
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.”
– Gore Vidal
Because it makes me happy :D
“Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one...”
– Sarah Bernhardt
Mass General Volunteering
I’ve been assigned to the Emergency Department. It sounds exciting, if a bit nebulous and undefined. I’m pretty much there to “help out” in any way possible, including ensuring patient comfort and bringing them basic things they may need, helping families in the same way, directing traffic through the ER area, and potentially helping out nurses and staff with minor tasks.
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“I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge...”
– “Piano Player,” by Kurt Vonnegut
“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.”
– e. e. cummings
“Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start...”
– Audrey Hepburn
from soundtrack of Amelie
Hugh Laurie rocks my world
way to win a SAG award…I can’t find a video of his acceptance speech just yet…
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with...”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
“A man’s feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey...”
– George Santayana
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson...”
– Vernon Sanders Law
Free Obama Sticker →
-“The Half Killed,” Atonement...
“Nothing ever goes away.”
– Barry Commoner
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient...”
– Dr. Seuss
“There either is or is not a way things are. The color of the day, the way it...”
– Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;...”
– Confucius
Why the Inauguration and Obama are so great:
A little late, but The Happiness Project blogger’s thoughts:
“…it’s a happy occasion. Because this is a joyful event, everyone is cheerful, enthusiastic, chatty, and helpful. The huge crowds, the freezing weather, and the logistical difficulties just seem to make the occasion a bigger adventure.
…I realize that I rarely participate - directly or as an observer - in...
Brushes with Death
Full Text: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/weekinreview/18carey.html?_r=1
“All I could think about,” said a 50-year old nurse who’d recently been in a plane that lost an engine, “was my garage. How I hadn’t cleaned it, and how messy it would be when someone came in and saw it. It’s crazy what you think about.”
The mind reels in the presence of death.
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“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it than...”
– The Breakfast Club
“Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it...”
– Charles Dickens
“Stars should not be seen alone. That’s why there are so many. Two people...”
– Augusten Burroughs
“What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so...”
– Paul Valery
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
– Lyndon B. Johnson