Convivial.

"Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous…"

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:44:53 -0400

““Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous…””

- Frank O’ Hara

Happiness

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:45:05 -0400

There’s this big lie going around out there that there is a person out there perfectly designed to exist for your happiness. How disappointing to realize we are that person, and we were created to bring happiness to other people. Those feelings of compassion and self-sacrifice actually make you happy. We are psychologically programmed to be happier when we give instead of take. We’re all big babies. Growing up means taking responsibility for your own life.

Life Lesson

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:44:28 -0400

Introspection and appreciation bring more lasting satisfaction than chasing new distractions.

Morning

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:22:21 -0400

“I’ve got to tell you
how I love you always
I think of it on grey
mornings with death

in my mouth the tea
is never hot enough
then and the cigarette
dry the maroon robe

chills me I need you
and look out the window
at the noiseless snow

At night on the dock
the buses glow like
clouds and I am lonely
thinking of flutes

I miss you always
when I go to the beach
the sand is wet with
tears that seem mine

although I never weep
and hold you in my
heart with a very real
humor you’d be proud of

the parking lot is
crowded and I stand
rattling my keys the car
is empty as a bicycle

what are you doing now
where did you eat your
lunch and were there
lots of anchovies it

is difficult to think
of you without me in
the sentence you depress
me when you are alone

Last night the stars
were numerous and today
snow is their calling
card I’ll not be cordial

there is nothing that
distracts me music is
only a crossword puzzle
do you know how it is

when you are the only
passenger if there is a
place further from me
I beg you do not go.”

Frank O’Hara

You are tired....

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:21:13 -0400

You are tired,
(I think)
Of the always puzzle of living and doing;
And so am I.

Come with me, then,
And we’ll leave it far and far away—
(Only you and I, understand!)

You have played,
(I think)
And broke the toys you were fondest of,
And are a little tired now;
Tired of things that break, and—
Just tired.
So am I.

But I come with a dream in my eyes tonight,
And knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart—
Open to me!
For I will show you the places Nobody knows,
And, if you like,
The perfect places of Sleep.

Ah, come with me!
I’ll blow you that wonderful bubble, the moon,
That floats forever and a day;
I’ll sing you the jacinth song
Of the probable stars;
I will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream,
Until I find the Only Flower,
Which shall keep (I think) your little heart
While the moon comes out of the sea.

e.e. cummings

"Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull."

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:54:44 -0500

“Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.”

- George Orwell, 1984

"Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one."

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:54:19 -0500

“Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.”

- George Orwell, 1984.

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite,..."

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:32:49 -0500

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it’s yours.”

- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Photo

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:11:31 -0500

"Nine times out of ten, when you extend your arms to someone, they will step in, because basically..."

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:14:59 -0500

““Nine times out of ten, when you extend your arms to someone, they will step in, because basically they need precisely what you need.” ~Leo Buscaglia”

"Because, that’s the thing about love, really. No one will love you how you want to be loved, they’ll..."

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:13:56 -0500

““Because, that’s the thing about love, really. No one will love you how you want to be loved, they’ll love you in the only ways they know how. Life throws everyone down drastically different paths so how can we expect everyone to love in the same way? The person you’ll spend your lifetime with will love you in their way and you’ll love in yours, and maybe you’ll meet in the middle and it’ll last. None of us know what we’re doing, you see, we’re just fumbling for matches in the dark. If you’re lucky, you might eventually just strike the right one.””

- http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=984

"Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t expect someone to read your mind, and..."

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:12:49 -0500

““Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t expect someone to read your mind, and don’t play games with heads or hearts. Don’t tell half truths and expect trust when the full truth comes out. Half truths are no better than lies. Don’t be cold to someone you care about, indifference hurts more than angry words.””

"I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best..."

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:11:01 -0500

““I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.” ~Dorothy Day”

Video

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:07:50 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=1625

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:06:59 -0500

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“Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves them now and that nobody will ever love them, and that they will never have a decent night’s sleep again and will spend their lives wandering blearily around a loveless landscape, hoping desperately that their circumstances will improve, but suspecting, in their heart of hearts, that they will remain unloved forever. The best thing to do in these circumstances is to wake somebody else up, so that they can feel this way, too.” ~Lemony Snicket

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=1996

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:03:38 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=1996:

“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.” ~Joseph Gordon-Levitt

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=2006

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:03:17 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=2006:

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~Zig Ziglar

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=2298

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:51:15 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=2298:

“I don’t really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that’s a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination decides it needs to take a nap, maybe that’s what it needs to do.” ~Elliott Smith

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=3455

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:28:03 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=3455:

“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” ~Cynthia Heimel

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=3888

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:24:37 -0500

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=3888:

“Listen, there’s a hell of a good universe next door, let’s go.” ~E. E. Cummings