“The only way out is through…the only way we’ll feel better…the only way out is through ultimately.”
—Alanis Morisette
Sometimes there is too much loss in a short period of time. The abduction and murder of Kelsey Smith in Overland Park is a story that mixes too many emotions in a single pot.
“A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that ‘individuality’ is the key to success.” —Robert Purvis
Until this weekend, I’ve never deliberately walked into a heightened security area where the single entrance/exit is guarded by fire and police and bordered by two bag check points, scanning purses and diaper bags, faculty and grandmas.
“When we lose 20 pounds...we may be losing the 20 best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.” —Woody Allen
Let’s imagine that you’re looking to lose a few pounds. You could (a) belly dance; (b) starve your belly; or (c) belly laugh.
I know, that’s a tough one. But go ahead, choose letter C. You’ll be happy to learn, as I was, that authentic, deep, spontaneous laughter is a legitimate calorie burner. But none of those phony humor-the-manager or shut-up-the-salesman partial chuckles—it has to be the real
deal.
On an average day seven minutes of news happens. Yet there are
currently three full-time, 24-hour news networks. —Jon Stewart, host of
cable TV’s “The Daily Show” <p><p>Exactly how many times
can a person be expected to listen to or click on to news stories with
the key words of kidnapping, death toll, abuse, neglect or murder? Do
you watch the nightly news? Log on to Internet news? If so, you must
recognize the same pattern.
“At least there is hope for a tree. If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.” —Job 14:7
Stripped and stained, handed down or fixed up. These kinds of refinished or recycled things are what bring a little cozy into a home and give it a layered feeling—a sense of a history that you can’t quite pinpoint, but know it’s there, buried in the wood and baseboards.
