Quotes

Fear is a powerful thing.

I think we're all scared. Scared of what we can do, scared of what we think we can't do, and scared to try. But Marianne Williamson said it best:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?... Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. ... It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

I don't see how anyone could not be scared shitless of all this. Almost everything will be different 4 months from now. But one thing will not be. Our friendship will be the same.

What follows is a bunch of quotes I've stumbled upon. Some are extremely relevant, others not so much. But they all made me think, and they should do the same for you.


You have brains in your head./
You have feet in your shoes./
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose./
You're on your own./
And you know what you know./
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss

God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily. ~Author Unknown

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss (smart fellow)

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. ~Confucius

Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another. ~Arthur Christopher Benson

Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. ~Robert Neelly Bellah, Habits of the Heart, 1985

I think that wherever your journey takes you, there are new gods waiting there, with divine patience - and laughter. ~Susan M. Watkins


We're all scared but we'll all make it though. We're all strong, capable people, and we'll be just fine. We'll all make new friends and keep the old, we'll adjust, and though it might be painful and difficult, we won't be doing it alone. I told you a long time ago Daydreamer, that I'll be here for you when ever you need me. I meant it, you can call me *anytime*, even at 4am just to say hi if you're feeling lonely. I promise you, we'll both get through this and come out on the other side stronger and more confident, and more secure with who we are.

For the first time in a long time today, I heard someone pray. Actually pray. It almost made me cry. For people to have so much passion and faith in something that they have no proof exists...its powerful. There's one prayer I've always stood by, despite my dislike of all things religious and godly:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

One final quote on everyone graduating and heading off our separate ways, from one of my favourite movies:

Chappy: You think its gonna be soooo easy, don't you?
Doug: No, I don't think its going to be all easy, I just meant I'm ready, that's all. You're ready, aren't you Chap?
Chappy: You ain't ready for shit boy!
...
Doug: I know what we're facing, and everyone else? I don't know what you think anymore, but they know it too. And maybe I'm not all that ready for it, but who the hell is ever ready for it? You didn't get me into this, remember? I came to you. And I can say that I'm proud to fly with you. Maybe I'm not all that ready, but I'm damn proud.

Maybe I'm not ready, maybe none of us are, but I'm so incredibly proud to be taking these steps with these people. In stepping out into the world like this, I'm flying, and there's no one else I'd rather be doing it with.