Posts in the “personal” category

The Dancer Upstairs may be a little slow for most other people, but it’s one of my favorite movies (except for the dog parts).

Released in 2002, it was the first or second movie I saw Javier Bardem in, and when you watch it not knowing who he is, you say to yourself, “This guy has it,” that special something that makes you want to watch. As a friend once said, Tom Hanks is like that; if they made a movie about a guy stranded on an island and he was the only one in the movie, she’d watch the movie just because it was him (as did many other people).

Amen, brother.

I miss Michael Clark Duncan from The Finder (see Sun-Tzu, life, Buddha), but this quote from one of my favorite episodes of Medium is very good.

Forgiveness, it’s good for the soul. :)

Image originally comes from everydaypeoplecartoons.com

“Be a true representative of the goodness in your heart, and don’t expect it to be easy or even noticed.”

~ Adyashanti (via Gratefulness.org)

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”

~ Joseph Chilton Pearce

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” ~ Pablo Picasso

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”

~ Pablo Picasso

Now you’re punching and you’re kicking
And you’re shouting at me
I’m relying on your common decency

So far it hasn’t surfaced
But I'm sure it exists

It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fist

~ from the song, People Are People

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

~ Maya Angelou

I just saw this scene on the first episode of Season 2 of Longmire. I felt that way once or twice in Alaska, but never did what Vic did in the second image, or what she tried immediately after that.

Here’s another great image from greatcosmichappyass.com.

As someone who has made baked goods the olde-fashioned way more than once, I like this “Whip it good” image.

(And if you’re not aware, that phrase comes from Devo’s “Whip It” song. And while I’m in the neighborhood, Dazz Band’s Let It Whip is also a fun song.)

I had a little problem with my grippers this morning and breakfast ended up sunny side down.

While looking for something else this morning, I ran across this old photo. I never could grow a full beard.

Most of my life is work, meditation, yoga, and doctors’ visits, so I have to confess, it’s fun every once in a while to watch a show like Hart of Dixie. I’ve only seen the first two seasons, but it has a lot of funny moments in it.

Back in 2009 I went on a yoga retreat in Sayulita, Mexico, and thanks to a glitch in the scheduling, I stayed in this muy expensivo honeymoon suite on the top of the mountain.

“Encourage the quest for happiness in your children, even if it takes them very far away from you.”

~ I don’t remember the source of this quote, but I like it

Here’s my latest favorite coffee mug, given to me by a friend, and filled with some organic espresso this afternoon.

(And if you like coffee mugs, you might also like my article, How to design products people love.)

“You want to know what your life will look like a year from now? Listen to what you’re saying when you talk to yourself. Your self-talk determines your future.”

~ from the book, Relentless Optimism