“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”

— Lewis Carroll

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. 
-- Groucho Marx

"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged.  Their feathers are just too bright.  And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice."  -The Shawshank Redemption

"These walls are funny.  First you hate 'em.  Then you get used to 'em.  Enough time passes, it gets so you depend on 'em.  That's institutionalized."  -The Shawshank Redemption

"Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s ok though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who’s an 8-color type.. I’m like, “hey girl, magenta!” and she’s like, “oh, you mean purple!” and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, “no - I want magenta!"

-John Mayer

I fully agree!!!!  What a brilliant quote.

Guess what I'm watching on TV...

"1. Treat every day like Christmas.

2. There's room for everyone on the nice list.

3. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loudly for all to hear."  -Elf

"I just like to smile!  Smiling's my favorite!"  -Elf

"You sit on a throne of lies.  You stink.  You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa."  -Elf

One year in 40 seconds

One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.

this only further heightens my love of trees :)

15 Pieces of Advice for Women

1. Don't imagine you can change a man, unless he's in diapers.

2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks-out? ... You shut the door.

3. If they put a man on the moon ... they should be able to put them all up there.

4. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.

5. Go for younger men. You might as well ... they never mature anyway.

6. Men are all the same - they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.

7. Definition of a bachelor; a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.

8. Women don't make fools of men ... most of them are the do-it-yourself types.

9. Best way to get a man to do something, is to suggest they are too old for it.

10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.

12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.

13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him checkbooks.

14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.

15. Sadly, all men are created equal.

"You may feel alone when you're falling asleep
And everytime tears roll down your cheeks

But I know your heart belongs to someone you've yet to meet.  Someday you will be loved"  -Death Cab For Cutie

"So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
'Cause it's a long trip alone"  -Dierks Bentley

-Unknown

Seriously! It's getting a little ridiculous. I bet all that you see on that screen is MUCH more impressive in person :)

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."

-Helen Keller