Words to Live By

A few weeks ago I read this quote on one of my favorite blogs and absolutely fell in love with it:


“Let everything happen to you – the beauty, the terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final.” ~Rilke


Jennifer, over at Playgroups are No Place for Children, mentioned that she might even tattoo those words onto herself. I love it.


This morning I think I heard a quote I'd be willing to have tattooed on me, if I didn't remember how much it hurts to get a tattoo.


I was talking with a friend at work, just about things... and she told me the story of how on the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer she was on her way home and passed by a water treatment facitility that always has sayings and quotes on a sign in front of the building. The day she was diagnosed with breast cancer that sign read,


"Worry is a misuse of your imagination."

How awesome is that? Oh - and she's been cancer free for years! I don't know how many... I sort of lost count after the first one... but she's doing absolutely great and continues to be an inspiration to me both for my work life and home life.