Blow Pop's blog: "For the girls"

Surviving life isn't living. -Lisa David Conform and be dull. -J. Frank Dobie Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself. -Malcolm X If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad. -Sheryl Crowe If you want something, go out and do it. -Victoria Adams, Spice Girls If you can dream it you can do it. -Walt Disney Its kind of fun doing the impossible. -Walt Disney Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself. -Roseanne If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. -Katherine Hepburn Eventually you stop wishing for things to get better and you start DOING for things to get better. -Leah The world is moved along not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. -Helen Keller I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -the Bene Gesserit litany against fear, Frank Herbert Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soildier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson My darling girl, when are you going to understand that "normal" isn't a virtue? Rather it denotes a lack of courage. -Stocard Channing, "Practical Magic" Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. -Les Brown Its not just having what you want, its wanting what you got. -Sheryl Crowe (from Soak up the Sun) True friends don't turn their backs on you when you irritate the crap outta them. True friends tell you that you're being a pain in the ass and then hug you afterwards. -Unknown Its funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word, we are screaming inside, but we can't be heard. -Sarah McLaclan The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. -Walter Bagenot Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. -Maya Angelou Love is born with the pleasure of looking at each other, it is fed with the necessity of seeing each other, it is concluded with the impossibility of separation. -Jose Marti Makeup is only the icing on the cake-it doesn't create your personality, or your being. -Sonia Kashuk Great minds discuss ideas, Average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. -Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. -Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

FOR THE RECORD, I DID NOT WRITE THIS I took it off of the lovely Twisted Goddess' blog Mamma Bear Lessons for Life: 1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 2. Memorize your favorite poem. 3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want. 4. When you say, "I love you," mean it. 5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye. 6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. 7. Believe in love at first sight. 8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much. 9. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely. 10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling. 11. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into 12. Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly. 13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?" 14. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 15. Call your mother. 16. Say, "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze. 17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 18. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions. 19. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 20. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it 21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. 22. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be even more important. 23. Spend some time alone. 24. Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values. 25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 26. Read more books. Television is no substitute. 27. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. 28. Trust in God but lock your car. 29. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home. 30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. 31. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it. 32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. 33. Be gentle with the earth. 34. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it. 35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered. 36. Mind your own business. 37. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss. 38. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before. 39. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction. 40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 41. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 42. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. 43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 44. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny. 45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.