raison d' etre at 10:51 a.m. PST
Every morning in my inbox, I receive an uplifting quote from Kate Nowak as part of her "Count Your Blessings" program. Sometimes they're good. Sometimes they're cheesy. Sometimes they just plain make me laugh. To whatever end, they serve their purpose in my daily life--just a quick "Blech!" from someone else's brain, ya know?
Today's quote however, did more than act as a 30 second, pseudo-spiritual distraction; it resonated with something inside of my underdeveloped little brain. A hopeful gasp escaped my lips as I read: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Do you know who said that? Steve Jobs--the CEO of Apple Computers. I just kept thinking, "How does a guy who is head of one of the biggest computer companies in the world, who probably has money trickling down his nose hairs, say something so pure and human?"
I'm still not quite sure, but maybe his heart led him to success and so he can say that without being a total fraud. I am a flight attendant, I'm pretty sure my heart and intuition did not lead me to this. I think it was more my lust for travel.
I should have been smarter, though when I made my choice of employer--you can't really go very far when you're working for a regional airline, and suddenly places like Pasco, WA aren't all they were originally cracked up to be.
It's Tuesday morning. The time is now 11:03 a.m. PST. There is an unopened copy of the Sunday New York Times sitting on the couch. The date on it reads: July 23, 2006. Even old news serves it's purpose, I guess, with things as they are in the world today. It's nice to know we haven't blown each other all to bits, yet. I can read last week's newspaper with a sigh of relief, because I already know what happened so far.
After everything I just said, my raison d' etre at what is now 11:08 a.m. is the fact that I am wearing thigh-high baby blue tube socks and the sun is out in Portland, Oregon. It's shaping up to be a pretty good day.
posted by Buried @ 10:54 AM
32 Comments:
WOW WOW WOW - Amazing - I am going to BLOG ABOUT YOU - this is great. I am so thrilled at your persistance and willingness to just jump in with this. Awesome. Just you wait - you are going to LOVE this new world you have entered. My lil advice for now:
Keep posts short(ish) and sweet... LINK to the things you are speaking about, read other blogs! - you will learn so much, and Comment! on other blogs. All of these things will generate more traffice to your site and will fill your life! Looking forward to reading more and staying in touch!
Found you from chookoloonks. I'm loving it already. My li'l sis, age 17, wants to be a flight att. so I'm sending her here to keep a "real" eye on what it would be like. I love the quote from Steve Jobs. I think I'll hang that on my desk for today.
Great start! I'm also a new blogger. Blogging is very therapeutic. I hope it provides you with ways to express yourself and work through issues thoughtfully. Enjoy the process!
Welcome to the world of blogging! Found you through Karen.
I, too, found you through Karen. Welcome to blogging!
Karen is spreading the word as quickly as she can.
Welcome. I have no blogging advice and if you decide to visit me you'll see why. I break most of the rules. Too many posts and much too long.
Oh well.
Have fun with it. It's your blog.
Ann (aka granny)
Welcome to blogging! See, you meet the right people and you already have "friends!" Oh, I found your link via chookoloonks, too!
MC posted you in all your cheerfulness along with a link to you page. I look forward to hearing more and seeing more. Folks like you are motivating me to make changes and get back out there in the real world. It really pisses me off that I might have to start brushing my hair though.
Peace
Danie
I found you from Karen at Chookoloonks. Have fun, enjoy and explore.
What a way to start. You already have a guru of blogging championing you. Good luck!
Welcome to the world of blogging!
You'll enjoy it here. There are some really amazing people in the blogworld. Looking forward to hearing more of your journey on defining who you are and what you really want to do in your life. Congrats! GREAT blog post by the way!!!!!
welcome to the blogosphere! i found your link the same way most here did. i'm anxious to read more from you!
Blue tube socks and an appreciation for international events? No WONDER you hit it off with Karen and Meg. (I got a chance to meet Karen, I've only read Meg.)
Welcome to the blogosphere. And I wanted to urge you not to feel too much guilt about how frequently you write -- one good insightful look into your thoughts a week is quite legit in my opinion. Elise Bauer recently wrote about that in this series.
Wonderful! I will be back! I also found you thru Karen...
Found you at Chookooloonks! Love your writing. And so happy that you took Karen and Meg's advice and started this blog.
Really enjoyed your first post.Found you through Karen too!
My advice (I've been blogging for a few years) is: ignore the advice. :) Just post about whatever the hell you want, whenever you want. Because honestly, if people resonate with your 'voice' it won't matter what the subject matter is, they'll come back to visit YOU.
And having been through Pasco... ;)
One last thing, blogging really will change your life...if you want it to. Welcome!
Karen's site sent me here. I am a new blogger myself. I wish you sucess in your discoveries of yourself, be it school or anything else!
Also following the Great Karens' advice to come on over - I agree: The only "must" for blogging is: Let IT make YOU happy/give you free therapy/fill your needs, not the other way round. That, and link, link, comment, explore, etc. I have a StatCounter button that I quite enjoy - you can get it for free, it helps you to see which posts/entries are popular. Any rate, come on by my place if you like. Keep in touch!
i'm visiting from Karen's Chookooloonks blog to wish you well in your journey and dreams!
Another Karen person here.....
Keep it up. We need more flight attendents like you! :-)
Great start!
Where did you sign up for the quote emails? I'd love to get some inspiration in my inbox instead of ads for penis enlargements.
And I really like Clustr Maps. If you visit a site that has one (like mine) you can click on the map and it will tell you where to get it and how to install it. If you need any help, let me know.
I'll be back.
We do what Karen tells us!
I'm looking forward to reading more.
Slim
you write really eloquently. I want to read more!
cheers and YAY!
Good luck and here is to many great posts in the future.
Hey thanks for the quote! I linked back to you after 'borrowing' it :)
Chookoloonks led me to you, I'm glad she did.
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