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Driving Through a Snowstorm
ByHeather
Snow pounding. Visibility nil.
Windshield is as far as I can see.
Treacherously slow,
Sometimes lost.
I’ve even slid off off the road a time or two.
But as the hours (and days) pass,
I slowly make progress.
As it is in snow, so it is in life.
Getting What You Want
ByHeather
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Indecisiveness
ByHeather
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
— Unknown
Bailouts and Begging
ByHeather
It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.
Individuality
ByHeather
There is in American society a mad rush to distinguish oneself, and, as soon as something has been accepted as distinguishing, to package it in such a way that everyone can feel included.
— Alan Bloom, Closing of the American Mind
Guard Your Spare Moments
ByHeather
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson