Atziņa

"Neko netaupi īpašam gadījumam. Īpašais gadījums ir šodiena."

/Regīna Berta/

Current feeling.

"It's like ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife."

/A. Morisette/

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"Es gribu, lai tikai tu manī skaties, - kad tu manī skaties, es esmu patiess."

/I.Ziedonis/

Key to living.

"I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid I haven't been alive enough."

/movie "Mr. Nobody"/

Dreamer.

"I was and still am a dreamer and that's what made me become the person I am today."

/Jared Leto/

Un vēl šis tas muzikāls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRYI07Bjfgw

O.T.H.

"Take a look at yourself in a mirror - who do you see looking back?

Is it the person you want to be?

Or is there someone else you were meant to be.

The person you should have been, but fell short of?

Is someone telling you that you can't or won't? Because you can.

Believe that love is out there.

Believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.

Sometimes happiness doesn't come from money or fame or power.

Sometimes happiness comes from good friends and family and from the quiet nobility of leading a good life.

Believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.

Believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.

So take a look in that mirror and remind yourself to be happy, because you deserve to be. Believe that.

And believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.."

O.T.H.

Live the life. Live the dream. No fear.

Strength, courage and wisdom

Apparently there's even a saying/prayer in English according to which I'm leading my life:

"Lord, grant me the strength to change the things I can,
the courage to accept the things I can't,
and the wisdom to know the difference."

/heard in the movie "It's kind of a funny story"/

Peaceful warrior.

"There's never nothing going on. There are no ordinary moments."

/from "Peaceful warrior"/

Live - Heaven

"I don't need no proof, when it comes to God and truth."

Step up 3D

" Some famous guy once said, "To travel is better than to arrive" and I was like "What!?". Well because I used to think that there was only one path to take to where you wanna get to be in life. But if you choose that one path, that doesn’t mean you have to abandon all the others. I realized that it’s actually what happens along the way….that counts. The stumbles. Or the falls. The friendships. It’s the journey. Not the destination. You just gotta - I guess - trust the future will work itself out like it’s supposed to."

/Moose, Step up 3D/

Baušļi uz sirds tāfeles

Ir jūtams, ka Z. Mauriņa bija diezgan labi izpratusi dzīvi.

"Desmit baušļus esmu uzrakstījusi uz savas sirds tāfeles zinādama, ka jauns ieskats, jauna apņemšanās, stingrs lēmums var brīvi ievirzīt jaunās sliedēs. Neizšķiršanās samīda dvēseles dārzu. Diemžēl pareizs ieskats vēl nenozīmē pareizi izdarītu darbu, bet rīcības sākumā ir doma. Tādēļ sev katru dienu atkārtoju:

1) Jāveido māja. Konkrēta māja ātri uzceļama, bet iekšpasaule nav gatava pērkama, kas to nepārtraukti neveido, tas drīz sabrūk drupās.

2) Nav jābeidz brīnīties. Kam dzīvība, mīlestība un nāve nav brīnums, vēl neaprakts jau miris.
3) Jātic un jāuzticas. Tik tici, un tu dzīvosi, kas šaubās, aiziet bojā - neuzticēšanās nozāģē dzīvības saknes. Labāk desmit reizes pievilties nekā nevienam un nekam neticēt.

4) Negaidi no ābeles čiekurus un no egles ābolus. Pārmetumu krusa sasit ābolus ābelē un čiekurus eglē. Katram stādam, katram radījumam tiesības uz savu vienreizību.

5) Nesaisties ar cilvēku, ja nevari panest viņa kļūdas.

6) Spriežot par cilvēku, atceries viņa dāvātos līksmības brīžus.

7) Novēli savam līdzgaitniekam vienpatības stundas, īslaicīgas šķiršanās saglabā tuvību.

8) Nevis šaubīties un vilcināties, bet rīkoties un iedrīkstēties. Nepatīkamas lietas jānokārto no paša rīta, tīkamas - jātaupa vakaram, lai netīksme ātri beigtos un prieka iecere ilgtu.

9) Miesas bads mazāk bīstams nekā gara bads. Pat atlēts sabrūk, ja dvēsele zaudējusi savu centru.

10) Dzīvo tā, it kā katra diena būtu pirmā un pēdējā. Nāves ieslēgti, nezinām, kad tā mūs pieņems savā varā.Kas prieku vairo, kalpo Dievam."

"Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch."

/Remember me (2010)/

Control freak.

I used to feel uncertain and unconfident with matters that I couldn't affect (control?). Often those were actions of other people. Now, I can't even control myself. So, what do I do now?
Pray for time to help me out once again.

"I was bruised and battered
And I couldn't tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window
I didn't know my own face..."

/B. Springsteen/

Happy

Šī un citi labumi atrodami spokos (arī šeit, šeit un šeit).

Visi kļūdās.

Simpsonus neskatos, bet patīk citāts:

"Visi kļūdās, tāpēc jau zīmuļu galos liek dzēšgumijas."

Wear sunscreen

Viņam atkal ir taisnība.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…

/Buz Luhrmann - Wear Sunscreen/

Ziemassvētku dziesma

"... Visas lietas, kas ir skaistas, man ar Tevi saistās..."

/Paula Ķiete & Andris Kivičs - Veltījums/

Second chances

And there comes an answer to one of the questions I have had in my mind for some time already.

""Dad, do people ever deserve second chances?" I thought of my own second chance. How I had survived an accident that should have killed me. And I was doing more than just hanging out, it seemed. I felt a rush of gratitude. "All the time.""

/"Duma key" by S. King/

A whole different perspective

"It wasn't an accident and it wasn't a mistake. Twenty-four good years, two fine daughters, and we're still talking."

/"Duma key" by S. King/

To me, this was a quite surprising view on a divorced marriage. Why surprising? Apparently because I can't find a reason to disagree with the quote. Still, it changes everything.