Wisdom... part deux

I previously blogged on this topic because it's on my mind every once in a while... and I just came about a clever short film with some of my favorite artists - Wole Soyinka, Robert Redford, Alan Arkin, Judi Dench, etc. - speaking briefly on Wisdom (and life...and love).

Click here for the video.

Enjoy!

"To wish you were someone else

is to waste the person you are"

- Unknown

There are many things
That will keep me loving you...
And with your permission
May I list a few...

The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No they can't take that away from me... :))

- Sarah Vaughan

Music

I was just listening to Ella Fitzgerald's Someone to watch over me and I suddenly got a very nostalgic feeling - I miss the days when music was MUSIC. Sometimes I feel like I was born into the wrong generation. Mainstream music like "my lipgloss...is poppin" or "bump and grind" or "Umbrella..ella..ella...eh eh"....is that really all we can come up with these days? Whenever I listen to the radio now it's really more for the comedy of what's out there than actual appreciation for the musical talent (because I find it so hard to find any these days...it's so RARE).

To Music:

You are more than words...
You are strings, you are drums
You are notes on a page
You are an outlet for my rage
You are hums and snaps
And stomps and claps
My soprano, my tenor
My alto and barritone
All fuse and form beautiful sounds
That express emotions so profound
To you Music - and all you have been to me
To you, and all the substance you bring
I'll hold on, only to your best
Until we meet again.

A day without laughter,

is a day wasted.

- Charlie Chaplin

Heart don't fail me now...

So, for whatever reason, I can't seem to get the song "Journey to the Past" from the movie Anastasia to stop singing in my head. In my mind, I'm in a large garden, surrounded by pretty flowers, twisting a bright yellow umbrella, in a pretty sundress, belting out the lyrics to the song...

"Heart don't fail me now

Courage don't desert me

Don't turn back now that we're here...

People always say

Life is full of choices

No one ever mentions fear...

Or how a road can seem so long

Or how the world can seem so vast

Courage see me through

Heart I'm trusting you

On this journey...

To the past"

Soo, I'm not taking no damn journey to the past (Amen) - been there, done that - but I feel like i'm on an interesting journey at the moment. A whole lot of "don't knows" and "maybes" and "perhaps" and "we'll sees" going on with me. Ever wonder if you're defintely where you should be?... It's always great when you cross that line (whatever it might be) but then there's always something else that needs to be done. Once you answer all the hows and stop asking the whys so much, I guess getting ish done isn't so hard. But there are times I gotta ask - WHY?!?! - and I wish I'd get some earth-shattering sign from above and know for sure that I'm exactly where I should be.

Clearly, I'm up working late. Random musings. I'm tired....but... Sleep is for suckaaas!

Don't worry, be happy!

Everyday, I wake up and decide that I'm Happy! That's what makes me who I am - the fact that I decide to be happy. Some might call this a disillusioned way of life - I call it contentment. There's always going to be some thing random that will attempt to take your joy away - illness, breakups, exams, stupid people, bad weather...really, it's just as easy to wake up and stay in a bad mood all day. Lol!

...and happYness always rubs off on the next person (as long as you don't over-do the "perkiness" - then it just gets annoying!)

Have a great weekend people! I'll spend mine running simulations for my project - Oh what fun!

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall...

Dear Summer,

I can't believe we already had our last day together and we'll have to part ways for many MANY months to come. It's been really nice knowing you. It's one of those times that i'll say "it was good while it lasted" and actually mean it. No, Really!

We travelled together and shared lots of laughs. We got to hang with friends and family...got some work experience, lost (and then gained) some weight. You showed me the beauty of the world again, like it should be seen - with the sun shining most hours of the day. You helped me make important decisions - growing mentally and spiritually. How could I not love you?

Now it's getting to that time - when dresses will be out and sweaters start creeping in. The leaves will begin to dry up and fall 'til all the trees are bare. Short shorts out - long pants and thermals are in. No more outdoor picnics or laying on the grass. No more long walks on the beach or outdoor swimming.

Goodbye Summer... I'll miss you!

Hello Fall!

I believe we've met many times before...but it's never quite-so-great with us. This time around I'm gonna try really hard to embrace the change you bring. It won't matter that I was standing under a tree for some shade today, but instead dead leaves kept falling on my head. It won't matter that you'll force me to wear extra layers of clothing to keep warm and sane - no, I'll embrace it. I'll go out more, travel more, make more friends, pray more, exercise more...I'll pretend it's a new year and start afresh...

Hello Fall! It's me, Polly. I believe we might actually have something good going this time.

L O L

So, I just heard a quote that I think is really funny:

"It's like running into a lion holding a gun. It doesn't look good...but you can't quite tell why."

...and you can't even imagine how accurately it describes the situation that was being discussed at the moment. L O freaking L!