“The point of power is always in the present moment.”
—Louise Hay
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Grab life by the fork
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
—Henry David Thoreau
“Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn.”
—Garrison Keillor
“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time — pills or stairs.”
—Joan Welsh
“Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart.”
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.”
—James Russell Lowell
“Soup does its loyal best, no matter what undignified conditions are imposed upon it.”
–Judith Martin
“Like everybody else, when I don’t know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.”
–George Jean Nathan
“Everyone gets overwhelmed. You need to pick just one thing,” says my mom. “I’ll help you.”
“Okay,” I say. “You help pick one. These are some of my ideas: Lose twenty pounds. Work out regularly. Buy groceries at the discount store. Focus on paying off loans and credit cards. Floss teeth. Try to relax. Wash dishes. Live in the moment. Say what I’m feeling instead of letting it bottle up and become carbonated. Don’t eat out so much. Pay rent on time. Take antidepressant, asthma, and PMS medication regularly, do not skip a day. Stop buying frozen dinners and women’s magazines. Don’t smoke when drinking. Practice self-acceptance.”
“Well, I pick the last one,” says [my mom]. “But why don’t you start with something more manageable, like dishwashing?”
Excerpted from Welcome to My Planet by Shannon Olson.
“I can’t think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn’t help, just a little bit.”
—Susan Glaspell
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