Another Ryan Adams quote:

"and my cup is not full because it is not a cup

it is a life

it is a heart

and me

I am trying to show you something

about yourself

not me

that a person can do anything

and

that is what hope is

so,

with all due respect,

**** you if you dismiss this

because it is process

and

I accept

if you discount what it has to say

but if I draw a line

and say

what have you done today

be prepared

because while you are sleeping

I am with the sunlight

and the life

and joy"

- excerpt from Joy in his book "Infinity Blues"

(I apologize for the profanity, Mr. Adam's is not always the most proper of a writer, but his words speak so much truth)

Via my Slingshot planner :

" The most fundamental aspect of being human is our ability to experience raw emotion, wonder, love, freedom, pleasure, and sensation. These are experiences toally outside the awareness of economics, corporations, or computers, but each of us knows they are what makes life meaningful on a deep level. When your face is stained with tears - of happiness or sadness, but in either case being-ness - those are the moments you know you're really alive! "

So take a day, turn off the electronics, and soak it all in

This life is a gift, enjoy the reality of it

Optimistically yours, Strawberry

"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy!" 1 Peter 1:8

joy=strength.

happiness=contagious.

we=blessed.

optimistically yours, katiecampby

To say I am a huge Ryan Adams fan would be an understatement.

So, it would be only fitting for me to start it all off with some lines from his book, Infinity Blues.

sweet dreams

for

every day that finishes you in bright light

and

honestly

may you sleep so sound

and

live eternal in my heart

as

an amulette

made of something stronger than hope

- "Snow Lady, I Wished You" by Ryan Adams

Optimistically yours, Strawberry

This space is reserved for positive thought only.

With everything going on in our world, from the crisis in Haiti to scum bag politicians, it is imperative that we keep hopeful hearts. I sometimes find myself questioning "the good".

So this is to remind me, and all of us, that we were all born into light.

My friends and I will make posts of lyrics, pictures, stories of real humanity, any and everything to brighten our days.

So here's to the cup not only being half full, but forever overflowing!

Optimistically yours, Strawberry