Quotations Weblog

This quotation is so helpful for me. Whenever I want something, I have learned to stop and think, “What do I REALLY want?” It doesn’t matter what it is, whether a new outfit or camping equipment, there is always an underlying desire underneath my desire. To find your truest intention, ask yourself the following questions:

• What do I want?

• What do I have to do to get it?

• How will I feel when I get it?

• So, what I REALLY want is…

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David and Barbara Mikkelson have been running Snopes.com for years. Whenever I get an email from dear friends warning about the dangers of perfume sellers or a picture of George W. Bush holding a book upside down, I go straight to Snopes.com to find out the truth.

Not only have they been a helpful reference for the strange stories that we like to fax and email each other, they tend to write wonderfully. Here are some of the quotes that I have gleaned from them over the years.

If you would like to know about the most recent urban legends that fly across the Internet, you can check out their What’s New? page. It is updated regularly and has an XML RSS feed.

• Read all the quotes from Snopes.com

Yeah, it sounds great doesn’t? Dare to be yourself. It sounds like something that should be on an athletic shoe advertisement. I feel like nodding. Yes, you’re right I should dare to be myself. That sounds like something I can do.

The truth of the matter is, it’s really hard to truly be myself every moment of every day. Not only that, it has taken me so much in willpower and strength just to dare to be a writer. I have wanted to be a writer ever since I was in sixth grade. You would think that it would be easy to work on my childhood dreams, but it was a struggle to get to this point.

What are your dreams? What do you need to dare to do to be yourself? Whatever it is, don’t delay one more day. Every day do something to move yourself closer to your dreams and goals. Even if it’s small. Make sure you do something every day to dare to be yourself.

From Google News within the last 24 Hours:

The Seattle Times – “Twist of Faith”: Facing the demons of clergy abuse

Albany Times Union – Clergy officials buck Jennings

Ahmedabad – Clergy, AIMPLB come under attack

Sofia News Agency – Bulgarian Clergy Opposes Seaside Gay Fest

I spent almost an hour last week plotting treks using the Google Pedometer. I found out that my mom lives far closer to me than I thought (11.6 miles). In my mind, a ride to my mom’s house on my bike suddenly seems so much closer than it did before. I had never even conceived of riding my bike all the way out there, but now it seems doable. It might take me an hour and a half, but if I wanted to, I could do it.

I feel a sudden freedom that I never felt like I had before. I even plotted the trek to where I used to work all the way up in Woods Cross and it was only 12 miles. I could have ridden my bike to work even then, but I was too scared to even try it. If I had been armed with the knowledge that it was only 12 miles, I think I would have tried it. Of course, it doesn’t take into account that huge hill where Beck Street intersects with I-215, but I think I would have been tough enough to try it if I had known it was only 12 miles.

The world seems open to me and the idea of trekking across the United States on my bicycle doesn’t seem so wacky anymore. I remember reading about a man who had done it and thinking, “That would be cool, but I couldn’t possibly do it.” Now I feel like I could get myself across the country, provided that I’m given enough time and armed with the route mapped out on Google.

• eHow – How to Bike Across the United States