A few things

My ringtone.
On my friend Jens phone I'm AC/DC "Back in Black."
On SLJ's phone I'm Eminem "Shake that."
Everybody is Vibrate on my own phone.
If I'm paying the bill at least I get some enjoyment out of it.

SLJ took me to Marble Lake in Michigan Saturday.
It was a beautiful day.
A little cold on the boat,
but light hearted and serene.
Hardly anybody on the water,
besides the cranes, swans, and muskrats.
Trees just beginning to bud.
Water calm and decisive.
Perfect moment.
Camera couldn't even capture it.

I watched "Coach Carter" last night.
If you've ever seen that movie, then you've heard this:
(I dedicate this to you, my friend. It struck home for me as well.)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

a return to love - marianne williamson