December 2011
15 posts
farm lust: End of Year Inspiration →
farmlust:
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want.
You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it.
And I hope…
“It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.”
– Victor Hugo (via constellationstessellations
)
“I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am...”
– Augusten Burroughs (via light-essence)
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than...”
– Anaïs Nin (via imfantasyparade)
Life Lesson Learned From Bad Manager #1
Take responsibility for your own actions, especially if you are in the wrong. People will not respect someone who is incapable of apologizing.
This is true in work and life. Chances are if you can’t be wrong at work, you probably can’t be wrong in life… and that is debilitating for sustaining any long-term relationships you may have - family, friends, partners.
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the...”
– Michael Pollan (via farmlust)
farm lust: Planting the Seed →
farmlust:
Living in California filled me with romantic notions of leaving behind the cube monkey life to self subsist on a small, podunk farm. It’s hard to believe an east coast city girl, who spent most of her life cringing at the mere thought of camping, could grow up to pine after a life on a farm. But I…
farm lust: Color Me Good →
farmlust:
Senior year of college I volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Every Friday at 8AM a group ventured east to Detroit for a full day of glorious building. For me it was a chance to do good for the community with the added benefit of relieving the stresses of school. I enjoyed all the hammering,…
I have a new blog! →
This new blog isn’t all quotes, but chronicles my adventures as an urban agriculture volunteer in Chicago. Please take a look and let me know what you think!
Read this first: Introductory Post
Read this second: Winter Harvest Post
“If you find serenity and happiness, some people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.”
– Mother Teresa (via girlwithoutwings)
“Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your...”
– Cherie-Carter Scotts (via justbesplendid
)
“But who can say what’s best? That’s why you need to grab whatever chance you...”
– Haruki Murakami (via roscoe-
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September 2011
29 posts
“The sun has already set on the days we made those choices. We must concentrate...”
– Terry Goodkind (via kari-shma)
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“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via modernhepburn)
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“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement....”
– Mary Oliver, from “When Death Comes” (via bookoasis)
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“Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself.”
– Audrey Giorgi (via thresca, thresca)
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“Grow up to be who you really are.”
– E. E. Cummings (via girlwithoutwings)
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“To a happy person, the formula for happiness is quite simple. Regardless of what...”
– Richard Carlson (via littlemiss)
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melbell52 asked: I just wanted to say..your blog is absolutely AMAZING
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“Whatever we find whether it’s a you or a me, it’s always ourselves we find in...”
– E.E. Cummings (via slekes)
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“Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita)
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“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
– C.S. Lewis (via paperlover)
“As it turns out, now is the moment you’ve been waiting for.”
– Lucinda Williams (via kari-shma)
July 2011
13 posts
“There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighborhoods you can’t live...”
– Nike
