Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad. - "The Baboon's Umbrella" Fables by Arnold Lobel
Today I'll be careful not to believe everything I hear.
I don't think I heard much today, believing it or not.
Although the Bachelorette shouldn't believe everything she hears from those guys.
When you're feeling sorry for yourself, everything looks beige and gray. - Throwing Shadows by E. L. Konigsburg
If I feel like feeling sorry for myself today, I won't.
I could have felt sorry for myself about my disaster of a hair dyeing attempt.. But I didn't. It will work out.
"You're not the boss of me," said Skippyjon Jones. "In your dreams..." said Mama. - Skippyjon Jones in the Dog-House by Judy Schachner
The only way I'm ever going to be Total Absolute #1 Boss of Myself is if I live alone. And let's face it - even though I sometimes act as if I want to live alone, I really don't.
It's funny because today I was pretty much alone the whole day. And I have lived alone for most of this year.
Sometimes I loved it, but sometimes I wished I had someone to talk to, or help me with something, or just.. to be there. Being by myself is nice, but I'm glad I have a roommate again next year. :)
When I had some trouble I wrote to my grandma about it. - My Grandma, My Pen Pal by Jan Dale Koutsky
Today I'll give Grandma or Grandpa a call.
I will write her tomorrow. Really.
"I know I don't need a dog. But this dog needs me." - Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
I've spent enough of my life telling the world what I want, what I need. As of now, I'm shifting the focus to what others need. In fact, today I'll make it a point to identify at least one fellow creature (human or otherwise) with a need that I can answer.
There's a doggy on this page. I do things for my doggy. She needs people to do stuff for her because she doesn't have thumbs or a voice that speaks English.
Tom had hoped today would be as ordinary as possible. - The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
Today may be ordinary, but that doesn't mean it has to be boring, not if I find the extraordinary within it. And, anyway, who am I to blame the day? Is it the day that's boring - or me?
Today was ordinary, but not boring. There was a pot luck at church, which was good. It was Emil's birthday so we all went to eat and had cake and such. I baked cookies for him, the most productive thing I've done lately. Then I just chilled with some of my favorite boys.
All ordinary occurrences, but definitely ones that make me happy.
[Chester Cricket] began to chirp to ease his feelings. He found that it helped somehow if you sang your sadness. - The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Will sadness visit me today? How will I respond? Maybe I'll try something I've never done before. Maybe I'll find myself a solitary place and quietly hum my sadness. Or - what the heck - maybe just belt it out. If it helps, I won't ask why. If it works, it works. Hey, if it's good enough for Chester Cricket ...
Yes, I was sad today.
I almost feel like that was the objective of the person who made me upset, because he did it so well. I don't really think it was, but..
I talked to someone today who made me mad and sad. Anger took over during some parts of the conversation, so I may have used that as a way to not be sad, which was probably not a good thing.
But I can't take it back and I wouldn't, because I meant what I said.
Another way to cope with sadness is to sleep, so I'm going to try to do that.
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