Our deepest fear...

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination. It is our light more than our darkness which scares us. We ask ourselves – who are we to be brilliant, beautiful, talented, and fabulous. But honestly, who are you to not be so? … It's not just in some of us; it's 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.”

 

Marianne Williamson in Return to Love: Reflections on a Course in Miracles; Re-quoted by Nelson Mandela during 1994 inauguration speech

 

My own little world

Going on a trip?

George Carlin was a funny guy who occasionally made us think about things (some more important than others). The first time I ever remember seeing him was when he did the bit on "stuff." Here it is for your viewing enjoyment. RIP, George.



We just got back from a trip to Atlanta and we brought way too much stuff. I used to be pretty good at packing light for a trip, but when travelling with kids I find that we bring a lot of just-in-case stuff. I hate lugging around a lot of unnecessary stuff, but I also want to avoid having a bored kid or a kid with no clean underpants.

Here are a couple of websites that might help you reduce your stuff on a trip:
Universal Packing List
OneBag.com

Avoiding high gas prices

Or if that doesn't work. Try this...

New Car

I bought a car yesterday. Yes, I found a private seller who isn't an asshole...

It's a 97 VW Jetta. I was trying to buy THE PERFECT CAR but I finally realized that car doesn't exist. So, I decided I would get something close and fix whatever is broken. Not as good on gas as my Honda unfortunately, but it's a nice looking car and very zippy. I like the car and I got a good deal, so I'm happy (and glad to be done with it).

• Thanks to Penny & Marky for watching the kids so we could shop for cars in peace.
• Thanks to Val for loaning me her consumer reports log-in.
• Thanks to Drayton & Dee for hauling the Escape Pod to South Carolina so we could take a little more time to find the right car.
• Thanks to Debi for being oh-so-patient throughout this entire ordeal.
• Thanks to all my friends & family for putting up with my griping & complaining about insurance & used car shopping.

The Story of Stuff

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

It's about 20 minutes long and it will not result in a warm fuzzy feeling.