Gather ye rose-buds while ye may; Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying. ~Robert Herrick Regular readers of this blog know that I often espouse a carpe diem philosophy. I talk about seizing the day, doing what you want to do, following your dreams and sculpting [...]
Posts Tagged ‘waiting’
Seizing the Day Slowly
Posted in Life, tagged Amy Sundberg, carpe diem, practice, priorities, waiting on August 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
When is Giving Up the Right Choice?
Posted in Life, tagged Amy Sundberg, choices, determination, waiting on June 16, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Last night I asked my husband what I should write about next for the blog. “If you don’t tell me what to write,” I said, “I’m going to talk about teeth.” He looked horrified and gave me a few topic suggestions. And here I am writing about teeth anyway. I’ve been trying really hard not [...]
Knowing Your Limits
Posted in Life, tagged Amy Sundberg, determination, limits, positivity, priorities, waiting on February 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I don’t like knowing my limits. In fact, I prefer the opposite: I like believing that I have very few limits, and making this belief as true as possible through sheer force of will. And when I discover that I have limits that won’t budge through will power alone, I try to create a work-around [...]
On Waiting, Part II
Posted in Life, tagged anticipation, waiting on August 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“Life is largely a matter of expectation.” –Horace Today’s entry is the sundae and the cherry all in one because I get to talk about the things that I love so much that I’m happy to wait for them. My husband tells me that I live in the future a lot, and I suppose I [...]
On Waiting, Part I
Posted in Life, tagged waiting on August 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I hate waiting. After teaching piano to children as young as age four for seven years, I can no longer characterize myself as a wholly impatient person, at least not with a straight face, but man, do I hate to wait. Yesterday, I was thinking about how much time I spend waiting in the course [...]
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