A little pick-me-up.
The 19th-century American philosopher Henry David Thoreau accomplished a lot. Among his voluminous body of work was Civil Disobedience, a book that inspired Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. In the two-million-word journal he kept for over two decades, he wrote about nature with a precision and care that prefigured modern-day environmentalism. But Thoreau also knew how to relax, and he was free of anxiety about living up to other people’s standards of success. One passage in his journal reads, “For many years I was a self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms and did my duty faithfully, though I never received payment for it.” He’s your role model for the rest of 2008, Libra. May he inspire you to give yourself the slack you need and compete with no one but yourself as you become more of the unique work of art you were born to be.
Thanks, Mr. Brezny. At least there is one person out there who thinks I’m a unique work of art. Hah! I am both slightly amused and entertained.
Sidenote: Tonight, I’m supposed to go to The Saddle Rack for a friend’s birthday party. It’s this cowboy/Western-themed bar with a mechanical bull, barbershop shot chair, etc… Seriously? I’m a little afraid, but a little bit intrigued. It’s her birthday, so I guess I will check it out and report back.
