– A great boaster is rarely a great performer. – Scottish Proverb

– Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you. – African Proverb

She has her plans:

Design a building, run with the bulls, camp in the artic, fly a plane, learn a new language, open a pastry shop, learn to dance the conga beautifully (in red heels). She wants to learn how to hold her own in this world that is so wide & wonderful.

I am her

Zen by the pound.

We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.
Only that in you which is me can hear what I’m saying. 
Knock on the sky and listen to the sound.

take your time. do things right. love as much as you can, as often as you can. radiate vibrance, speak words of truth, live in peace. create your art. be who you want to be, not who someone else thinks you should be. make others happy and give life all you’ve got, because if you just breathe a little, you’ll see everything is just fine.