Chasing Destiny
I’ve been reading a book I am thoroughly enjoying called The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
I read this cool passage today:
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications.
But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”
The words just seemed to jump out at me today. Going for destiny.
Yeah.
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How’s destiny treating you today?
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Moms without Blogs is basically me, Lee, who wonders every single day how in the hell am I going to find the time to write a blog post? I\'m a mom to three kids (ages 9, 7, and 4) who are insanely gorgeous, insanely active, insanely demanding, insanely life-affirming and who have almost driven me insane. In good and bad ways. I work as a producer in reality television, I fold all kinds of laundry, I am picky about how my dishwasher is loaded, I yell entirely too much at my kids, I like desert skies and how my skin feels after a dip in the ocean, I married my soul mate even though I don\'t believe in soul mates really, I believe that laughing \'til it hurts is where it\'s at, I\'m a sucker for putting little treats into the bowls of our three dogs each night, I love driving my 1974 orange convertible Karmann Ghia, I write when inspiration strikes, and summer is my season. And if you\'re a mom without a blog, literally or figuratively, then I\'d probably like to hang out with you. Thanks for reading.
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So True, Destiny does not do home visit, we have to go and grab it! This is a very inspiring quote
I love this quote so much too that I may make it a permanent installation on my blog. I need to be reminded of this quote daily.
oh Lee..miss you so fucking much! This is AWESOME. I LOVE THIS. I LOVE YOU.
will you marry me? Honestly, dude…love you
short post that speaks ENORMOUS volumes
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Yes I will marry you. I miss you too. I’ve been working on your video and wow dude. You are so awesome. I’m gonna email you now…
xoxo
Lee
Destiny is waiting for me to take her home. And now if you’ll forgive me I can’t leave my girl waiting any longer.
Hmmm…. I wonder what your Destiny looks like….
She is a fickle girl who changes her garb with reckless abandon. But she is beautiful to me.
But I have agoraphobia. What now?
I jest, sorry. I do that when I’m too scared to get out of the house. Thanks for the gentle shove through the screened door.
Well if that wasn’t just the kick in the pants I needed right this moment.
Love this! Really.
I just finished Olive Kitteridge. It was awesome- and I needed that down time.
Hope to see you next week!!!!!!
xxxxx
I love this quote. So true!
Um, are you at Blogher?
Just wanted to know if I should only be slightly jealous of that crowd, or downright devestated.
Love this. I read something similar, on what I wish I knew as a young adult. “I wish someone had told me I had to have more of my own hand in my destiny.”
Marvelous.
LOVE that book!
The quote mentioned three personifications of destiny, and you said you were “going for destiny”. I ask, which personification? Hopefully not the thief?
Life is mostly luck, not destiny but that would never make it into a Hollywood script. It wouldn’t sell! I can’t judge a book I haven’t read, but that quote is pure cotton-candie.