1.29.2009

A Joyful Life

I've come to a place in mi vida where I'm breathing easier, life is not too stressful or overwhelming or panicked. The livin' is easy...

Sure, I'd like to do more, like move out of my parents' house again (haha...I won't rush the money situation...MUST save), find a job I'm passionate about, possibly move to another state, fufill some dreams (visit Italy!).

But as it stands, my life is pretty sweet right now...I'm 23, and I still have plenty of time to do most of those things. What happened to the Ashley that was more anxious and stressed? Maybe the anxiousness subsided with school. Or maybe the absence of boy drama in my life has contributed to more smiles. No boy drama=a refreshed Ashley.

All I know is, I choose not to worry. I will not worry about finding "husband material." I will not worry about whether I should move. I will not worry about the tick tock of the clock. The best I can do, or you can do, is take things day by day.

"No ear has heard, no eye has seen, no mind has conceived" our future or what is planned for us. Just let the dice land where they may.

And take some time today to smell a flower, or watch a cloud, or dance around the room (basically, I'm encouraging you all to be hippies).

♫ Listening to "Joyful, Joyful" ♫

9 comments:

  1. Hi. I'm totally dancing in my office now. Cuz you said. And I like it. *snort*

    Ahhh I know what you mean. Letting it all go is wonderful. And no rush - you have PLENTY of time to move out on your own and to find Mr. Wonderful. I met mine at 27. :)

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  2. "I've come to a place in mi vida where I'm breathing easier"

    Glad to hear you quit smoking.

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  3. I agree to an extent (about seizing the moment and all), but I refuse to allow my life to be decided by a roll of the dice. God is a known cheater when it comes to this kind of thing.

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  4. Good to hear that you're living easier =) Happy times and no boy drama certainly does make things better!

    As for a photo of the boy, perhaps depending on how things go! We'll see!

    Jax x

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  5. Where does that quote come from, Ashley? I should know this, but it reminds me of Bottom's monologue at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream, except that was full of synethesia, I think, where you blend the senses together:

    "The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report what my dream was."

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  6. anthony--it's a bible verse. I just didn't finish the whole thing. 1 Cor 1:26

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  7. Spice's real name was: Begora Celtic Spice Ann Osborn

    haha pure breed dogs and their ridiculous names.

    We called her Bihee. lol

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  8. ...please where can I buy a unicorn?

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