Life

There's been a saying going through my head the past week: "It's your life. Go out and live it."

I don't remember where I heard it or who said it, but it really simplifies things doesn't it? And really helps me feel empowered, to take control and do what I want to do. And if there are bumps along the way, to try to remember that they are just particles of dust in the grand scheme of things.

I just realized, perhaps it was hearing of the death of a family friend that woke my subconscious up to the "go out and live it" message. My mom's friend passed away at the age of 39 a couple days before my dissertation proposal defense. That suddenly made the defense much smaller...