The Road

I finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy last week. He's known for writing No Country for Old Men and All the Pretty Horses. The Road was suggested to me by a college buddy when I was working on my reading list for the year (which I've ventured from a little bit).  It was also one of my recommendations on goodreads.com I am probably one of the last people to get hip to this story because it was made into a movie in 2009 staring the one and only Viggo Mortenson. Here's the IMDB page for the movie.

It is a beautifully written, dark, post apocalyptic story about a nameless father and son traveling south in search of the coast. They don't really know what they'll find when they get there but they know that have to keep moving. It is some of the most beautiful insights I have read in a long time as well as the most heart-wrenching, disturbing images. If you enjoyed The Book of Eli or I am Legend you will enjoy the story behind The Road. I haven't got up enough courage to watch the movie yet, so I don't know how well it matches the book . . . but I would make a bet that the book is better (isn't it always).


Next on the list, something MUCH more lighthearted, The Friday Night Knitting Club! 

Pearls of Wisdom

It's been 2 years since I started this blog. At the time I was making changes in my job, moving into a new house, and learning a lot about my relationship. These past 2 years have been some of the hardest in my life but I've also learned a lot about myself. These are some of those lessons, but know that this is my PERSONAL truth NOT a universal truth.

- 99.9% of the time people act in a way that makes sense to them. (that one came from Mom)

-Good relationships are hard. Really hard. But they are worth the effort (if both of you are making an effort).

-It's only when you reach the very end of your security blanket that you can truly understand your blessings.

-In the end, you're left with your faith and your family. So protect those things in the meantime.

-Sometimes following your dream and creating your own path means that even the people that love you the most won't understand. If you're lucky, they'll love you anyway.

-When all else fails, call Mom.

 I'll finish with my new favorite quote from Mother Teresa:

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”