Words to Live By

I am in my late 20s but never had much stomach for the girl magazines. Cosmo, Elle, Marie Claire, etc. have been present in my life primarily to keep me from having panic attacks on airplanes. As I've said before, I am a low-maintenance girl. When it comes to such magazines, I know I can't afford the clothes in them, I know I won't spend hours of my life on eye makeup, and I know much better resources for sex advice. So they don't do much for me.

I do not, however, know the meaning of life or what it's like to be a grown-up. Therefore, I did something to assist me in that knowledge . . . I got a subscription to Oprah magazine.

Don't knock it till you've read it. It's great.

I found the below quote in this month's issue:

"I must learn to love the fool in me--the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs, and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant whom I also harbor and who would rob me of human aliveness, humility, and dignity but for my fool." ~ Theodore I. Rubin, MD

Now that is brilliant.