Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Cherishing Your Childhood (& Beyond)

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Returning from worldwide adventures only to see the words "RIP Cody" on the yellow colored house at the end of the alley definitely hit me hard. Is this what they call returning to reality?Within the last few days, many realizations have begun to reset themselves in my life. Seeing younger cousins after a year abroad can really shock you, especially when puberty has set in. I was blown away when I realized, the children I once saw during their births, were now teenagers. Where does the time go? On the contrary, I have also been around a 95 year-old grandma who is losing her sight due to old age and complications. Being with them (young and older) has not only forced me to accept the reality of growing up (especially because I am now done with college and need employment soon), but it has also blessed me with the realization that I am in the perfect moment. Never again will I be as young as I am today. One day (hopefully) I will reach the age of my grandma and will not be able to do the things I am able to do today. So what does that mean? It means that I am going to continue journeying forward and learning something new everyday. It means that I will not give up simply because I have failed once, twice or maybe four times. It means that I will persevere and instill in my own children the same lessons that my parents have taught me: CHERISH YOUR YOUTH, because we all know that nothing lasts forever.
Now go enjoy a day at the park.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
The Difference Between Me and You
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
Have no fear of perfection-you’ll never reach it. Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was a poet; the first to repeat it was an idiot.
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
At the age of six years I wanted to be a chef. At the age of seven I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow at the same rate ever since. Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dali. There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
Many people do not reach their eighties because they spend too much time in their forties.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
by Salvador Dali
Have no fear of perfection-you’ll never reach it. Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was a poet; the first to repeat it was an idiot.
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
At the age of six years I wanted to be a chef. At the age of seven I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow at the same rate ever since. Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dali. There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
Many people do not reach their eighties because they spend too much time in their forties.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
by Salvador Dali
Monday, May 03, 2010
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