I was working in my sketchbook last night on some new designs, and I came across something I had written in it a few months ago. On the very first page of my sketchbook, I wrote the following:
Be Bold
Be Thankful
Be Quiet
Be Original
Be Spontaneous
Be Punctual
Be a Star
Be Young
Be Loving
Be Crazy
Be Loud
Be Random
Be Adorable
Be Unique
Be Daring
Be Obnoxious
Be Yourself
I don't know who the author is. I even did some googling last night to see if I could find who the quote is attributed to, but no such luck. I happened to come across the quote in (of all places) one of those airline catalogs while I was on my way to NYC for the Quilters Take Manhattan event back in August. It was on some sort of plaque as I recall, and as soon as I read it, I grabbed my brand-new-at-the-time sketchbook and scribbled all of it down. Jeff thought I was crazy, but I'm glad I did it.
I've looked at those words a few times since then, but when I saw them again last night, they just struck me for some reason.
They are definitely, for me, words to live by.
6 comments:
Isn't it amazing how something really hits you when you need it? It's like the quote on my "everyday" blog. It really made me change direction and move forward with a new outlook.
I so needed the reminder today to "be yourself". Thanks. :)
it really is a great list. sometimes we have to just let things go and live outside of our box! :)
So nice to read I needed a little boost today!
Love your list. Especially "Be Obnoxious." As they say, nice women rarely make history!
that is VERY cool.. and I LOVE it... I've seen some blog posts where people wrote that
and what pretty handwriting you have...mine is not readable
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