From Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale

People disappear when they die. Their voices, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living mempry of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception to this annihilation. For in the books they write they continut to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humour, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic.

--Diane Setterfield



Monday, October 15, 2007

I've decided and that final!

I want to be like all the girls I looked up to as a youth.

Bertie, Christy, Amy, Elise, Jessica, Gina, Rhonda, Amy Lou, Kourt, Megan, but probably mostly Jessica and Elise.
Lately I have seen the most of Bertie via her blog. and I really want to be like her. SO happy and full of life and confident and fit. And beautiful.

So I am deciding to choose to see the good things in my life. To accept the bitter and rejoice in the sweet. I am goin gto really work on being positive.

It will be a long hard and probably lonely road, so wish me luck.
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4 comments:

Allison @ House of Hepworths said...

I've always thought you were beautiful and sweet and bubbly!

October 17, 2007 at 12:16 PM
Bertie said...

Arren! You are way too kind:) I'm very flattered and honored to be listed as one of the girls you looked up to.

I have always thought you were awesome and I know you were AJ and Gingers favorite babysitter and they still compare everyone to you:)

Even though you are younger- older people (like me) look up to you:)

October 17, 2007 at 1:07 PM
Michelle said...

I've always looked up to you and your positive sweet personality. I don't know if I ever told you this, but that time we went to Gabe's house and you met his parents for the first time...after you left they were like, "Wow! She is so great! She's beautiful!" No lie. And it's so true. Good for you on making a change. I should follow your lead.

October 17, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Unknown said...

Thank you so much ladies!

Your comments mean so much.

October 17, 2007 at 3:48 PM

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