So many things are possible...

"[So] many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible."

- Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

I love The Phantom Tollbooth so much that I have two copies. One copy belongs to my father and is held together with lots of scotch tape and love. The other is a newer, annotated 50th anniversary edition. I often find myself thumbing through one of my copies when I am feeling stuck or overwhelmed by life's uncertainties. Accompanying Milo on his adventures in the Lands Beyond always provides a welcome reminder that uncertainty can be exciting. The vivid worlds brought to life within the pages of the book teach me time and again that life is about the journey. That life is filled with an endless number of opportunities and adventures if I can just remember to keep an open mind and take a few risks.

Blogging feels like a risk - deciding what and how much to share in a potentially public place is tough, and I find myself second guessing everything I write. Most likely, however, I'm babbling into the abyss and no one will read what I've written. When I think about that, I wonder, what is the point?

…

and when we speak we are afraid

our words will not be heard

nor welcomed

but when we are silent

we are still afraid.

So it is better to speak

remembering

we were never meant to survive.

 –Audre Lorde, A Litany for Survival

Ultimately, I have decided that "it is better to speak." 

I often find myself caught up in the the past or worrying about the future. I hope that writing here will help me to slow down and appreciate the struggles and joys of the day to day.

How do you decide what to share on the internet? Do you have any favorite books that you turn to when you are in need of an attitude adjustment?