I made it back to work today and amazingly there is no snow!
On the plane on the way up I had a cup of coffee. There was a quote on the cup by Helen Keller that I am sure everyone has heard;
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
I looked up the quote the make sure I got it right and found the whole thing;
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
It is a simple sentence until you think about who said it. It just made me think about how many people out there that might not be physically impaired, and yet their life is not a daring adventure.
However in light of recent events I am sure there are plenty of people who would disagree that avoiding danger (or a hurricane) is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Actually I found a lot of great quotes by her that I'll save for later posts, they are pretty amazing. I know most of you heard these years ago but cut a little slack for us undereducated folks. I feel like a whole new world has opened up since I started writing (and reading) on a frequent basis.
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That is a great quote - and I never heard it.
BC
I thought we both learned to read and write on a regular basis in the first grade...go figure!
-Clayton
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