richelle-goodrich

Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers__ile, beguiling demons promising justifiable compensation to a pained soul for his losses. Yet in truth they craftily fester away all else of worth remaining.

Face it__obody cares.But so what? Their apathy doesn't diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care for those around you so that they don't feel like nobody cares.

Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.

Why hasn't someone lassoed a few teenagers and had them sit down and write out all the supposed answers they have so we can solve the world's problems already?

There are people who are never content, never appeased, forever dissatisfied__ho continually look to what escapes them, convincing themselves that if only they could attain that one desire outside of reach they would be happy. _It seems almost pointless to give to these people because their eyes immediately shift from the gift to stare miserably at the portion held back. _Their wants, demands, expectations, appetites are never satiated, thus they refuse to be happy. _And you cannot make them so.

Tomorrow is an illusion suggesting that another chance always exists. _It is a dangerously false illusion.

Punishing a person for the wrongs of another makes about as much sense as throwing up to enjoy the meal a second time.

I hate it when storm clouds roll in, heralded by dazzling claps of thunder and lightning that boast an ocean of tears. This majestic performance of bad temper manages to overshadow my pathetic attempts at pouting. No one broods like Mother Nature, hence she steals all the attention I was sulking after.

And so the game went on in this manner, a throng of children playing keep-away from a bowling ball tossed back and forth between two plump ogres. The air filled with shrieks and cheers and shouts of laughter as daring players thrilled at the sport. That is, all but the few poor souls knocked flat and captured. No laughter rose from behind bars because those in the birdcage knew what was in store. They would soon be lunch for a couple of hungry ogres. Now you might be thinking__idn__ Gavin call it fun when he was swallowed by a wolf earlier? And didn__ he tell that raven-haired girl it doesn__ hurt to be swallowed whole by a bear? All true, all true. But here__ a secret you might not

Be warned: A person content to sit with you and criticize others will speak critically of you out of earshot.

What's the point of changing who you are in order to impress a woman, when your intention is to return to who you were, a person she was never attracted to in the first place?

Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and watch the range of expressions you're flashed.

When you begin to care too much about what everyone else says, your confidence shrinks and you start to feel like insignificant, little Jack in a strange land of intimidating giants. But when you come to realize that opinions are as diverse and plentiful as dried beans, you might reach the conclusion that your own is of the greatest worth. That's when your confidence grows, and soon you find yourself striding like Gandalf the wondrous wizard among common hobbits in the shire. Respecting your own opinion is the magic that transforms both you and your world.

This day is the most recent set of events to define you. Every day changes your life. Every last one.

To the romantic soul, the rituals of Valentine's Day echo every day of the year.

Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better.

Brazen it out! Throw away the scabbard! Grit your teeth, buckle down, and die with your boots on! Or in other words, be determined and resolved until you accomplish the thing you set out to accomplish.

It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve.