Kimberly

“That’s how it is when my mind gets going this fast. I can talk circles around anyone but I can’t listen my way out of a paper bag. In mania’s early stages this is not a problem. Not only can I still listen but I find everyone utterly fascinating. It’s part of what draws people in. They know I am listening to them. They know I am hearing them. And I am, with rapt attention.”
― Frank Stanton, What the Man in the Moon Told Me: Living With Bipolar II A Memoir

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we can do is to be aware of the gift that life is offering us. We have a gift of twenty-four hours. We can become aware that we are awake, aware of our breath, aware of the sun and the sky outside, and aware of being alive. We can feel grateful for this. We can say to ourselves, Waking up, I see the blue sky.
I join my palms in gratitude. Feeling grateful for what we already have, being aware that we have more than enough conditions for happiness in the present moment is very important. It is good to start the day with this sort of awareness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

“This then, good Sirs, is what it means to be a knight-errant, and that which I have spoken to you of is the order of chivalry which I, although a sinner, have made my profession. That which the aforementioned knights professed, I do profess. And, therefore, I travel through these lonely and desolate places seeking adventures, with full resolution to offer mine own arm and person against the greatest dangers that Fortune may present, in aid of the weak and the needy.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote