Oh Jane

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I think I found someone...

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I know this feeling....maybe this is a little too mushy, but I am familiar with that ache...

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One of the truest statements I've ever read. I could go on and on here about how much I agree with this, but I'm pretty sure no one wants to hear that. But, chances are, you have what you really need in life, you're just too busy to notice.

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"When I saw you I fell in love and you smiled because you knew."

—William Shakespeare

On a lighter note... 

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"You might be locked into a world not of your own making, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities." 

                          - Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father

Insightful

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Some might say that I'm introspective to a fault, so it's no surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed reading Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father. My boyfriend recommended that I read it and I honestly couldn't put it down. To dispel all contrived notions, this book is not about pushing political jargon down your throat or about a secret liberal agenda. This is a book about accepting where you come from and how that influences where you find your place in this world. I found so much to relate to in this book and I still find myself going back to passages that I marked, reading over his well-crafted words and thinking that they could be my own. I in no way want to belittle or discredit Mr. Obama's struggle - I can certainly not imagine how hard it was to grow up with your feet in two separate worlds, each of them seeming to try to tear you apart at the middle. But I do believe that when he speaks about the "fluid state of identity - the leaps through time, the collision of cultures" we can all relate. His vulnerability and perception is something that any writer can admire and any reader can find enticing. On a side note -- Imagine reading this book when it was first published in 1995? Thinking to yourself, "This guy is an amazing writer, I hope he writes another book." And then he runs for president?

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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. 

 - Buddah