love/hate relationship

so i've been in a blogging mood lately. maybe because i've been in a contemplative mood and they seem to go hand in hand. i am usually a very contemplative person, but over the last several months, that part of me seemed to die a little. fear not, it's back in full force.

but anyways...

about this new book...well first of all, i'm actually reading it. i really enjoy it and i really like the author and her style of writing. HOWEVER...i also secretly loathe her and her stupid book. as each chapter goes by, i can't help but feel she has stolen my book idea. this is the exact piece of literature i was wanting to someday write. and she kind of even reminds me of myself in some ways.

grrr.

but i'll leave you with my favorite quote thus far...

"This is what I've come to believe about change: it's good, in the way that childbirth is good, and heartbreak is good, and failure is good. By that I mean that it's incredibly painful, exponentially more so if you fight it, and also that it has the potential to open you up, to open life up, to deliver you right into the palm of God's hand, which is where you wanted to be all along, except that you were too busy pushing and pulling your life into exactly what you thought it should be."

it's safe to say this isn't the last you'll be hearing from her.

but for now...early flight tomorrow morning for a long awaited girls trip to arizona! a trip i really need to go pack for.