In the Eye of the Beholder

"Then in my mind's eye I see the bronze statue of the college Founder, the cold Founder symbol, his hands outstretched in the breathtaking gesture of lifting a veil that flutters in hard, metallic folds above the face of a kneeling slave; and I am standing puzzled, unable to decide whether the veil is really being lifted, or lowered more firmly in place; whether I am witnessing a revelation or a more efficient blinding."

~Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Life Lessons from Larry

Never marry for love.

Watch out for dream killers.

You can always add more water.

Homo says 'What?'.

Rocks are complicated things.

You can never get sick of the Beatles.

Date, a lot.  But no relationships.

Girls, you have all the power.

Feed the ego.

If you get married, remember, he wants you to be the same fun and silly girl that he dated.

Women marry men under the impression that they'll change them, this doesn't happen so get that outta your head.

You bringing up the past is like trying to get revenge.

You can never drink too many sodas.

It's better to get married than burn.

Home is where the heart wants to be.

I miss Indo. I'm wondering though if it's Indo I miss or the thrill of being away from everything I know. The past couple weeks it has been very difficult to keep the eye on the prize, for the first time in two years I don't really want to be back at Westmont. I want to gallavant and explore, not sit at a desk and learn how to teach. I'm between a rock and a hard place; to get to where I want to go I need to get my education... but at the same time I need to leave my education to go learn. The traveling and the classroom education are dependent on each other, I wish it was as easy as choosing one over the other but if it weren't, I wouldn't be needing this inner dialogue to figure it out.

I am where I am, and that's where I need to be and apply myself fully. I can make myself at home here for now...