Comments on: What I Don't Know for Sure http://www.abeautifulrippleeffect.com/2009/01/what-i-dont-know-for-sure/ Uncover. Persevere. Inspire. by Carolyn Rubenstein. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:43:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ashley with an accent on the e http://www.abeautifulrippleeffect.com/2009/01/what-i-dont-know-for-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Ashley with an accent on the e Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:07:13 +0000 http://abeautifulrippleeffect.com/?p=151#comment-40 You know that I am not living up North with you, and clearly I can't give you guidance on the classes you are taking and the studies you are experiencing because i have not myself experienced them, but I can be the hope and motivation you need! You are such an example that there are good people in this world. Living in the area I live in, with so much pettiness and ungrateful behavior, it is truly rewarding for me to know that good people do exist.. and even more rewarding to know that it's my BEST friend! I admire you! I love you! and I know that you can do anything you want to. Life will always have obstacles and I know you have the ability to make it through anything and everything. You have so much to be proud of, and you have so many people that are extremely proud of you! “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” I know it is easier said than done, but in the midst of all the madness and stress - don't forget to sit back, breathe and relax. “One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.” As you can see, I'm a very big "quote person" ;) love youuuuu You know that I am not living up North with you, and clearly I can’t give you guidance on the classes you are taking and the studies you are experiencing because i have not myself experienced them, but I can be the hope and motivation you need! You are such an example that there are good people in this world. Living in the area I live in, with so much pettiness and ungrateful behavior, it is truly rewarding for me to know that good people do exist.. and even more rewarding to know that it’s my BEST friend!

I admire you! I love you! and I know that you can do anything you want to. Life will always have obstacles and I know you have the ability to make it through anything and everything. You have so much to be proud of, and you have so many people that are extremely proud of you!

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”

I know it is easier said than done, but in the midst of all the madness and stress – don’t forget to sit back, breathe and relax.

“One day at a time–this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”

As you can see, I’m a very big “quote person” ;)

love youuuuu

]]> By: julie @ up up creative http://www.abeautifulrippleeffect.com/2009/01/what-i-dont-know-for-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-41 julie @ up up creative Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:35:28 +0000 http://abeautifulrippleeffect.com/?p=151#comment-41 i have definitely been through the same. in fact, i go through it in cycles and with both small and big changes that happen in my life. part of being intellectual, i think, is being hyperaware of one's own relationship to that intellect. hyperaware of one's persona. hyperaware of the ways in which we both drive and are driven by our inner lives. when my husband was in law school, he was often frustrated that he couldn't just will himself happier. why couldn't he just love it more? and i would tell him to quit and yet he didn't want to. the ends justified the means even if the means sucked. perhaps the same will be true for you? finally, you're totally right about being overextended. i mean, i barely know you and i know that you're publishing a book, you run a nonprofit, you are in grad school at harvard... never underestimate the effects of stress, my friend. i'm sure you know stress floods the brain with yucky neurotransmitters and hormones and stuff, right? sometimes just acknowledging that you have every right to be unhappy and stressed out right now goes a long way towards alleviating the bad feelings. i have definitely been through the same. in fact, i go through it in cycles and with both small and big changes that happen in my life. part of being intellectual, i think, is being hyperaware of one’s own relationship to that intellect. hyperaware of one’s persona. hyperaware of the ways in which we both drive and are driven by our inner lives.

when my husband was in law school, he was often frustrated that he couldn’t just will himself happier. why couldn’t he just love it more? and i would tell him to quit and yet he didn’t want to. the ends justified the means even if the means sucked. perhaps the same will be true for you?

finally, you’re totally right about being overextended. i mean, i barely know you and i know that you’re publishing a book, you run a nonprofit, you are in grad school at harvard… never underestimate the effects of stress, my friend. i’m sure you know stress floods the brain with yucky neurotransmitters and hormones and stuff, right? sometimes just acknowledging that you have every right to be unhappy and stressed out right now goes a long way towards alleviating the bad feelings.

]]> By: Sarah Hope http://www.abeautifulrippleeffect.com/2009/01/what-i-dont-know-for-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Sarah Hope Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:10:05 +0000 http://abeautifulrippleeffect.com/?p=151#comment-39 Friend, we clearly need a Starbucks get together. :) Your honesty is inspiring and so powerful. I'm fortunate to know you. I will confess that I too am soul-searching, struggling to redefine myself, or define myself for the first time. You're certainly not alone. But, from reading your blog thus far, I can tell that deep in your core, you know the personal growth you're gaining (ignoring professional, academic, etc growth) is the important, authentic part of life. It's exciting. Well...at least I'm excited for you! ;) Friend, we clearly need a Starbucks get together. :)

Your honesty is inspiring and so powerful. I’m fortunate to know you. I will confess that I too am soul-searching, struggling to redefine myself, or define myself for the first time. You’re certainly not alone. But, from reading your blog thus far, I can tell that deep in your core, you know the personal growth you’re gaining (ignoring professional, academic, etc growth) is the important, authentic part of life. It’s exciting. Well…at least I’m excited for you! ;)

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