Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt

"Do one thing everyday that scares you." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

D.H. Lawrence on Life

"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." ~D.H. Lawrence

Quote from Nietzsche

"Better, however, to be foolish with happiness than foolish with misfortune, better to dance awkwardly than walk lamely."  ~Nietzsche

Twain On How To Live A Life With No Regrets

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”-Mark Twain

Michael Flocker Wisdom

“The assumption that everyone else is monitoring your physique against some imagined standard of perfection is indicative of a massively inflated ego. No one cares if you have dessert now and then. No one notices when you gain or lose three pounds. And if by chance there is someone in your life who does notice, is keeping track and commenting on such things, it’s not your eating habits you should be concerned with so much as your choice of friends and/or lovers.”-Michael Flocker

"Dress Your Mess Up"

“Fat, skinny, or anywhere in between, you need to play it up in a big and unapologetic way. Sure, you may be sexier if you lose twenty pounds, but that’s no reason to apologize for who you are today. Do not wait for your imagined state of perfection before you head out on your quest for satisfaction. There are countless celebrities with big butts, crooked smiles, weird profiles and beady eyes who have achieved sex symbol status. How does this happen, you ask? It’s because they refuse to apologize for their shortcomings, that’s why. They embrace that which makes them unique rather than shrinking from it. So dress your mess up, put it out there and never apologize.”-Michael Flocker

More Flocker Wisdom

“Winning is for losers-just play.”-Michael Flocker

Ayn Rand Quote, One of My Favorites!

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me, it’s who’s going to stop me?” Ayn Rand

Quote from Michael Flocker on Life

“At the end of the day, it all comes down to you. No matter what your lot in life, there are moments of joy and happiness to be had. You can go out and create them, or you can sit and wallow in a state of self-perpetuated stress and misery. If you have a dream you should commit to it. If you find a vocation that you love and you want to be the very best, good luck to you. But wherever your journey leads you, remember that life is not an assignment. It is an adventure that should be filled with beauty, bliss and, above all, pleasure.”-Michael Flocker

German Wisdom

"Read, every day, something no one else is reading.Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do.It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity."-- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing(1729-1781) German Dramatist

Grandma's Sour Cream Coconut Cake

This cake is one of my favorites that my Grandma used to make.  This year I'm feeling nostalgic for my birthday and I'm making this for it.  I posted it here in my Grandma's writing.

It makes me happy just to see her writing again and who couldn't love the final line?  "Not designed for beauty-but for taste!"  Wouldn't life be better if we could all apply that?!

If you make it, let me know.  I want to see pictures!

Rule Breaking Quote

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
~Katharine Hepburn

Be Yourself...

"Be Yourself.  Everybody Else is Already Taken."
~Oscar Wilde