“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no whenever you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.”
~ Eve Ensler

The first feeling that screamed through my head when I first read this was “YAY!!!”. Thanks Melissa! I’m chuffed this had you thinking of me — it’s crazily encouraging and set off a whirlwind of ideas. Actually, thanks for all the great titbits you send my way. We’ve only hung out a few times yet you seem to know me better than almost everyone without even trying. So I reckon if you’re as talented at giving back rubs as you are at baking and sending me awesome stuff, and dressing up for the pizza guy, in the next life you should probably be my girlfriend. I’m just letting you know now so it saves us both time. Hopefully it will all go according to plan and I won’t come back as a cat… or a pancake… or a Starbucks coffee cup lid… yeah, that would be a let down.