scissors and quotes...
...and we're not talking about scrapbooking, folks. i've been a thought collector for as far back as i can remember. quotes and song lyrics and scripture and what have you scrawled into notebooks that i may or may not ever get around to re-reading after the pages have all been filled. even though i mostly don't journal anymore, you can flip through a few pages of any of my versions of a common place book and get an idea of how i was feeling about life or what i might be struggling with. funny how that works out... i recently said something about scissors and quotes being how i was handling life these days. upon reflection, i've realized i've always done that. using the scissors to cut out the hard parts and then tossing the bandaid of a quote over the hole left behind. and loads of comments about how 'i should have', 'my fault', 'shame on me' comments. mostly to prove that i don't hold someone else responsible for whatever my issue is,...