I swing like a kid
and fall like an adult;
cry tears of gratitude
and pray in smiles;
hug and love, and later
hide under the covers—
wildly and humbly living
from dawn to the stars,
and ever back again
—Terri Guillemets
I swing like a kid
and fall like an adult;
cry tears of gratitude
and pray in smiles;
hug and love, and later
hide under the covers—
wildly and humbly living
from dawn to the stars,
and ever back again
—Terri Guillemets
Focus on the simple, good things in life and breathe your way through the minor struggles.
—Terri Guillemets
Time pours his guests a cup of tea but the party is over before we know it.
—Terri Guillemets
We are only but guests at Time’s tea party.
—Terri Guillemets
Life is a neverending series of judgment calls.
—Terri Guillemets
Death bumps into life many times as just a passerby — says excuse me then goes on his way.
—Terri Guillemets
Be a student of life and a lifelong student.
—Terri Guillemets
Sometimes life gives honey
and other times, stings;
Sometimes we need roots—
and other times, wings.
—Terri Guillemets
Life is like running with scissors
naked through freezing blizzards
—Terri Guillemets
Chasing the past, I stumbled into the future.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks so much to Rebecca for letting me know that this quote was used in the television show Being Erica. In the episode “Plenty of Fish,”
life is a treasure map
and also the treasure
—Terri Guillemets
Sliding down the banister of life is so much more fun than ambling down the steps.
—Terri Guillemets
Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much we can do about it but carry an umbrella or choose to dance in the rain.
—Terri Guillemets