Candle or mirror?

I had plans for this morning, and once again I did none of them.

I really need to be better about that. I also need to finish doing my "research" so that my mornings fall more in line with my "plans". But that full complaint is for another day.

Right now my main focus is writing this post and getting ready for work. I have no idea what today will bring as I have been off for the last 3 days and have no idea what is going on in the store.

My manager and I didn't get to too much talking last night AS WE WERE WATCHING A MOVIE! Get your minds out of the gutters, plus she's not my type. But if you're interested, the film "Lady Bird" was actually really good, and it did make me cry.

Of the 9 (9?) nominated films for best picture, there are only 3 more I want to see, and hopefully will get to see them before March 4th. Those are "The Phantom Thread", "The Shape of Water", and "Dunkirk". Not sure I'll get to them, my next 2 movie outings have already been planned, so we'll see.

Ok, on to today!

Day 16: An Important Quote.

 Oh, there are so many. And I'm constantly on the lookout for good ones. Especially if they inspire me to think about their meaning and context.
There are a number of tv quotes, mostly Kate Beckett ones that I have discussed before, but for today's post, I am going to go with a classic.

My mom actually first exposed me to this quote, and I have it on a pretty neat little bookmark, and every now and again I'll sit and consider the quote. I try to figure out if I am the candle or the mirror and which would be the better to be.

Because as you can see, while it is important to be your own light, you can also be the one who spreads and shares the lights of others to the world. So it all depends on what you're doing, and both can be considered good.

That reminds me, it's been a while since I've read The House of Mirth, that is such a good book. I should really get on that.

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