amy_poehler nr she was already one of my celebrity_girlcrushes, but since reading even just some of her new memoir, i want her to be my spirit guide. she's amazing/i adore her/i want to live by a lot of her words (and opinions and actions). 141104 ... nr "how do we move forward when we are tired and afraid? what do we do when the voice in our head is yelling WE ARE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT? how do we drag ourselves through the muck when our brain is telling us youaredumbandyouwillneverfinishandnoonecaresanditistimeyoustop? well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. you may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be muffled, and just the fact that it is not in your head anymore will make things seem clearer. and then you just do it. ... you do it because the doing of it is the thing. the doing is the thing. the talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing. that is what i know." 141105 ... nr "your brain is not your friend when you need to apologize." 141105 ... nr "stop whining about getting old. it's a privilege. a lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive." 141105 what's it to you? who go blather from