Friday's Favorite Quote

I am having one of those days....one of those days that I am just in a funk and had to revisit my favorite quote and read it several times over and over again:

"A couple hundred years ago Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that 'til tomorrow, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity; you'd think we'd pay more attention to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of pain, fear of rejection. Sometimes the fear is just of making a decision. Because... What if you're wrong? What if you make a mistake you can't undo? Whatever it is we're afraid of, one thing holds true: That by the time the pain of not doing the thing gets worse than the fear of doing it, it can feel like we're carrying around a giant tumor. And you thought I was speaking metaphorically... 'The early bird catches the worm.' 'A stitch in time saves nine.' 'He who hesitates is lost.' We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time; heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still, sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrows rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering. That waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake, beats the hell out of not trying." - Dr. Meredith Grey - "Greys Anatomy - If Tomorrow Never Comes (2005)"

I will have to say that this is honestly my favorite quote of all time. I heard it on the night this episode originally aired and it has stuck with me for the past 6 years and will forever. It speaks to me and hits home when I really need a "turn-around"; hopefully you will enjoy it as well!

Happy Friday Friends!

"Charleston" and I are headed to Raleigh this weekend to hang out with some of our fabulous friends as well as celebrate NC States 40th Anniversary of ADPi's Zeta Beta Chapter! Ha Ha Sorority Function - whoo hoo! :)