DEAR ALIZARIN: Reasons for loving my complicated life

"But I can't confront the doubts I have
I can't admit that maybe the past was bad
And so, for the sake of momentum,
I'm condemning the future to death
so it can match the past"
-Aimee Mann, Momentum

" . . . our life crises tell us that we need to break free of beliefs that no longer serve our personal development. Thes points at which we must choose to change or stagnate are our greatest challenges." -- Carolyn Myss, The Anatomy of the Spirit

" But I'm good at being uncomfortable, so
I can't stop changing all the time
. . .
I notice that my opponent is always on the go
. . .
- But he's no good at being uncomfortable, so
He can't stop staying exactly the same

If there was a better way to go then it would find me
I can't help it, the road just rolls out behind me
Be kind to me, or treat me mean
I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine"
-- Fiona Apple, Extrarodinary Machine