

I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. “I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. “Step with care and great tact, and remember that life’s a great balancing act.” – Dr. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Either way, that girl is showing everyone what’s important to her, and that can be a conversation kickstarter, both on social media and offline.Ģ6. She’s changing her outward identity, whether for herself or to spite her ex. Now, just to prove that she’s her own woman, she posts a #TransformationTuesday picture of her with a bob hairstyle. Her now ex-boyfriend may have told her to never cut her hair because he likes it long. For example, a girl with long hair who suddenly cuts it short may have just been through a breakup. We alter our bodies to make a point and prove how important something is to us and show with what ideals we wish to align ourselves. The physical manifestations of identity exist beyond what we wear. How much more, then, is this true of tattoos? What about getting your hair dyed like your favorite singer’s? Or maybe getting a piercing to show what an adult you are? It seems like there’s a girl on my Instagram feed chopping off massive amounts of her hair with the caption, “New hair, new me!” every other week. but it's wonderful, and you wouldn't have it any other way. It rips your heart out and shatters it into a million pieces. It is also a good explanation of the show because, as I mentioned in the other article, it is a constant roller coaster. I picked this one to end my list because it perfectly sums up all that the Doctor is. he's wonderful."įrom Season 3, Episode 9 - "The Family of Blood" He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe. He's like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun. It's not about the time, it's about what you do with that time. It's not the time that matters, it's the person."įrom Season 3, Episode 6 - "The Lazarus Project" "Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. I've tried to adapt it to my own life by living in a way that will mean something in the end.ġ1. Just make it a good one, eh?"įrom Season 5, Episode 13 - "The Big Bang" This one is pretty self-explanatory, but I really love that it is his motto. Never give up, never give in."įrom the 50th anniversary special - "The Day of the Doctor" We meet up every 10 years, swap stories about caves. "Bit of a hermit." "A hermit? With friends" "Hermits United. It's an excellent one to remember when life isn't going exactly how you planned.Ĩ. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice-versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."įrom Season 5, Episode 10 - "Vincent and the Doctor" "The way I see it every life is a pile of good things and bad things. I love this quote and how it illustrates that knowledge is the most powerful thing in the universe.ħ. I became an avid reader around the same time as I started this show. "You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! Best weapons in the world!"įrom Season 2, Episode 2 - "Tooth and Claw" This show helped me to see that everyone is important.Ħ. When I started this show, I was in a dark place with very low self-worth.

"You know that in 900 years in time and space I've never met anyone who wasn't important before."

I try to live a life of forgiveness, and this reminds me we need to forgive even our worst enemies.ĥ. "What's the point in two hearts if you can't be a bit forgiving now and then?"įrom Season 6, Episode 2 - "Day of the Moon"
