So this is my very first blog post...which by the way, this will be the second time I write it because I'm pretty sure my computer made a deal with the devil and hates me because the internet crashed right as I was finished writing it the first time. Gah!! Just sayin...
So anyways, I thought I would give a little explanation to my blog's title. "No Net Ensnares Me" is a quote from my all-time favorite book, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The full quote says, "I am no bird and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will." SO COOL, right? To me what this means is that nobody should ever let anybody dictate their life for them. We were all born with the ability to choose and think and feel and act freely for ourselves; what use is an incredible gift like that if we don't use it? I know that I for one have spent far too much of my life doing what I thought others expected of me and not living for myself. I'm not saying that it's okay to live selfishly, rather that to let your life be controlled by what you think others expect of you is not the way to live a happy life.
Jane Eyre is my favorite book too!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm glad you're doing what you want to do, just make sure you use some common sense while doing it (which I'm sure you will). I live in Oregon where theres lots of free spirits who are homeless and make stupid choices. It's pretty much hippie capitol.
Oh, I forgot. I was going to recommend the book "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier. When I told my Mother in-law that I loved Jane Eyre she sent me this book. If you like Jane Eyre you'll love Rebecca.
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