Invictus Pilgrim

A Gay Man's Journey out of the Closet, Marriage and Mormonism toward Self-Love and Self-Discovery

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Simply Saturday












But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.
PAULO COELHO













I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
MARILYN MONROE












Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down.
RAY BRADBURY










You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU 











You meet thousands of people, and none of them really touch you. And then you meet one person, and your life is changed forever.
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS











The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
MARK TWAIN



















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Pilgrim: One who journeys in foreign lands

One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
Another leads you only
To everything you're told.

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Pilgrim in your journey,
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      • That Which Murmurs Deep Within
      • One Year Later ~ It Got Better
      • Simply Saturday - Special Anniversary Edition
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      • Forged: Announcing the Invictus Pilgrim Book Club
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