In a sense, evolution adheres to the classic twelve-step program: it takes things one day at a time. It does not strive for perfection; it does not strive at all. There is no progress, no plans, no scala natura, or scale of nature, that ranks organisms from lowly to superior, primitive to advanced.

Natalie

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I used to butcher my Barbies. I would draw hearts on their cheeks. I would give them haircuts and I would keep going because it would be uneven and they would be left bald

barbie heart giving

I'm a technological moron. I have, I have problems with like.. th... by Natalie

I'm a technological moron. I have, I have problems with like.. the television

moron problem television

You learn so much from competition you gain confidence every time... by Natalie

You learn so much from competition you gain confidence every time you have to step up and perform

competition gains steps

You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.

hard-work goal dream

There is freedom in being a writer and writing. It is fulfilling your function. I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it.

writing mean thinking

As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans by Natalie

As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans

fans share want

It's fun to come back to the town where I went to school and see... by Natalie

It's fun to come back to the town where I went to school and see all the new Wildcat players

player fun school

The Longs event was the first LPGA event that I played in 8 years... by Natalie

The Longs event was the first LPGA event that I played in 8 years ago

years-ago events years

My first calendar was a combination of photos taken from differen... by Natalie

My first calendar was a combination of photos taken from different shoots including golf and casual.

different taken golf

A hug is the perfect gift, one size fits all, everyone likes them and no-one cares if it is given back.

real perfect best-friend

Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch.

mind love watches

Writers are great lovers. They fall in love with other writers. That's how they learn to write. They take on a writer, read everything by him or her, read it over again until they understand how the writer moves, pauses, and sees. That's what being a lover is: stepping out of yourself, stepping into someone else's skin.

falling-in-love writing moving

This is why it is good to remember: if you want to get high, don’t drink whiskey; read Shakespeare, Tennyson, Keats, Neruda, Hopkins, Millay, Whitman, aloud and let your body sing.

getting-high body want

To me, the beauty of a quilt or a dress lies within the stitches and the thought of the person who made them. When you spend time making something with your two hands, you impart love in a way that buying never can.

quilts lying hands

Our minds hurtled outward in all directions. We became absurdly creative, Homo artifactus, intolerant of bare cave walls and naked clay pots.

wall creative mind

We may love men and we may live with men, but some of them have said stupendously inaccurate things about us, our bodies, and our psyches.

Touch is... one of the most ancient transactions, a defiance of the plasma membrane and the loneliness it brought.

ancient membranes loneliness

You have your opinion, I have mine, and it takes all kinds of nut... by Natalie

You have your opinion, I have mine, and it takes all kinds of nuts and dips to make a party, right?

Friendship is a priceless gift, that cannot be bought or sold. But it's value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear. And in time of trouble, it is powerless to cheer. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if he sends not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.

true-friend cheer friendship

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. Besides, those voices are merely guardians and demons protecting the real treasure, the first thoughts of the mind.

voice real mind