I will admit that I have more than my share of those people in my life.  Some I love, the rest…well…don’t last.  For those I love, I wrestle with the idea of forgiveness because I often wonder, what’s to forgive?  I knew, I know and continue to understand that it will not change.  Am I hopeful that it will?  Sure.  Do I believe it will?  No, but anyone is capable of anything so it’s not as far-fetched of an idea as some would have me believe.  I am a consummate believer that things aren’t as bad as they seem, a way of living definitely not meant for most and a lifestyle that many find to be naive or silly.  It’s not.

So, how should I deal with these selfish individuals?  Why should I offer forgiveness when things have never changed.  What is there to forgive or even more so, what isn’t there to forgive?  Well, let’s start at the center of the issue.  Myself.  There are plenty of times throughout our lives, on a daily basis really, that I find I must forgive Me.  Love, caring, affection and all of the wondrous acts of kindness get their fuel from the part of myself that also stores humility and peace.  Without one, the others cannot survive.  How can I expect others to be generous with their Me when I cannot, it’s just not right.  To begin with myself, I must forfeit my desire for recognition knowing that less than half the time I will not get it for it is not my honest intention.  It does not mean that I do not appreciate or even crave it at times, I’m human, but living with the expectation of recognition at all times is not realistic.  When I think about it, it’s usually one of the last cards in the deck.

I must find peace within before I can find outer peace.

Now that I’ve found inner peace I can begin to process the how’s and why’s of said person.  Who are they to me?  Who are they to Me?  The ones who do not last are relatively self explanatory, but if you’re not sure who that is then they are always the person who attempts to keep distance because they do no want complication in their life.  If there’s anything that I’ve learned it’s that complications will always be there and if you plan on being social, then getting to know others is the least of my worries.  In actuality, getting to know someone better will only aid in avoiding complications in the future.  Pay attention to the little things, they are the things that tell the story.  For you, it may feel necessary to forgive a person but look closer at the definition of Forgive from Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary:

1:  a : to give up resentment of or claim to requital for <forgivean insult>

2: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon<forgive one’s enemies>

To give up resentment of.  With that I ask, do I resent this person?  One argument is that I do not resent the person, only the action.  The truth is that if you only resented the action then you wouldn’t be upset with the person. Am I saying that you resent the person?  Yes, but don’t take misconstrue resentment with hatred or strong disliking…they aren’t the same.  I resent the act but I continue to love the person and I do so because in the grand scheme of things, this is nothing more than a lesson wrapped in ugly paper.  On a larger scale, you forgive the fact that all life ends but never do you hold it against anyone, well maybe except your doctor (I kid).  In no way am I advertising ignorance or disillusion, only that when looking at the situation maybe we should consider how medial this is bound to become.

I would like to clarify, in case it wasn’t deduced, that if the actions from another are damaging in a large way then these rules do not apply.  I am a firm believer that if the offense is deemed serious enough, then screw em’, regardless of history.  If it’s where I am the offender for whatever reason, then using the same logic path, I am completely understanding for one very simple reason – I am being treated as I have treated others.

I am no better or worse than anyone when sitting at the same table.  I am no smarter for knowledge is universal and I’m certain others know more about other things than I.  I must not hold others accountable when I have the ability to make the appropriate changes.  I hardly ever need to forgive, most mistakes are like passing gas in public, very embarrassing and if I could I’d scoot away before anyone notices.  I have always been happier knowing that I never required forgiveness, it means I was hard enough on myself.  If I do pass gas in public, it will be hilarious if it’s in a quiet place.  My apologies for deviating.

When it comes to someone being selfish, forgiveness is hardly necessary.  Either I’ve known that it was an inevitability or it caught me by surprise and after some time I realize that the upsetting part was the latter.  There are times that no matter what, I cannot bring it upon myself to let go of an individual based on their selfishness but it is my choice and am ultimately happy with my decision because I did not quit.  I am not you, you know that, but as I’ve said before in my posts, know that you are not alone in the troubles faced.  They are daily and many, yet what ultimately allows for us to come together is relation.  It’s called a relationship because it’s relation that takes you all over a map that always has a new location to discover. Explore.

Well, the idea of change first begins as a perception or perspective.  Change in itself is a very selfish act even though it is usually applied to a much larger scale, society or politics for example.  We often forget that change is not something that occurs immediately and it is hardly ever noticeable, it isn’t until we can look into our rearview mirror that we see that what is becomes what was and what will is coming sooner than we thought.  Interested yet?

Something to remember: Change begins and ends as an idea.

The tricky part is that our ideas of change are on a lazy susan, rotating around while staying stationary.  What’s interesting is that we can just as easily influence this scenario by simply intervening but we are so concerned with the flow and status quo that we forget the mechanics of said change.  How can you expect something to be viewed as alright if you yourself are not willing to put aside your fears to make it alright.  We constantly battle with ourselves because we are concerned about what others will think, what they will say or what may and may not be learned.  We try to protect but in the process, it hinders the progress of actual change.

Change is not bias, it just happens regardless of thought.

Now, we can say that it’s to protect said person or persons but the fact is that we will never know the full effect until the change actually occurs.  It is not irrational nor is it illogical to fear a possibility but what is often overlooked is that change is and always will be inevitable.  It is the nature of all things.  It is not something we can change, ignore or otherwise forget.  It will happen.  The only thing slowing the process is our own perceptions, our own selves.  If we can let go of our fears and remember that adaptability relies on our own acceptance of inevitable, then maybe things aren’t as bad as we think they are.

Life and the aspects of it, the uncontrollable parts and the ones we can affect, are what drives us through the infinite possibilities that lay ahead…enjoy it.

Happy Holidays!

Recently I traveled to St. Louis for a funeral, a woman that was very dear to me.  As I sat there in the church, I found myself observing as well as getting lost in a thought that carried with me - Here I am, but I’m not.

I am made of the same things that the universe is made from.  I am who I am and yet when the time comes, I am no longer tethered to the physical…I have become everything.  Now, the thought that I am not me but merely a projection is stating that even though I am not here physically, I am still here.  I’m sure we’ve all heard the idea that we are projections of our surroundings, and although I find that to be true I do not figure that idea to be complete.  If we are indeed made of the same things as the universe then it would safe to assume that we are not just a projection of our surroundings, but a projection of everything.

How does this apply to my trip?  Well, let me explain.  As we move within the world, we often create shades of ourselves.  Think back to school when your teacher would write something on a clear film and put it onto the projector.  Who we are, at the core, is much like the clear film.  What we essentially do is project our definition of who we are, we create the picture of a person that we so choose to be.  When I walk out into the world I am flipping on the switch showing all others my projection of myself.

At the end, it is those projections that people remember but what isn’t said is that what allows us to carry on the legacy of a person is that each person is given a copy of each film.  Each drawing is unique and each one creates an entirely different person even though the similarities are present.  What’s more interesting is that we are happy that each film is unique because we’d like for each person to project us in the different light.  We mustn’t forget that we merely leave a film and that each person we impact are the projectors.  They are the ones that share our memories and the ones who carry on our story, so it would be wise to do right by those in our lives, known or not.  Love without regard and fear only that you may not be able to reach everyone you’d like to.  Listen.  Pay attention.  Above all else, know that amazing is every day and sharing that feeling can make one.  We may not be able to speak now but we’ll talk later.

To those who know me and those who’ve yet to, I am always available to talk so feel free to contact me.  Until the next post =)

As a play on words, the same sorts of things happen to us following a metaphorical rainstorm.  For awhile, its dark and windy, rain patters on the windows of our soul.  At one point we had them open, we were free and care free.  We never expect the rain, we never expect the clouds and we never expect the darkness.  It’s like a cauldron of sadness, devastating to the relatively usual sunny disposition we may normally carry.

I, on the other hand, have always found the rain to be rather cleansing.  You’ll usually find me, at some point, just standing there in the rain letting myself get soaked.  It matters not that my clothes are wet, that’s an easy fix.  It matters not that I am cold and uncomfortable, I welcome a hot shower.  All that matters is that in that moment, I am care free and have let go of that which has consumed me in the days prior.  Then suddenly, a blinding light and radiant warms me.  I can barely open my eyes because the light feels so sharp and sudden, almost as if the sun was being reborn and a new world will unfold as my eyes widen.  This is the Mourning Sun.

It is so bright that it’s hard to keep your eyes open, it’s warmth is minimal but it’s there and we feel it.  The skies are clear and the clouds may be lingering but they no longer skew my vision of the stars.  I recall, nay, never forget the loss of this warmth before the storm and yet am still moved at how much clearer the sky is.  How brisk the air is, as if it knows that for the time being it is free to move about as it wishes.  For those of you who are awake during sunrise, you know the feeling.  It’s one that is shown to you with a majesty and beauty unbound by the normal restrictions of our imagination.  It’s powerful and weak, it’s a constant reminder of the little things we forget to cherish and sparks a love of life.  This moment, this time and those that will follow are our wake up call.

If we did not have the rain we would never fully appreciate a sunny day.  All is well even when it’s not, the sun will return and brighter than ever.  The warmth will return and the object that lit our path will have never left for whether we see it or not, we carry that warmth until it returns.

Change will never be sudden regardless of how open minded we feel we are, it is worked towards until the goal of progression and innovation is almost in reach.  Upon the completion of said goal, there should come a realization that even this accomplishment will not satisfy me, it will only feel like I’ve begun to starve the dying flame within me.  The only way to feed the flame is to continue to explore my curiosity further, there are always questions…find solutions.

I am impertinent.  I am resistant.  I am NOT careful.  I dare to be myself knowing that I am drawn to others who dare to do the same.  I will explore all possibilities for I know that a missed opportunity isn’t gone, someone else will grab it.  I am powerful.  I am weak.  I am continuously moving and so I know that no solution is permanent, it is temporary…that’s the nature of evolution.

Without knowing myself, what I’m truly capable of, I never would have seen that what defines me is never what I’ve done but what I have yet to do.  Be confident in your dreams and if at all possible, find the support to live it.

Even though the theme of today is homogeneous, it does not mean you have to agree, it is separation that will allow us to move past what we don’t believe to what will inevitably happen.

“What does this mean to you?” statement:  I know that together oil and water don’t mix but if added to other things, it makes a wonderful sauce.

I would like to say that perfection is possible, you are the only person who has to believe it is.  It is only natural to question new things, what we should not do is dismiss it.  Hardly ever is anyone truly ready to move out of their comfort zone but it is an undeniable fact that at times we must in order to find what we’ve been searching for.  Change is scary but what if’s last far longer.

With that said, I shall conclude this 3 part series about…life.

First, take notice of the title.  Although a part of a trilogy of entries, the idea of it is perception.  There have been plenty of times that things have gone wrong, that my life seems to be under a constant rain cloud.  You know the saying, “When it rains, it pours.” and aptly so.  In our every day life we experience hardships, it’s just that usually things don’t seem as bad because things are good.  I’m almost out of gas, my brakes are squeaking, my friend just broke up with their girlfriend/boyfriend or I’m hungry and have no food.  Seemingly small things that given the right circumstance can turn into something larger very quickly.  I will not make any excuses, life is difficult, it’s a fact.  The beauty of it all is that these things, all things, if viewed in the right light are rather beautiful…it just depends on the approach or perspective.

I am in no way promoting disillusion, actually I’m promoting quite the opposite.  As we all know or have learned, there is a lesson in everything.  The saying, “Knowledge is power” is a term that I fully believe in for the simple fact that when applied to aspects of life, it actually makes things manageable.  At times, we all get overwhelmed, it’s a fact of life but it doesn’t need to be the only fact.  I got into a car accident and my car looks like it was attacked by a Transformer, yet when thinking about how it happened I realized that I could have ended up on the opposite side of the road in the lane that happens to be the freeway exit.  Your relationship ended and a lot of bad things were said, you did everything you could and nothing seemed to matter yet now you’re out of an abusive relationship.  You don’t like where you live and it seems like everyone is looking at you, you don’t belong and yet you find yourself spending more time appreciating sunsets.  In case you haven’t recognized, there are always positives in every situation, all you need to do is find it.

A repeating concept in almost all of these entries is that you are never alone, that there is always someone or something that can help.  Not unhealthy solutions (pun intended) like Alcohol or Drug Abuse, not shelling up or turning into a temporary hermit.  Don’t ever think that nobody will understand because there are 6 billion people on Earth, many of which who have experienced almost the exact same situation.  Now, we all know that others have it harder and that never helps but knowing that someone is always around is quite possibly the most comforting idea I’ve ever experienced.  I have shared my experiences with loss and shared my Love of people, a recurring theme in everything I do.  I continue to have a box of happy moments and will never find a more relaxing and releasing place than in Nature.  I adore sunsets and treasure sunrises.  These are the ideas and images that I’d like to share with one, with all.

The idea of The Life I Love, The Life I Live is one of patience.  There are so many beautiful things around us that allow You and i to smile, to translate that into the next day or moment.  We are constants moving quickly in an environment that moves as slowly as it can and it can become overwhelming, but be patient and know that without an open heart and open mind we will not be able to see the wonderful life of infinite possibilities.  We are unable to receive help if we ourselves do not want it and others will not know if we don’t ask.  Find that place you use to escape, find that friend you can always talk to, hug the ones you have in your life that make it better.  Most of all, do not be afraid to be Yourself.  Positivity is a state of mind and just like the rest of the emotional color band, it’s contagious.  Reality has 2 sides, what will be shared with others is which side we choose to focus on.  As always, if you feel as though you have nobody to talk to, I welcome ANYONE to contact me.  This is The Life I Love and because of so, this is The Life I Live.  Until next time friends =)

Often it feels like I can’t seem to keep my feet beneath me.  The feeling is dizzying, it’s nauseating, it feels endless and damned if it’s not draining.  I feel like the coin, spinning around in what seems as though is a never ending circle but there’s the key.  If you looked at the designs you will notice that all of them have one thing in common, it has a center.  Imagine a piece of string and at the bottom is a weight.  The string is a representation of the connections we share with the world, it is what allows us to stay suspended above the rock bottom.  The weight is me, it is you, it is us.  Now let’s assume that some sort of outside force has picked us up and pushed us in some random direction, what happens?  We spin about at a dizzying pace, the harder the force of the push the faster we spin.  Now, give that a little bit of time and a natural force of resistance, our ability of self recognition.  We have the wonderful ability to be aware of ourselves even though we forget that from time to time, this ability is our way of being our own observer.  This resistance will eventually slow us down and even though for a period of time we’re still spinning, we eventually stop.  We center.

We are always dangling above the bottom and usually it tends to feel as though at any moment the string will break and we’ll drop.  Wrong.  I believe the most amazing thing in life is that we are actually floating.  It’s like space, all we need is a push to get us going, to get us out of orbit so that we may explore the beautiful and expansive possibilities in this life.

Another great example is a tetherball.  Think of your life as a game of tetherball.  By itself, the ball lay there motionless.  Centered, dangling and losing air slowly.  Give it a solid knock in any direction and suddenly it becomes a challenge.  We mustn’t let our opponent knock the ball the other way and if they do, I’m going to hit it twice as hard back.  In order to win the game, the ball must completely wrap around the pole and hit.  Funny right?   But note: the ball is centered once again but instead of dangling, it’s being suspended.  Held up by being wound up.  It’s energy, kinetic.  In that moment, it’s full of possibility and hope.  In that moment is a win.  I am that tetherball, we all are.

We can get a push from anyone, we get hit and keep on going.  We wind up, we tighten and it feels overwhelming but we do not snap.  We win, we hit the pole and if we use all of that energy for a positive purpose then we are finally able to slowly unwind so that we can wait for the next push.  We are the pencil or marker in the spirograph, at times it may seem as though we are just wandering aimlessly but in the end we have a defined center in the middle of art.  Who would have thought randomness would create such beauty.  Each line balanced (refer to part 1), each line seamlessly moving around and always returning to the center.

Now, what is this center I speak of?  It’s what happens when you unwind, unravel and find peace.  It’s the place you go to get away from the world and to clear your mind.  It’s your friends, family or a carton of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream.  Center is the eye of the storm, it’s contentment.  Center is what you’re probably beginning to feel.  Center is You.  It’s the part of you that nobody can ever take away.  Don’t feel like you have a center?  Think about it long and hard, what is it that you love the most when things are rough?  What is it that comforts you the most, that makes you smile even when you feel like you’re spinning?  If you focus on finding your center, eventually you will.

Sometimes you need to spin in order to find the center.  Sometimes you need to feel disoriented for you to recognize clarity.  As long as we pay attention to ourselves, our true selves, we will always be able to unwind.  Don’t just stop to smell the roses, appreciate the entire garden and it’s beauty.

Sometime soon I’ll conclude this series of writings and as always I recommend sharing these writings and would love to have responses, if you’re not comfortable commenting publicly feel free to email me.  Stay positive, pay attention and know that there is brightness in every dark situation.

According to the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia it is defined as -

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or longer.

While I do not disagree with this, I think it left out a few other words as well as overstated clinical depression.  Depression can be caused by many things but most often tends to be from the overall state of confusion and the belief that because you’re not “Happy” that you MUST be depressed.  As far as clinical depression, for most, any sort of sudden jolt of negative emotion causes interference with out every day life for weeks or longer.  I will explain my beliefs as well as my personal experience with battling this relatively common affliction.

The war of balance is one that is the most important when we approach the rather sensitive subject of sadness and depression.  As I had stated previously, I believe that many of the issues that we experience when down are caused from an overall confusion of how it fits into what’s happening in our lives.  Significant other has left, I was having a great day and suddenly it seemingly went to the toilet, the job search is never ending no matter how hard I try.  The key part to focus in on there is “no matter how hard I try”.  Often whenever I hear those words I automatically ask the question, “How hard did you try?”.  Now, this isn’t meant to be a smart ass question nor my questioning of the said effort being given, it’s to cause reflection of the situation.  What else is going on in your life, did anything else take your attention away or could it just simply be the result of random outcomes?  Within these questions I also refer to the Chinese belief in Yin and Yang, the balance of nature.  Light and Dark, Water and Fire, Starsky and Hutch…opposites that work as a balancing effect within everything around us.  It is this balance that allows for a terrible thing to happen while a great thing is happening.  It’s what keeps us grounded, or to look at it another way, we start out in a hole and although we can’t go straight up we can go as time does, linear, and it will eventually lead us to the surface.  It is by all means not easier but as the saying goes, nothing of worth isn’t worth working for.  It’s never fun going 2 steps back to take 1 step forward and yet it’s something we do often without thinking about it.  Funny.

Balance, whether we see it or not, is the driving force behind most of the things in our life.  Balance, unlike Karma, relies more on reactionary basis and definitely requires effort and an open mind.  Doing good will not necessarily come back to me, it’s more of a scientific approach.  When it rains, it pours right?  Wrong, let’s put a point value to each.  Seeing as though it’s the good that gets us through the bad we’ll say the ratio is 2 to 1.  For every good thing we receive, one should be prepared or at least understand that 2 smaller things may occur.  I got a new job but on the way back I got into a car accident and I may be found at fault (regardless if I am or not).  Balance.  I met a new person, we really click, but my grandfather is having health issues and I’m getting behind on my school work.  Balance.  All of these things are seemingly not connected but yet they are, they are because we are what connects these circumstances.

So how do I deal with it?  Well, although it’s not recommended for most, I internalize a lot of everything but I do it in a way that I find peace and contentment.  The important thing is that I find a place to go to where I can just be alone, a quiet getaway that I have no matter where I am.  I think about it all, I try to view it from not only my own perspective but others as well.  I become my own Observer.  How would I approach this had it happened under different circumstances, how I’d approach it if it were a friend or family member.  The importance of having an open mind is crucial.  I use the getaway as a way to calm myself down so that I am capable of thinking without bias or heavy emotion.  When I lived in San Diego I went to Coronado and sat at the beach, in LA I went away from the city into the hills where I could see the stars, Sacramento I’d go to the river and so on.  I make it a point to know and have a place no matter where I am for the simple fact that life happens at any time so I must be prepared.  I can never avoid getting overwhelmed but I do ensure that in the case I am, that I have what is basically an escape plan.

Once I have calmed down and thoroughly thought it out, then I communicate it with my confidants.  The people I trust the most to not only listen but don’t have to make an effort to cheer me up.  This last part is critical for the simple fact that people like this are rare but we all have that person or two.  I talk it out until I feel better, which usually doesn’t take long, but I believe this to be the act that does the most help.  Knowing that there is someone else, that I’m not alone, that someone else has either been through what I have or at least shows genuine care and understanding allows me to feel better quickly.  Knowing that I have a strong support group, even when not fully available, is what brings me out of the sadness and confusion.

General Points:

1.  Have an open mind, know that balance is key and that no matter what, there is still good in every situation even if we don’t see it immediately.

2. Communication is key and at times we must force ourselves to talk about it regardless of how much we don’t want to.

3. There is always someone who has either been through it or understands.  You are never alone in this War of Balance.

4. Referring to #1 & #2, having an open mind and willingness to communicate means reaching out to someone you may not normally reach out to.  A counselor or an acquaintance, a friend or family member, sometimes the person who understands the most is the one you’ve never tried before.

5.  I am always available, I make it a point to be so.  As I stated before, life happens at any moment so I do my absolute best to always be there to help.  I realize the importance of that and so I live it.

Part 2 will be coming sometime this week, it’s been a relatively busy month and it takes me awhile to figure out how to arrange the words into something meaningful.  So, until next post, think of your getaway and make it happen.  Find that person who knows you better than you’d ever imagined and reach out.

Before anything is put inside this bowl it feels expansive as we imagine how we will fill this space.

Now let’s pretend that we are holding a jug of water, this jug represents what’s yet to come and the water represents expectations.  Independently our jug of water will perfectly fill out bowl, it may even spill over depending on how big we are dreaming.  Throughout the day, week or however long, we progressively put in more and more water but there’s a catch.  As we put in water from our jug, we are also sharing this bowl with those that are around us.  Our boss, parents, family or friends.  Everyone has a jug and everyone is putting in water at some point which at times feels a bit overwhelming because it’s my bowl.  How do I fix this?  Do I stop putting my water into the bowl?  Do I not allow others to put there water in?  Confusion usually sets in, frustration begins to rear it’s ugly head and all hell seems to break loose.  OH NO!

Now, let’s take a break from the analogy.  The bowl is a representation of how much “life” I can take.  Everyone has a different level before they overflow, before they can’t take anymore and tend to become the person they don’t want to be.  I will not be explaining a solution, more of a compromise.

It is far and few between that we will find ourselves shouldering the expectations of many at the same time, but if we are then the process is still the same.  The idea is to lower the amount of water we are putting into the bowl to fit the criteria of the circumstance of situation.  To avoid adding more water when it’s painfully obvious that the inevitability of overflow will soon be a reality.  What do I mean?  Plan for what you know.  If, for example, I am in a certain situation where I know that certain things will (most likely) happen, then I will adjust how much water into the bowl knowing that if I don’t…I will overflow.  Taking into account all of the facets within specific situations or people, I find myself acting as opposed to reacting.  Taking control of what I have control over in order to leave space for what I can’t.

Recently, I was visiting my grandparents in New Orleans and employed this strategy.  My grandmother is a bit of a control freak, not out of spite but because she wants to be sure that everyone enjoys themselves.  Knowing this, I knew that she would plan out as much of my trip as possible.  I did not need to lower my expectation of the trip, only that of myself.  By doing so, I allowed for flexibility and thus created more room in my “bowl”.  By taking into account that she was going to bring her own jug of water for my bowl, I didn’t add as much water knowing that the end goal was to enjoy my trip.  I could have stressed, fret and gotten upset because I didn’t get to achieve certain things but because I was able to account for the inevitable I was able to prevent overflow.

This is much more difficult with sporadic people but the idea here is to pay attention to the smaller things.  I have said in many of my writings that it is and always will be the smaller things that make the bigger picture, it is the small events that fill up the pages of a novel.  Within this brand of thinking comes the way of Life Portion Control.  Within this comes the separation of the inevitable and with that we find less weight on our shoulders.  We do not need to be careless nor care less, we simply need to be careful not to let the little things get by us.

Our lives require balance, how much you allow for imbalance will determine if your “bowl” overflows or not.

Cinnamon is marvelous.

Still wondering what it feels like to walk on a ray of sun, still feel it would be slippery and hot.

I love Orchestra’s.

I do not regret but I do wonder what it would be like if things went differently.

Problem solving is a trait, not a skill.

I think we are all schizophrenic, for proof look at how quickly people change into someone else when certain people are around. (This works in all situations)

I love smiles, I believe them to be the most telling of a person.

I hardly cry, I wish it weren’t so…it’s so releasing.

Waldo would be much more efficient at hiding if he changed clothes, I mean he travels all over the world in the middle of these crazy ass events – he didn’t shower before the picture?

Be not afraid of failing, only of not trying.

If people were more trusting, we’d confide in each other more often.

Writing on this blog is like darts, I randomly throw out thoughts hoping to hit a bulls eye on how someone is feeling.  In case you’re wondering, I wrote it for you but who you remains to be seen.

If you’re curious, just ask.  My guess is that most people simply don’t want to know the truth.

Reality is based on perspective.  Get some and be open minded, you’ll find that life is much more enjoyable.

Ideas are a powerful tool, you just have to be confident in them.

Last one is about some of the posts that I’ve written in the past and actually fairly recently.  You’ll know the posts because they appear to be written for someone in particular, such as http://originalyou.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/testament-of-love-my-impertinent-truth/.  I am here to say that I didn’t write this for anyone in particular and NO!  I really didn’t write it for anyone in particular as with just about all my writings.  The ones I wrote for someone have been marked as so or at least clarified through another entry.  Yes, it’s possible to write a love letter for nobody because love letters are simply the confession of your feelings for another, it just so happens that this other is not another.

That’s it for Round 2.  Enjoy!