walk with me

You grow up going to school for years and trying to fit into the world. Just as soon as you think you are done with college, you find yourself pursuing an advanced degree. You land yourself a well paying job. You travel the world to use up your vacation days to catch up on rest, have fun, experience new cultures, and take some cool pics for your Facebook profile. You buy yourself a new home claiming financial success and independence. All the while you are mating and seeking a lifetime mate. Then when you see that all your friends are getting married and feel some familial pressure on your “singleness”, you start feeling a void in your life. As you decide to make more of an effort to find a suitable life partner, that “nice” person who you did not take too seriously years ago starts looking a bit more attractive. You date, you get confused and scared, and you propose. Then the big day comes. Wedding day. After hours and hours spent looking for reception halls, writing up the guest list, figuring out who you really want as your bridesmaids/groomsmen, finding the best outfits, figuring out ways to make your wedding more unique and fabulous than all the other weddings you have been to, making honeymoon plans, not being able to eat your own wedding cake because you have lost your appetite.. you wake up the next morning… married. Then you live the life of a newlywed, have the best of times, and have the worst of times. You have children, try to raise them the way you wish you were raised, research botox and hair loss treatments, go through menopause/mid-life crisis, retire, spoil your grand kids and then what?

Many people are satisfied and content striving to reach these milestones. But where is the passion for something more? I feel that so many people have great passions they unconsciously let go of as they try to go with the norms of life. Are we so time conscious that we let go of opportunities that would actually make us happy even though others wouldn’t agree with it? Why do people who go with the norms want you to be just like them rather than accept you for your own uniqueness?

And for those that do say time is running out… I say.. Time could run out tomorrow, time could have run out years ago, but I think I will walk today.

VA

If you ever want to go to a place where people give you crazy looks and look like they are going to get a machine gun and start shooting you (at least in the US), just go to a VA hospital. I have made several trips there as a child and have been there twice in the last week. Things have not changed.. just more cold stares.

MD not for ME

I used to be fine being around sick people in a hospital. After today I realized how thankful I am that I didn’t go into the medical field. It definitely was not meant for me.

when it is time to go, it is time to go

I think it's crazy how the lady who missed the Air France flight ended up dying in a car accident. Imagine avoiding such a catastrophe and feeling so lucky to still be alive… just to end up dying.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6479203.ece

going ergo

I never realized how complicated it would be to choose a chair, especially an ergonomic chair. So many sites, so many types, so many things to consider.

It's all your fault

Why are so many people afraid to accept responsibility for their own actions or accept that they are part of the problem? Blame seems to be the easiest way out. Blame exists everywhere… politics, religion, relationships, crime, personal insecurities, etc. This is not to say that there aren’t situations where people are rightfully deserving of the blame. However, there is no escape from it.

Would it be a sign of weakness and surrender for someone to say out loud, “sorry, I was wrong”? Of course there are some people who state it to keep the peace just to follow it up with enough reasons to show why they are really not at fault.

Maybe it is because we as humans are always looking for reasons for everything. When a reason can’t be found we resort to blame someone/something to be able to find an answer to give ourselves a false sense of peace. Maybe it is because our egos are so big that being wrong will make us lose our sense of worth. Maybe it is because some of us feel as though we have the upper hand if we show someone that they are not perfect. Maybe we just don’t want to give others the satisfaction of being right. It just seems pointless at times.

I wonder if animals have the ability to blame each other…

Vitamins

I hate taking pills, but I do take my vitamins every day. Of course I am picky about the kind I get. I am still taking the same organic ones I have been taking for years now. It seems to be the only one that doesn’t make me nauseous like the gigantic green ones from GNC. I just wish they made them smaller as it is becoming more difficult to take.