time

I always set too many expectations on this day. And sometimes my expectations meet. Sometimes they're not. Sometimes there's a surprise that I didn't expect. After a tumultous year I am ready to part with 2008. I guess I can say that in a good way though cause a lot of good things happened this year. So while I will part with the past 12 months, I have learned a lot and have grown as a person. I guess that's all you can expect to do in this life. As much as I may have expected certain things to happen that did not I take solace in what's to come. I want to celebrate the year to come, but don't want to forget how we all grew this past year. I'm always one to want to move forward. I know some of us get stuck or mired in muck sometimes, but move forward with your life. I guess moving forward means something different to everyone....but time moves forward with or without you, so keep your eye on the prize and the other on the clock. You can get the prize, but you can't get that time back.

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resolutions..

I want to say my news years resolution would to be to stop being naive about life and be more honest with the person that I am. But I guess I like being naive about life. It lets me believe that all people have good intentions, that dreams and miracles do happen, and that Santa Claus is real, he just wears a different uniform during the other 364 days of the year. I guess you can be naive about certain situations so maybe when they occur you at first are surprised and next you are just saying "well, that was unexpected..." Most of all I guess it comes down to having a little sense of pride. Pride for who you are, who you were, and who you've become. I wish everyone the sense of pride that comes with being who you are. Who you are to the people who care most about you. Who you are to those that love you. And who those people are that smile when they think of you or when you're around. I think the greatest sense of pride comes when you can you be exactly the person you want to be in many of life's situations. The ups and downs will come, but consistency will impress people as you remain steadfast in being the person you want to be.

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everyone

Everyone has a past I figure. I guess some of us dwell on it. Some of us revel in it. Some of us try to fix it. Some of us can't get past it. And then some of us forget about it. I guess we're all a mix of that. For all the things I want to forget about from my past they've made me who I am today. Some of it helped. Some of it didn't. Some of it hurt. Some of it made you happy. But everyone has a past. It's just like a suitcase you carry around. You have to remember that while you are who you are, on every trip you're bringing along some things you need, some things you think you'll need, some new clothes and some old clothes........but most of all....just make sure you enjoy the trip and bring something good home with you. Most likely you won't be visiting again....

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do the right thing

Doing the right thing will not always be justified by the reaction because reactions are immediate and usually inaccurate. Only when you have time to think about how something made you feel do you possibly understand its effect (affect). Really, reactions can be what they will be. A reaction does not always mirror the action.

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christmas

So it's Christmas and I don't think I'm gonna get what I wanted. I guess it doesn't change much from when I was a kid. You want something so bad and you don't get it....a few months down the road you realize you don't want it as much as you once did. Or...you want something else at that point. I guess if it was something you really wanted and you wait and ask for it again, you might get it. I'm not the type that likes to wait. Especially when other kids are getting the gifts I want.

Here's to you Santa Claus.....maybe it's better you don't give me what I want. The toy truck will do just fine I guess.

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choice

I think for some people, they believe it is a conscious choice to be happy. For others, its happiness that grows unknowingly inside of them that makes the choices for them.

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Ok. So I was wrong about surprises, but still right about magic shows...

Surprises can be a good thing. I figured that out last night. A surprise can be a great thing when the surprise is even better than you first expected to happen. As people, I think we all set expectations on what you think will happen in life. But man, it's great when what you expect doesn't happen. What happens turns out to be even better than you expected. Right?

Then again I don't know if any girl is ever surprised by a bigger diamond. Seems like that rock can always be....as she said "a little bit bigger....." Ha. Man. Expectations.

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