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favre, you are sending the wrong message...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:49:34 -0500

brett favre, we all know that you hate training with your teammates and prefer to throw football with young high schoolers than grown-ass men, but don’t you think you are sending the wrong message to those same adolescents? to tell you the truth favre, i would love to be in your shoes everyday but i don’t think my future bride would love me if i showed up to the reception hall 20 minutes late, after missing the “i do’s” and all of that other jazzy stuff. hey brett, you must talk to the kids and tell them ‘you can’t take a break from elementary school and then become all motivated because in 10th grade science, they decided to launch a rocket.’ do some type of public service announcement or a wrangler commercial to speak to the masses. you got the money brett. i don’t want to have to write another blog entry about your ass next season.

why do you try so hard to be ‘normal’?

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:02:34 -0500

when has it become the norm to do things comfortably? when was it o.k. to sit back and watch the stars rather than to try and grasp one? what happened to you being you? i don’t know all of the answers to these questions but i do know we often surround ourselves with people or things that may obstruct ourselves from who we are. i have been noticing lately people have been doing things just to be comfortable. it seems in previous generations, there were more ‘cowboys’ and ‘thrill seekers’ rather than ‘thumb-twiddlers’ in today’s society. the only advice i can really give is to live your dreams and surround yourself with people that want to support you, not with people who YOU want to support you...

probably one of the worst books ever...

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:01:58 -0500

...unless you like water. the book is called “the shape of love: discovering who we are, where we came, and where we’re going.” i tried to not judge a book by its cover but i really wanted to read something uplifting. according to the author masaru emoto, the shape of love starts with one of the most pure and simple things: water. during the beginning of the book, emoto explained how water is essential to life and how we must all cherish it. according emoto, he felt we needed to know every detail about water and how the studying of water is so amazing. it’s not. i wanted to finish the book to see if maybe he would talk about love but i gave up two-thirds of the way. however, i did appreciate one part in which he explained his thoughts about having children and how to raise. if you know me, you know about how i feel about children. even though i do not have any kids, i appreciate the thought he put into some of his points. in one of his thoughts he explains “not [to] compare children with other children and worry about the differences.” as young as they are, children are also human beings and one of a kind. unnecessary pressure will only confuse children and put them in a state of always seeking approval. another point emoto makes is to “refrain from using negative expressions such as ‘don’t’ and ‘no good.’ instead, let’s use more positive expression such as ‘let’s’ and ‘shall we.’” i kind of agree with this statement when i may say ‘let’s go to the park’ but on the contrary, i would not say ‘shall we walk away from eating the paint chips.’ one last point i do agree with is to ‘treat a child not as a child but as a person with a sound personality, including consciousness and responsibilities.’ i somewhat agree with this too. children need to learn more things on their own whether than being overshadowed by rules. to the parents out there, i definitely give you much respect and i can never really understand what it means to be a parent until i have a child of my own so this strictly opinionated when i say this: keep doing you. your role as parents has given you the ability to gain instincts that are unteachable. please to continue to thrive and make sure your kids are always having the time of their lives.
after reading reviews about “the shape of love: discovering who we are, where we came, and where we’re going,” i found out that i am not the only person who this way about the book. nonetheless, mr. emoto does have a new york times bestseller book called “the hidden messages in water” that has many more positive reviews. hopefully that’ll be a better read.

it’s been a while...

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:18:37 -0500

sorry to all of the readers out there, it’s been a while. to tell you the truth, i’ve been doing a lot of soul searching, trying to figure some things out. the experiences i have been dealing with lately is somewhat comparable to growing pains. the growing pains have been more of a mental pain. life throws all sorts of obstacles and only you will know how to take care of these road blocks. i just honestly have to worry more about oscar. regardless of what you may think, it is a lonely road - not a selfish one. one reason i have felt neutral is because i have been living in the past. after reading this article from tom ferry ‘are you addicted to the past?’ i know the show must go on. so many people want to say ‘hi’ but nobody wants to listen and i just have to learn my ‘circle’ is not as big as i would like it to be. so if you see a change in me, it’s not an insult to you, it’s a growth within me. peace and love.

happy father’s day...

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:54:31 -0500