I love love love this....

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbour, co-worker, longest friend, lover, or even a complete stranger) but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some people move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints in our hearts,
and We are never, ever the same.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realised your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Everything happens for a reason, nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience help to create who you become.

Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count!! Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself; it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

I ripped off Bob Marley, but I think he will forgive me...

"You may not be his first, his last, or his only. He loved before he may love again. But if he loves you now, what else matters? He’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if he can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you can break – his heart. So don’t hurt him, don’t change him, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than he can give. Smile when he makes you happy, let him know when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there."

Day 2 – your favorite movie

Am I supposed to do these everyday for thirty days? Oops   I figure if I make it through all of them within the year I'm doing a hell of a job.  So lets see here....I've had the same favorite movie my whole life, or at least since it came out which was way back in 1994.  Which must have meant I was 12.  Before that I'm sure it was some disney movie or something dumb like Dirty Dancing.  So anyway my favorite movie of all time is Legends of the Fall....I watch it religiously every six months or more depending on how I feel.  Maybe I like to associate myself with the character of Tristen, always looking, always wanting love, but not being able to hold onto it.  Or maybe it's Julia Ormond, or her character, both appeal to me.  I really don't know.  But it's my fav...now you know...

Day #1 - Favorite Song

I love that I start a lot of things on Mondays...usually because I'm bored, but here I am, on my couch, on another  Random Monday Morning.  I'm starting the blog challenge mainly to see if I can stick to it and also just to tell a little about myself to those who want to read it.

My favorite song is usually pretty easy to figure out if you've known me for all of ten minutes.  It's a song that was introduced to me 15 years ago by one of the greatest girls in the whole world, and yes she takes credit for it.  Although I know she introduced it to me, of this I have no doubt, I don't remember listening to it with her.  The first time I can remember is sitting in Jeff's truck with him, Brandie, and Dave out on Galen Rd in front of the old poor farm and it was on a cd that Kaleb had made him.  As always it seemed to fit the moment and the moment was perfect.

Here's the greatest thing about the song.  To me, it ALWAYS fits the moment whether it's happy or sad, angry or any other emotion.  It's a good luck charm. It's a sign that things will be alright.  I hear it in the most random of places, like a changing room in Walmart, or while drag racing in Anaconda.  Like I said, it always fits the moment...and it seems like each time I hear it, I flash back to another time...to friends from my past that made it to my present and hopefully will be there in the future.

If you don't know what it is by now...well you're kind of an idiot lol.

30 Day Blog Challenge <---yep I'm predictable

Day 1 – your favorite song

Day 2 – your favorite movie

Day 3 – your favorite television program

Day 4 – your favorite book

Day 5 – your favorite quote

Day 6 – 20 of my favorite things

Day 7 – a photo that makes you happy

Day 8 – a photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 9 – a photo you took

Day 10 – a photo taken over 10 years ago of you

Day 11 – a photo of you recently

Day 12 – something you are OCD about

Day 13 – a fictional book

Day 14 – a non-fictional book

Day 15 – your dream house

Day 16 – a song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17 – an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)

Day 18 – my wedding/future wedding/past wedding

Day 19 – a talent of yours

Day 20 – a hobby of yours

Day 21 – a recipe

Day 22 – a website

Day 23 – a youtube video

Day 24 – where I live

Day 25 – your day, in great detail

Day 26 – your week, in great detail

Day 27 – my worst habit

Day 28 – whats in my handbag/purse

Day 29 – hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 – a dream for the future

A new era...

Just to let everyone who followed me know I moved all my stuff here...

Standing calmly at the crossroads, not sure if I should run

Here we go again, it's time for a major change.  I'm sure nobody is really surprised by this but I have been re-examining my life lately and I've come to the conclusion that I'm not really happy at all.  I work a job that is completely and utterly beneath me...it's getting to the point where I fear going to the damned place.  I am going to school for a degree that I thought I wanted but now I'm not so sure.  So here we go, I'm going to switch majors and go back to the beginning where I actually enjoyed my classes.  I'm going to change gears starting this summer and take Anatomy and Physiology and hopefully get into the nursing program this fall.  It sounds a bit crazy after all this time, but I think it might be the right choice.  Like I said, after the re-examination it seems to be the direction to go.  It's either that or move again and I'm not sure that I can do that right now, for more than one reason.  I have dad to think about and even though I feel terrible about that, I have one other priority in my life...should it work out I'll end up staying in Butte, and if it doesn't, well I'm not sure what will happen but we'll see.  So yeah, that's a little update into the thoughts of me....