After the past year and a half of being single, I've learned A LOT about myself and what I'm really looking for in a partner. I've also learned what I'm not looking for. Aftter countless hours spent talking to other women, single and married, about their experiences on the topic of love and making a marriage work, I learned that even though we are all so incredibly different, we all have a few small things in common. We are all human beings and have the innate desire to show love and be loved. The problems come around when we don't feel as though we are loved the way that we should be, or when we don't love as we should.
Someone very special sent me this in a text message the other day, and after reading and then re-reading it several times, I've decided that it fits me and my thought process towards love and men, so I have decided to share it with all of you.
He's not perfect. You aren't either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn't going to quote poetry, he's not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don't hurt him, don't change him, and don't expect more than he can give. Don't analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he's not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don't exist, but there's always one guy that is perfect for you.
~Bob Marley~
I agree with you 100 % Bob Marley and thank you! :)
Monday, January 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A Discovery in Life
This picture above was taken Christmas Eve over a pond used by my town's waste plant. Apparently there is a bald eagle, possibly two, that have taken up residence there. This is the closest I could get due to the fence and restricted areas around the factory. What an amazing thing to see and funny that they really picked probably the best place in a city populated with approximately 24,000 people to stay. No one, unless authorized through the waste plant, can get into that area. The road is far enough away that they are not disturbed and that pond is surrounded by big open fields probably full of mice and things for them to feed on.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
The New Life of 2012
Well, it's official... the new year has arrived and is before all of us. What to do with it??? What to change about ourselves, what to make better about our lives, what to make better about the world??? All the questions, and it's like having a blank slate in front of us to which we can do whatever we choose.
My number one resolution for this new year is going to be changing my eating habits and the level of physical activity in my life so that I can get my body back to a healthier place.
My second resolution is to put a little more effort and positive reinforcement into the relationship I have with my son. After all, I only get one shot at this! I feel a very strong urge to be more attentive to him and focus our time together on more positive/healthier things.
The third thing in my mind that I really want to do something about or change is simply to have the best attitude and perspective I can every morning going to work. I am so blessed to work in a place where I get to see miracles everyday, but sometimes the stress of the paperwork and keeping everything in order takes my mind off those positive things and puts it on the negative and before I catch myself I'm waking up with the attitude of "I don't wanna go to work todayyyyyyy!" I am blessed to have a job, especially the one that I have, and I intend to keep that in my focus this next year.
Finally, the last resolution I have for this next year is to do more in my community. I guess this is my way of giving back to the world, but I feel like the most I can do is volunteer some of my free time to the needs of my community. I had the awesome experience this Christmas season of making a little delivery for the doctor I work for to our local children's home. My boss decided that he wanted to give presents to the foster kids in the school system because of stories he heard from a teacher that we see as a patient. Well, when it was all said and done we had way more donated to us than needed so this expanded to the children's home as well. Dealing with the lady that runs the home and then making the delivery was very inspiring. The ages of the children ranged from infants to teenagers but they were all kids without parents or a home. They were all kids who were not going to get Christmas presents from their families on Christmas morning. It pulled on my heart and so I'm going to spend some time there throughout this next year doing whatever might be needed or appreciated. I want to help and simply give some happiness to kids who aren't quite as fortunate as I am.
My number one resolution for this new year is going to be changing my eating habits and the level of physical activity in my life so that I can get my body back to a healthier place.
My second resolution is to put a little more effort and positive reinforcement into the relationship I have with my son. After all, I only get one shot at this! I feel a very strong urge to be more attentive to him and focus our time together on more positive/healthier things.
The third thing in my mind that I really want to do something about or change is simply to have the best attitude and perspective I can every morning going to work. I am so blessed to work in a place where I get to see miracles everyday, but sometimes the stress of the paperwork and keeping everything in order takes my mind off those positive things and puts it on the negative and before I catch myself I'm waking up with the attitude of "I don't wanna go to work todayyyyyyy!" I am blessed to have a job, especially the one that I have, and I intend to keep that in my focus this next year.
Finally, the last resolution I have for this next year is to do more in my community. I guess this is my way of giving back to the world, but I feel like the most I can do is volunteer some of my free time to the needs of my community. I had the awesome experience this Christmas season of making a little delivery for the doctor I work for to our local children's home. My boss decided that he wanted to give presents to the foster kids in the school system because of stories he heard from a teacher that we see as a patient. Well, when it was all said and done we had way more donated to us than needed so this expanded to the children's home as well. Dealing with the lady that runs the home and then making the delivery was very inspiring. The ages of the children ranged from infants to teenagers but they were all kids without parents or a home. They were all kids who were not going to get Christmas presents from their families on Christmas morning. It pulled on my heart and so I'm going to spend some time there throughout this next year doing whatever might be needed or appreciated. I want to help and simply give some happiness to kids who aren't quite as fortunate as I am.
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