Life is a funny thing

“Life is a funny thing.”  No truer words have ever been spoken in an Alanis Morissette song.  There are billions of people here on earth, each and every one of us a bit different than the next, but there will always be one thing we have in common.  We are all living this thing called life.

We do what we can with what we have.  Our strengths.  Our weaknesses. Our triumphs.  Our failures.  No matter what those things are, life keeps coming at us.  Some people try to make the best of it.  Some move through it without caring.  Others just struggle to make it through.

We either become wrapped up in our own little worlds, so shallow and insignificant, or do the best we can to see to it that everyone else's life turns out a little bit better because we were a part of it.  I choose the latter.  I always seem to befriend those who don't see themselves as worth other people's time.  They see themselves as a lost cause, too far gone to help, a hopeless mess.  Why they believe these stupid petty lies is beyond me.  Are they so wrapped up in their own pain and hardship to see what the world still has to offer them?

Yet here I am, the eternal optimist, the silly hopeless romantic, doing the best I can to show them that they aren't as bad as they seem.  With less than two decades of life lived, how hard is it to just start over?  So what if you've done some things you regret?  So what if you're life isn't what you thought it would be?  Was it a little tougher than you imagined?  Did you fall into something you are ashamed to admit?  A person's past does not define them.  Whoever fed that stupid damn lie to society should be slapped.

And yeah, people judge.  People are always going to judge you, no matter where you are in life or what choices you've made.  It's up to you to decide upon the type of life you want to live and stand up for that life, or at least not give a damn as to what other people think of it.  If you can't do that then maybe the life you're living isn't right for you.  Ever think about that?

Always,
L.A.

Introductions

Who are you?  What are you doing with your life?  What do you want to do with your life? Where do you see yourself in ten years?

Have you ever noticed that people never stop asking questions? So much it seems that I, in turn, just asked you another question. The four questions above seem to be asked over and over again, and one can only hear them so many times before standard answers develop and are used without missing a step.  But what really are the answers to these question?  I suppose it's only fair that I take my turn at bat and do my best provide a reply that satisfies those who wonder such things.

I am just one woman, doing her best to survive this crazy world. I am spending the majority of my time trying to make something of myself, as they say, although at this point I'm not quite sure what that something is.  I want to lead a life full of happiness, family, and friends, but what sane person doesn't?  In ten years I see myself content.  I hope to be content, with whatever life I come to lead, whether that life is spent working forty plus hours a week or taking care of some kids who look a little something like me.  I definitely do not have everything figured out, but I do my best with what I'm given.

With this I leave you with high hopes for the future in all aspects of my life.  With this blog I hope to begin to become the woman I've always aspired to be.  I believe it's time for me, and maybe even you readers, to stop staring at that book that is our own story, open it, and begin writing it for yourself.  For what kind of life is spent simply staring at the cover?  It's time to turn the page.

Always,
L.A.