Opening Thoughts...

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." - Henry David Thoreau

I have never really tried to understand that quote, but lately i seem to have a greater understanding of what that means. As men, we all search especially for a beauty to fight for, a damsel in distress that we must rescue if you will. However, there is never discussion about what to do when you have found and rescued the beauty. Have you ever noticed that in Disney movies the story ends when the girl is rescued from the evil something or other. I feel like that isn't the hardest part at all.

The hardest part is to continue fighting when you feel all is lost. That only when you feel there is nothing else you can do you still try to do more. This fiend that approaches can be a various amount of things, but most pertinent in my life: time. I have lost most people to time. Most grades to time. Most anything to time. Time is a thief. It robs us of the joys in life, which seem to fly by, but elongates the worst times in life.

How to battle time:
1. This I still have not figured out but am trying my hardest. Savor the moments with those you love. There was a Budwiser billboard that said, "Sip. Savor. Repeat." That is my goal. To sip the moments, savor them, and try to produce more of them.

2. Focus on God. I recently talked to a buddy of mine, whom is going through a similar situation I am in, and the answer to all my questions was simply to focus on God and the time you share with Him, when you do that, the rest of your life seems to fall into place, but not just any place, the right places. I have picked up my Bible every morning this week, and even though it is only Tuesday i see a real difference in my attitude. I am less sad, but more excited about how often I can talk to my favorite person in the world. I have been slower to get angry, which has been really tested tonight. So remember everyone, even though i am sure only T will read this, to focus on God, and God alone. (yes i used T because that is what you usually do T =] )

I could continue talking forever on these things, because through writing and talking i seem to grow the most and quickest. However, in conclusion I will end with a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quote which has taken me through some of the toughest times of my life, times of heartache and attack:

"But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.