Technology Fail + Other Sappy Crap
Okay, so I have photos to post, but no CF card reader. Well, actually that is a lie (I have two) but they are currently hiding from me somewhere in my house… or my parents’ house. I don’t know which. I *could* upload them with just my camera and a cable, but all of my cables are at work so I will have to bring one home so I can share the wonders of my Christmas holiday with my family and maybe also a little bit with you fine people. ;)
Side note: I also accidentally deleted my BlackBerry contact list. Before I backed it up. How awesome am I?
Since there is a lack of photos, however, you are just going to have to satisfy yourselves with my mushy musings. I’ve been thinking a lot this new year.
I’ve noticed a lot of suck happening around me lately. More than a few of my friends are reeling with the sudden losses of their close friends. One lost her best friend, one lost a band mate and well loved member of the music scene, and many others lost a friend and pillar of the community. Is this how 2010 is really starting out? I count my lucky stars that I am so fortunate and have been given the opportunities I’ve been given, whether or not I’ve chosen to take them. Life is fleeting and short and sometimes I worry that I am not making the most of it. Then I look around me and see all of the wonderful things I have in my life that wouldn’t be there had I made slightly different choices. I have people who love me for me, not what I look like or how much money I have, and I have a warm house with a soft bed that I get to sleep soundly in every night. I have a job I truly love, and inspiration that comes from every corner of my world, whether it be from friends, family, or strangers.
A sappy post, yes, but one that I think I needed to write. Maybe if only to remind me of what I really have. I could have gotten lost in depression or blinded by anger… both of which have been quite tempting as of late. But the new year is another opportunity for me, too. I’m letting things go, enjoying what I have, trying to grow a thicker skin. I’m learning to accept the things I cannot change, but also am finding the strength to change what I need to. I don’t mean huge changes but I don’t mean little ones either. I don’t want to find a new job, but I do want to spend more time learning how I can do my job better. I don’t want to be a skinny mini, but I want to be healthy. I don’t need to see the entire world, but I do need to learn how to see the world through a set of different eyes sometimes. A younger, more adventurous set of eyes. I know it’s only two weeks in, but so far it seems to be working. ;)
1 comment
You are a strong woman, but sometimes a strong woman can falter. You’re allowed to have your bad days, but do just what you have promised yourself – remain positive, look up and find the beauty in life. As long as you do that, people will admire that quality in you – and believe it or not, majority of the time it rubs off. I love your entries because of it.
I haven’t met you and I already admire your view on the things you enjoy and have in your life. You are a very rich person, and that has nothing to do with money. Life is rich if you make it so, and happiness is always found in those little things. As cliche as it sounds, it’s those “little things in life that count” the most.
:) <3
It took me a long time to figure that out again.
- H.