Almost Slipped Away

Almost slipped away,
everything I worked for, slowly going away, and it would have if I hadn't snapped out of it,
Don't want to go back to the way I was,
I worked to hard to get where I am,
I cannot lose it now,
In a slump, or whatever you want to call it, but I am coming out of it, today,
I will not let it all slip away from me,
No I won't and I will not let anyone take it from me either,
This is my time, and my time to shine,
Time to love myself, time to love life, no matter what,
time to live my life the way I want and a way that makes me happy...

Striving For...

" Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

Something to live by, although hard, but possible,
something to strive for,
to live and let live,
let things happen and take chances when given the chance and accept it if it changes your life.

" Happy Moments, praise God
Difficult Moments, seek God
Quiet Moments, worship God
Painful Moments, trust God
Life  is a miracle wrapped in beauty,
filled w/ sweet surprises."

walkin and walkin without a destination...playing tourist

went downtown chicago today,
just walked and walked without having any destination,
taking a few pics here and there,
a perfect day to do just this,
glad i went, had a day of playing tourist,
a day for me, to relax and just go where i want, do what i want,
yea it would've been better with a friend, but i had a good time with just me,
i am happy with myself going places and not worrying about being lonely,
i am comfortable with myself when it comes to this...

Learning...

Learning,
reading,
writing,
go to school,
enjoy it,
learn all you can,
it comes in handy, and it doesn't have to be boring,
you don't have to hate it, you can love it,
Reading, can take you away to another world,
teach you about the world, the people, it can be fun,
writing, a another way to espress yourself, to get your point accross,
learning, something we will never stop doing,
something we should not stop doing,
learning is fun,
learning is essential,
learning is gratifying...

ME

Doing for me,
going to school, putting school first and my career first,
I need to get serious about taking of me,
going full speed ahead with my school and career,
not let anything get in my way,
I am trying, but sometimes it feels like I'm not getting anywhere,
I know that I am though, I am making progress, it can't happen overnight,
I love me,
I know I am worth success,
I know I am worthy of love,
I deserve to be happy,
I know I have to love me before I love another,
I deserve to put me first!

We Are Born....

We are born,
We are children,
and if we are lucky we have a happy and easy childhood,
We go to school, graduate high school,
some go on to college, some work, some join the military,
either way we grow up and go on with our lives the best way we know how with what we learned,
Some get married, some do not for various reasons, whatever the reason is, hopefully those folks are happy
Sometimes it feels like some take happiness for granted, and some do not and find it right away,
but for those of us who are still looking, I think we were looking in the wrong places, it is within us, it has been there the whole time, we just didn't look there or we did not want to look there, but I think it is time we do, look within yourself, and you will find the happiness you want, you will also get to know that person better and maybe even love that person if you don't already,
After we live life,
then we die,
but do we really?
is there life after death?
Do we go home to our almighty father, and live the life we are supposed to be living?

Puerto Barrios, Gautamala

mission in Puerto Barrios, Gautamala with the Army National Guard...2010