Don’t You Love In Vain

February 7, 2010

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose, you can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances, you might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain…
So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down?
I’m just trying to be happy…
Leona Lewis, “Happy”

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about love lately, [...]

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Resolution For Happiness

January 27, 2010

I’m standing here on the ground
The sky above won’t fall down
Resolution of happiness
Things have been dark for too long…
Goo Goo Dolls, “Don’t Change”

More and more I find that I have to force myself out of bed in the morning to get ready for work. And more and more I have to force myself to leave [...]

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Finding Courage in the Everyday

January 21, 2010

I wonder if there is a difference between being brave and being courageous.
I wonder if they aren’t both equally powerful, just in different ways. Being brave, I imagine, is reserved for those who scale mountains to rescue stranded hikers or enter burning buildings, those who take to the streets to protect their cities against [...]

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Every Day’s A New Day

January 15, 2010

You’re on your way,
Every day’s a new day…
Five For Fighting, “100 Years”

If there’s something I’ve learned through all of this reflection and looking to the past, it’s that you can use that as a chance to better your future. Every single day is a new day, a chance to start over and begin again. We [...]

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Show Me A Smile Then

January 5, 2010

It’s hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all…
Cyndi Lauper, “True Colors”

I was afraid to leave the house today.
The positive, sunny attitude I woke up with quickly faded and the smile dissolved as the clock ticked by. I had a responsibility to my job, to others, to myself, [...]

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