My Crazy Brain

It's been a while since I posted last. But this is eating at me... Humility is something I believe in. It grounds us. Makes sure we remember that not only are we not perfect, but we also make mistakes. Some that will even hurt other people. I’ve had my fair share of mistakes and I wear my humility on my sleeve. How could I not? Embracing it is the only way to learn from it and make sure I have learned from it. I also hope it allows the people around me to see it and avoid making the same mistakes, hopefully avoiding that same humility. That being said, we all change. We all make changes in our lives, usually to better the person we are or in some cases, the person we were. I have no problem with this. We all have our reasons and those reasons are all unique and usually quite personal. Go ahead, better yourself. But remember, that people are watching and they will notice. There is nothing wrong with people noticing. That too is human nature. Remember that just because you make the decision to change, doesn’t mean that the people around you have. You need to respect that. Chances are, they will respect it as well. You can’t be around the same people you were before and decide that you’re going to be offended by things they say or do, especially if it’s something you used to partake in. Congratulations on your new life and the changes you have made to better yourself. But why would you ignore who you were? After all, it is the biggest part of what made you who you are…. Don’t disrespect your past. You don’t know what the consequences of those actions may be, who you might hurt in the process. Those closest to you may not accept that. They don’t have to, nor should they. To do that is outright disrespecting everything people have learned from you. You’re telling them it was all a lie. I came by this honestly. I’ve been hurt deeply by the loss we have endured. How I was raised and the life I lived isn’t a lie. It was real. It was good. It made me who I am and I am damn proud of that. You have what you have and that’s fine for you. But if you can’t understand that people are watching and continuing to act and say what they always have, that truly is on you, not them. I didn’t put you in that position and neither did they. Wear your humility. Own it. Don’t run from it because it will haunt you.

9/11/2001 What were you doing that horrible morning? If you were alive for it, then you know. We all do. It’s a moment in time that will never be forgotten. It is our generations Pearl Harbor, Fort Sumter, or Boston Massacre. As those 3 infamous occurrences in history are remembered as turning points in this nation, so shall 9/11. The results of 9/11 on our country are still in debate. Has it made us stronger or weaker, safer or less free? I don’t know, but that’s to be debated at another time. What has bothered me for quite sometime are the conspiracy theories about 9/11. Like there was some deep plot that the government was up to. Like the people on flight 93 didn’t make contact to the outside world and explain what happened. It’s very simple. 9/11 was caused by a group of people that had 1 initiative; destroy the United States. They almost succeeded… You can sit at your chair and think about all the theories you want but the simple fact is, they didn’t just attack New York and the Pentagon, they attacked the United States of America. That includes any American in our out of this country. If you are reading this, then you were fortunate enough to survive that day. This is why it is important enough to remember 9/11 they way it was. And only the way it was. Honor the people that were on those planes that day. Honor the people that died in the towers, in the pentagon and in the surrounding streets. Honor the brave Firefighters, Police officers, Paramedics and Emergency Response workers that were brave and crazy enough to run into what was almost certain death to save people they didn’t know. Remember the horror of that day. The unstable feeling of not knowing what was coming next. Never take it for granted, our freedom never should be. This is still the best country to live in the world. Sure, we have or problems and differences. But that’s part of the melting pot. It’s the land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE!