Break Me Out...

There's a song that has been cycling its way through my iPod, and it has really caught my ear. The song's theme is about, "getting away." I'm the first to volunteer to go on vacation, and to get away. But is it really that easy? I used to think so!

The song by The Rescues, titled, "Break Me Out," goes a little something like this.

"Break me out tonight I wanna see the sun rising anywhere but here. Come with me Oh, this could be...the only chance we get, we gotta take it, we don't do it now we'll never make it, lose this crowd, Oh break me out..."

The catchy chorus really has stayed with me the last couple of weeks, and it's been on rewind every time it plays. But I began thinking...do I have to rely on others to really break myself out of whatever rut I'm in? Although I do rely on a tight group of friends most of the time, I've been truly convicted to get out ON MY OWN! What's the big deal if I go on a drive alone, if I go to the local Panera and read five magazines in a row? I've really been tempted to drive to the Huntington Library and check it out for the first time. Am I guilty because I'm a girl, and it feels weird to be alone. Or do I feel weird because this busy world has me trapped in a never-ending cycle. I challenge you as well as myself to go and break yourself free from routine. Whether it be driving to the beach to see the sunrise, or drive to the nearest city to see the sunrise, DO SOMETHING! Good luck with your journeys, let me know what you come up with.

G

Suddenly I See...

A good friend of mine questioned me about what kind of image I'm portraying; and as I tried to think of all the things which people perceive about me, I then wondered if any were good qualities. I'd like to think that I have a longer pro's list then a con's list, but you never know. I tried to think of the friend I am to my closest girlfriends, the type of daughter I was to my parents, the type of worker I was at my job.

Claude M. Bristol said, "Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believeing. As individuals think and believe, so they are."

We are who we are, because we choose to be that way. Plain and simple. But there's always rooom for growth. And I believe the growth has to start with the realization that there are other people besides yourself. Life is so much more fullfilling when you live it for others. When I thought of ways of how people perceive me, I began to question what were lasting qualities, and what were quickly fading.

Am I a friend, a helper, a comforter, a person you could talk to? I sure hope so. I guess the challenge here is; how do you want people to see you. What kind of image are you portraying?

Here We Go...

So I've been wanting to do a blog for a while now...the computer illiterate that is myself, literally held me back. But with the help of my beautiful friend Christina; I am now at technology's beck and call. What I envisioned for this blog was a place where I could express my thoughts, ideas, and dreams of the day and share them with all of you. But I also wanted this particular blog to be a place where all of you could ask me questions about anything and everything. From a hard day, work triumphs, love scuffles, sibling rivalry, etc. Your questions can be totally anonymous, and even some of the answers will be anonymous. I'm not a professional psychologist whatsoever; but I have lived life and I've tried to live it to the best of my ability. I've often looked for advice from others, and with the help of this blog, I hope to do the same for you. So here we go...ask away!

Proverbs 27:17-Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

G