“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.” ~Confucius

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” ~James Joyce

“Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.” ~Confucius

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” ~Confucius

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama

Growing up means more than just getting older. Growing up means changing from the inside out. Always striving to be better. Always striving to be wiser. You can tell someone who has done a lot of growing up in their life because they are wise and seem to know all the right answers. Like the wise old Grandma that everyone loves to sit and talk to.
I think of life as climbing a mountain. If you want to get to the top of that mountain, you have to keep moving. If you stop too long, you can easily start sliding back down. It’s a lot of work to climb that mountain but it’s all worth it to just get to the top because you’re closer to heaven than you’ve ever been.
The only thing is it’s always easier to climb a mountain with a partner. Someone that supports you the whole way up. And someone you support. To catch you when you start to fall. And to catch if they start to fall. A helping hand to lift you up over the next big ridge. A smile when you get tired of climbing. It makes the climb a whole lot better, doesn’t it?

I have noticed lately that I am really learning to let go more. That is, I am not so worried about having total control of my life anymore. Worrying stresses me out. I don’t want to sit around and worry anymore. I want to just sort of let go and see what happens in my life. Maybe it’s because I have been stressed for so long. Or maybe it’s because of my age. I don’t know, but I am starting to realize that it just seems like a lot of wasted time and energy sitting around trying to figure everything out and then trying to change or control it. Why not spend that time actually doing something?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not giving up on life by any means. I still have my dreams and my goals and my obligations that I work toward everyday. But, why make myself crazy wondering if they’re going to work out perfect and what’s going to happen next and what it all means? I obviously have no idea what’s going to happen or have any control of it. It wasn’t that long ago that I thought I had my life all figured out and look where I am now. Headed down a completely different path. Despite what society makes us think, there is never just one path to take in life. There are so many forks in the road that you can take (even at the last minute, if you want). And who says you even have to take a path that has already been taken? Why not make your own path?
As long as I know that I have people in my life that will support me wherever I may venture off to, I know I’ll be ok:)

A “game” my boys play in the bath tub where they turn on the cold water and take turns seeing how long they can hold their penises under the running cold water.
Is this normal?
Does anyone else find this a little disturbing?

I have to apologize for my past blog posts that had the tag, “30’s suck.” I don’t believe 30 sucks anymore and here’s why: I made a life change that completely changed my life. I got out of a bad relationship, (which also explains some of my other posts).
Since I have done that, I am actually loving my 30’s. Why? Not because I love the dating scene by any stretch of the imagination, but because I love being comfortable in my own skin and knowing I have a lot to offer.
I love that I am ok being alone right now. I love that I can handle what life throws at me and not only survive, but prosper. I love finding out who my real friends are and that they are awesome people. I wouldn’t be where I am without them. I love that I am having the opportunity to define what I want in life instead of being stuck with whatever I get. I love having a new definition of what a quality life is and then achieving it on my own. I love making new goals and achieving them using my own resources. I love deciding what my ideal mate would be and not settling until I find him. I love that I don’t care about what I want in life (like a car, a house, a husband) and caring about what I need in life (like respect, joy, fun, happiness). And, finally, I love me!
That has been hard to say for a long time.

Definition: What a child turns into when they don’t get their way.
What it looks like: When kids don’t get what they want, arms, legs and head go completely limp as if the gravitational pull of the Earth suddenly becomes really strong.
Other symptoms: Complete loss of air in the lungs, eye rolling, falling to the ground and whining.
Treatment: Ignore symptoms until child becomes fully erect.

If I had a penny for every time I have said to my 5-year-old son, “Please stop playing with your penis”… I could hire myself a nanny.

OK, what the hell happened to Super Glue? I cannot get the damn stuff to work. Remember that commercial in the 80’s with the guy hanging by his hard hat Superglued to a steel beam 100 feet in the air? That guy has to be dead. I don’t know how many times I have tried to use Super Glue to fix a broken toy or piece of furniture that the kids have demolished and, of course, it is great at sticking my fingers together. And, of course, it is great at gluing the toy to the stinkin kitchen counter. But after letting the toy sit for like 5 hours, as soon as I pick the damn thing up, it immediately falls apart. Does anyone know what happened?

Star Wars IV (1977)
Grease (1978)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Star Wars V (1980)
Star Wars VI (1983)
Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Goodfellas(1990)
Dogfight (1991)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Tommy Boy (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Boogie Nights
Titanic (1997)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Fight Club (1999)
The Matrix (1999)