I SIT AND WATCH MY DOGS RUNNING AFTER EACH OTHER, ROLLING AROUND BITING ONE ANOTHER. IT LOOKS SO FIERCE BUT IF YOU WERE TO SLIDE YOUR
HAND IN BETWEEN THEM YOU WOULD FIND THAT THEIR BITE IS JUST PLAY.
HOW IS IT THAT THESE ANIMALS CAN CONTROL THEIR FEELINGS AND NOT
JUST SNAP ON EACH OTHER ?
I HAVE THREE AND THEY ALL PLAY, SLEEP, AND EAT TOGETHER.
I TOOK ONE DOG HOME AT A TIME AND THEY'VE NEVER HAD A FIGHT!
DOGS ARE SO LOYAL TO EACH OTHER AND YOU...
YET THEY ARE JUST ANIMALS.
I KNOW THERE ARE BAD DOGS BUT IF YOU LOOK INTO THEIR PAST ,YOU
WILL MOST LIKELY FIND OUT THEY HAD BAD OWNERS!
I'M THINKING, IS THIS THEORY THE SAME FOR US?
HOW CAN WE JUST PLAY AND BE LOYAL TO ONE ANOTHER?
I LIKE TO THINK WE KNOW MORE THAN DOGS!
IT'S SAD TO THINK ABOUT, BUT IF ONLY WE COULD RISE ABOVE US
AND BE MORE LIKE DOGS!
JUST SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON LIFE, AND ALONG THE WAY MAYBE I COULD HELP SOMEBODY RISE ABOVE SOME BAD STUFF AND ALSO RISE TO THE GOOD STUFF. IT ALL STARTS WITH RISING ABOVE YOU!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
EXHALE
IT'S HARD TO BREATHE WHEN YOUR HOUSE IS MADE OF CARDS.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME!
LIVE LOVE AND RISE ABOVE...
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME!
LIVE LOVE AND RISE ABOVE...
Saturday, January 29, 2011
SUCCESS
HOW IS IT THAT ONE DAY YOU COULD FEEL ON TOP OF THE WORLD AND THE NEXT DAY NOT. I'M THINKING HOW DO WE TAKE THESE TWO FEELINGS MIX THEM, AND MAKE THEM WORK.
IN MY OPINION IT'S BELIEF AND CONSISTENCY IN YOUR WORK YOU CAN NOT GO THROUGH LIFE WISHING FOR SUCCESS TO COME TO YOU!
BELIEVE ME,I'VE TRIED FOR A GOOD 35 YEARS! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN...
AND LOTTO IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S FUN TO DREAM ABOUT ALL THE GREAT STUFF YOU COULD DO WITH THE MONEY!
BUT THE ODDS ARE SO BAD ITS NOT WORTH IT. YES I STILL PLAY...
ANYWAY ITS ALL ABOUT FEELING YOUR ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.WHEN I'M GOOD AT MY ART OR WORK IT MAKES ME
FEEL ON TOP OF MY WORLD!
I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO RISE ABOVE WISHING FOR SUCCESS!
I'M GOING TO RISE TO MY SUCCESS...........
IN MY OPINION IT'S BELIEF AND CONSISTENCY IN YOUR WORK YOU CAN NOT GO THROUGH LIFE WISHING FOR SUCCESS TO COME TO YOU!
BELIEVE ME,I'VE TRIED FOR A GOOD 35 YEARS! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN...
AND LOTTO IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S FUN TO DREAM ABOUT ALL THE GREAT STUFF YOU COULD DO WITH THE MONEY!
BUT THE ODDS ARE SO BAD ITS NOT WORTH IT. YES I STILL PLAY...
ANYWAY ITS ALL ABOUT FEELING YOUR ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.WHEN I'M GOOD AT MY ART OR WORK IT MAKES ME
FEEL ON TOP OF MY WORLD!
I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO RISE ABOVE WISHING FOR SUCCESS!
I'M GOING TO RISE TO MY SUCCESS...........
Friday, January 28, 2011
EXHAUSTION
WOW YOU EVER SIT IN FRONT OF YOUR BLOG PAGE THINKING
WHAT AM I GOING TO WRITE TODAY?
I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN THINK. I WENT TO VISIT MY FATHER YESTERDAY,
FEELING REAL BAD ABOUT THAT!
DON'T GET ME WRONG HE'S DOING OK. THE THING IS SEEING
STRANGE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF HIM JUST KILLS ME EVERY TIME...
AND LAST NIGHT MY THREE DOGS JUMPED IN MY BED AND KEPT ME
UP ALL NIGHT! I KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE KICKED THEM OUT.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF, MY SON LOVES THIS OLD VIDEO GAME I HAVE.
IT'S THE OLD ARCADE STAND UP TYPE, DEFENDER GAME.
ANYWAY BEFORE BED LAST NIGHT HE'S PLAYING AGAINST ME, TRYING TO GET
BETTER. I WAS SO TIRED, I SAID "I NEED TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW."
AND THAT'S WHERE I MADE MY FATAL MISTAKE.
I SAID IT. THAT'S RIGHT ,I SAID "I'LL GET UP EARLY TOMORROW TO
PLAY WITH YOU BEFORE SCHOOL !" SO THAT'S WHEN HE WAKE S ME UP 5 A.M
JUST WHEN I FELL ASLEEP. HE TELLS ME, COME ON DAD LET'S PLAY...
HE WAS HAPPY, THE DOGS WERE HAPPY, AND I AM HAPPY FOR THEM!
NOW I JUST NEEEEED TO RISE ABOVE EXHAUSTION.....
WHAT AM I GOING TO WRITE TODAY?
I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN THINK. I WENT TO VISIT MY FATHER YESTERDAY,
FEELING REAL BAD ABOUT THAT!
DON'T GET ME WRONG HE'S DOING OK. THE THING IS SEEING
STRANGE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF HIM JUST KILLS ME EVERY TIME...
AND LAST NIGHT MY THREE DOGS JUMPED IN MY BED AND KEPT ME
UP ALL NIGHT! I KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE KICKED THEM OUT.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF, MY SON LOVES THIS OLD VIDEO GAME I HAVE.
IT'S THE OLD ARCADE STAND UP TYPE, DEFENDER GAME.
ANYWAY BEFORE BED LAST NIGHT HE'S PLAYING AGAINST ME, TRYING TO GET
BETTER. I WAS SO TIRED, I SAID "I NEED TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW."
AND THAT'S WHERE I MADE MY FATAL MISTAKE.
I SAID IT. THAT'S RIGHT ,I SAID "I'LL GET UP EARLY TOMORROW TO
PLAY WITH YOU BEFORE SCHOOL !" SO THAT'S WHEN HE WAKE S ME UP 5 A.M
JUST WHEN I FELL ASLEEP. HE TELLS ME, COME ON DAD LET'S PLAY...
HE WAS HAPPY, THE DOGS WERE HAPPY, AND I AM HAPPY FOR THEM!
NOW I JUST NEEEEED TO RISE ABOVE EXHAUSTION.....
Thursday, January 27, 2011
REALITY QUOTE
TODAY I'M THINKING OF THE QUOTE
Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth.
Martin H. Fischer
THIS IS THE ONLY REASON I CAN FIGURE
OUT WHY REALITY SHOWS ARE SUCH
A BIG HIT...
I THINK I WILL RISE ABOVE AND USE
MY TICKET FOR THE REAL SHOW MY LIFE!
Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth.
Martin H. Fischer
THIS IS THE ONLY REASON I CAN FIGURE
OUT WHY REALITY SHOWS ARE SUCH
A BIG HIT...
I THINK I WILL RISE ABOVE AND USE
MY TICKET FOR THE REAL SHOW MY LIFE!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
I AM SO SICK OF HEARING "IT IS WHAT IT IS"
DON'T GET ME WRONG AT ONE TIME
I THOUGHT I CAME UP WITH THE SAYING.
IT'S BEEN SOME TIME NOW SINCE I'VE USED IT.
I HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME STUFF
IN THE PAST SO OUT WITH OLD.
ANYWAY, WHEN I HEAR THIS SAYING I
TURN AROUND TO THE PERSON AND SAY NO
IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!
TO ME IT'S JUST A WAY OF ADMITTING FAILURE!
IF WE COULD JUST RISE ABOVE THE NEGATIVE
SAYINGS AND BE MORE POSITIVE
THERE IS POWER IN WORDS...
I BELIEVE GOOD THINGS WILL COME OF IT!
DON'T GET ME WRONG AT ONE TIME
I THOUGHT I CAME UP WITH THE SAYING.
IT'S BEEN SOME TIME NOW SINCE I'VE USED IT.
I HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME STUFF
IN THE PAST SO OUT WITH OLD.
ANYWAY, WHEN I HEAR THIS SAYING I
TURN AROUND TO THE PERSON AND SAY NO
IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!
TO ME IT'S JUST A WAY OF ADMITTING FAILURE!
IF WE COULD JUST RISE ABOVE THE NEGATIVE
SAYINGS AND BE MORE POSITIVE
THERE IS POWER IN WORDS...
I BELIEVE GOOD THINGS WILL COME OF IT!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
WHAT THE (BAD WORD)
OK YOU TELL ME HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS GOES DOWN.
MY SON WHO IS 10 YEARS OLD, IS AT SCHOOL AND HE
ASKS A KID IN HIS CLASS WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR
YOUR PROJECT?
AND HIS REPLY IS. OK YOU READY THE KID SAYS
YOUR MOM. WHAT THE (BAD WORD)!!!!!!!
IS THIS KID ON SOMEKIND OF REALITY SHOW?
I KNOW 10 YEAR OLD KIDS TODAY KNOW ALOT BUT REALLY?
I'M THINKING THIS KIDS PARENTS MUST BE SOME PIECE OF WORK!
MY SON HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE MEANS BY THAT.
HE IS JUST PISSED THAT THIS KID IS TALKING ABOUT HIS MOTHER!
I WILL DEAL WITH THIS. I DON'T THINK I'M THE BEST PARENT
IN THE WORLD BUT A 10 YEAR OLD BOY SHOULDN'T HAVE
ANY IDEA WHAT MEANS AND HOW TO TALK LIKE THAT!
I THINK I WILL GO TO SCHOOL AND SPEAK TO THE PRINCIPAL
AND MAYBE MEET WITH THE PARENTS AND HOPE THEY
RISE ABOVE THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!
MY SON WHO IS 10 YEARS OLD, IS AT SCHOOL AND HE
ASKS A KID IN HIS CLASS WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR
YOUR PROJECT?
AND HIS REPLY IS. OK YOU READY THE KID SAYS
YOUR MOM. WHAT THE (BAD WORD)!!!!!!!
IS THIS KID ON SOMEKIND OF REALITY SHOW?
I KNOW 10 YEAR OLD KIDS TODAY KNOW ALOT BUT REALLY?
I'M THINKING THIS KIDS PARENTS MUST BE SOME PIECE OF WORK!
MY SON HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE MEANS BY THAT.
HE IS JUST PISSED THAT THIS KID IS TALKING ABOUT HIS MOTHER!
I WILL DEAL WITH THIS. I DON'T THINK I'M THE BEST PARENT
IN THE WORLD BUT A 10 YEAR OLD BOY SHOULDN'T HAVE
ANY IDEA WHAT MEANS AND HOW TO TALK LIKE THAT!
I THINK I WILL GO TO SCHOOL AND SPEAK TO THE PRINCIPAL
AND MAYBE MEET WITH THE PARENTS AND HOPE THEY
RISE ABOVE THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
DO YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT WILL
BE REMEMBERED. THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
I LIKE TO THINK I IN SOME SMALL WAY AFTER I'M GONE
THAT I MADE AN DIFFERENCE IN LIVES AROUND ME.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS I KNOW I HAVE MADE PEOPLE
LAUGH,CRY,HURT,LOVE,MAD,CRAZY,HAPPY
AND I KNOW I HAVE TOUCHED A LOT OF THINGS
WITH MY HANDS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE.
LIKE RESTORING CARS,MY PAINTINGS,FIXING THINGS
RESTORATION ON AN OLD HOUSE.
BUT MOST OF ALL MAKING MY TWO BEAUTIFUL SONS!
I THINK I CAN RISE ABOVE THIS AND SAY
I'VE MADE DIFFERENCE.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
BE REMEMBERED. THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
I LIKE TO THINK I IN SOME SMALL WAY AFTER I'M GONE
THAT I MADE AN DIFFERENCE IN LIVES AROUND ME.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS I KNOW I HAVE MADE PEOPLE
LAUGH,CRY,HURT,LOVE,MAD,CRAZY,HAPPY
AND I KNOW I HAVE TOUCHED A LOT OF THINGS
WITH MY HANDS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE.
LIKE RESTORING CARS,MY PAINTINGS,FIXING THINGS
RESTORATION ON AN OLD HOUSE.
BUT MOST OF ALL MAKING MY TWO BEAUTIFUL SONS!
I THINK I CAN RISE ABOVE THIS AND SAY
I'VE MADE DIFFERENCE.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
TRUST
IF YOU HAVE NO TRUST IN ME BECAUSE YOU LOST YOURS
YOU SHOULD NOT CONDEMN ME.
LOOK INSIDE YOU AND RISE ABOVE!
YOU SHOULD NOT CONDEMN ME.
LOOK INSIDE YOU AND RISE ABOVE!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
UNKNOWN REASON
WE LOOK FOR REASONS TO EXPLAIN WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
PEOPLE GO TO PSYCHIATRIST FOR EVERYTHING FROM KILLING
TO SMOKING TRYING TO FIND OUT A REASON WHY?
COULD IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD ?
MAYBE IT WAS THE INFLUENCE OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW ?
MY THEORY ON THIS IS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE REASON
MAYBE THERE IS JUST NO REASON.
THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MOST OF
THESE THINGS THEY CALL THEM SENSELESS.
IF THERE IS NO REASON FOR DOING SOMETHING THEN
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE SENSELESS ACTS
PEOPLE GO TO PSYCHIATRIST FOR EVERYTHING FROM KILLING
TO SMOKING TRYING TO FIND OUT A REASON WHY?
COULD IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD ?
MAYBE IT WAS THE INFLUENCE OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW ?
MY THEORY ON THIS IS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE REASON
MAYBE THERE IS JUST NO REASON.
THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MOST OF
THESE THINGS THEY CALL THEM SENSELESS.
IF THERE IS NO REASON FOR DOING SOMETHING THEN
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE SENSELESS ACTS
Friday, January 21, 2011
DREAMIMG
LAST NIGHT I HAD SOME CRAZY DREAMS THAT FELT SO REAL.
WHEN I WOKE UP I STARTED THINKING TO MYSELF,
WHAT IF?
WHEN WE ARE ASLEEP OUR DREAMS ARE REAL LIFE!
AND WHEN WE'RE AWAKE WE'RE REALLY DREAMING OR
HAVING NIGHTMARES DEPENDING WHO WE ARE?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD RISE ABOVE THIS THOUGHT?
WHEN I WOKE UP I STARTED THINKING TO MYSELF,
WHAT IF?
WHEN WE ARE ASLEEP OUR DREAMS ARE REAL LIFE!
AND WHEN WE'RE AWAKE WE'RE REALLY DREAMING OR
HAVING NIGHTMARES DEPENDING WHO WE ARE?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD RISE ABOVE THIS THOUGHT?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
EFIL LAMRON
I GO THROUGH LIFE DAY BY DAY TYRING TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE
DOING THE BEST I BELIEVE I CAN DO FOR MY FAMILY.
"NORMAL" WHAT IS NORMAL. BECAUSE IF I LOOK AROUND ME
I SEE A HECK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO BE SOMEBODY THEY'RE NOT.
WHEN I LOOK AT PEOPLE I KNOW NORMAL IS WORKING ALL THE TIME
COMING HOME TO BICKER ABOUT THE MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE
FOR THE STUFF YOU DON'T REALLY NEED!
AND IN BETWEEN ALL THE MESSY STUFF YOU TRY TO SQUEEZE IN AT LEAST
AN HOUR OF FAMILY TIME AND ACTUALLY BE HAPPY.
I'M TRYING TO REVERSE THIS WAY OF LIVING I WOULD LIKE TO
RISE ABOVE THE NORMAL JUST LIVE LIFE !
DOING THE BEST I BELIEVE I CAN DO FOR MY FAMILY.
"NORMAL" WHAT IS NORMAL. BECAUSE IF I LOOK AROUND ME
I SEE A HECK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO BE SOMEBODY THEY'RE NOT.
WHEN I LOOK AT PEOPLE I KNOW NORMAL IS WORKING ALL THE TIME
COMING HOME TO BICKER ABOUT THE MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE
FOR THE STUFF YOU DON'T REALLY NEED!
AND IN BETWEEN ALL THE MESSY STUFF YOU TRY TO SQUEEZE IN AT LEAST
AN HOUR OF FAMILY TIME AND ACTUALLY BE HAPPY.
I'M TRYING TO REVERSE THIS WAY OF LIVING I WOULD LIKE TO
RISE ABOVE THE NORMAL JUST LIVE LIFE !
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
HOME IS
HOME IS WHERE I WANT TO BE ALL THE TIME
THAT'S WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS, LIFE THAT IS.
IT'S WHERE I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH
MY WIFE AND CHILDREN
AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE DOGS
IT'S WHERE LAUGHING AND CRYING
AND ALL OTHER EMOTIONS HAPPEN.
IT'S WHERE I CAN TRULY BE MYSELF
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S NOT ANY PARTICULAR ADDRESS
IT WHERE MY FAMILY IS
THIS IS HOME
NO MATTER WHAT IT IS I'M DOING
I ALWAYS WANT TO RISE ABOVE
IT AND GO HOME.
THAT'S WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS, LIFE THAT IS.
IT'S WHERE I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH
MY WIFE AND CHILDREN
AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE DOGS
IT'S WHERE LAUGHING AND CRYING
AND ALL OTHER EMOTIONS HAPPEN.
IT'S WHERE I CAN TRULY BE MYSELF
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S NOT ANY PARTICULAR ADDRESS
IT WHERE MY FAMILY IS
THIS IS HOME
NO MATTER WHAT IT IS I'M DOING
I ALWAYS WANT TO RISE ABOVE
IT AND GO HOME.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
MAKE TIME
TODAY I AM GOING TO BUILD MY SON A SKATEBOARD RAMP
SOMETHING I PROMISED HIM AND HAVEN'T FOLLOWED THROUGH ON.
I AM GOING TO LIVE BY MY OWN WORDS
AND RISE ABOVE MY TIME AND
MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!
SOMETHING I PROMISED HIM AND HAVEN'T FOLLOWED THROUGH ON.
I AM GOING TO LIVE BY MY OWN WORDS
AND RISE ABOVE MY TIME AND
MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!
Monday, January 17, 2011
OUR TIME
TIME WE NEVER HAVE ENOUGH. YOU ALWAYS HEAR IT,
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS OR THAT.
I CAN'T GO ON VACATION THERE'S NO TIME.
MY SON'S WANT ME TO PLAY WITH THEM,
I HAVE NO TIME.
I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME!
OR SOMEONE WHO MEANS THE WORLD TO YOU,
NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU AND YOU SAY
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME RIGHT NOW!
IN MY OPINION THAT'S THE WORST ONE.
THE SAD PART IS EVERY SECOND OF OUR LIVES GO
BY SO FAST AND ANY SECOND IT COULD BE OVER!
I KNOW WE HAVE CHOICES ON HOW TO
SPEND OUR TIME BUT I KNOW FOR ME
I AM GOING TO RISE ABOVE MY TIME AND LISTEN
TO PEOPLE, PLAY WITH MY KIDS MORE AND
DEFINITELY GO ON MORE VACATIONS!
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS OR THAT.
I CAN'T GO ON VACATION THERE'S NO TIME.
MY SON'S WANT ME TO PLAY WITH THEM,
I HAVE NO TIME.
I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME!
OR SOMEONE WHO MEANS THE WORLD TO YOU,
NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU AND YOU SAY
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME RIGHT NOW!
IN MY OPINION THAT'S THE WORST ONE.
THE SAD PART IS EVERY SECOND OF OUR LIVES GO
BY SO FAST AND ANY SECOND IT COULD BE OVER!
I KNOW WE HAVE CHOICES ON HOW TO
SPEND OUR TIME BUT I KNOW FOR ME
I AM GOING TO RISE ABOVE MY TIME AND LISTEN
TO PEOPLE, PLAY WITH MY KIDS MORE AND
DEFINITELY GO ON MORE VACATIONS!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
LIKE A KID
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A KID
I MEAN REALLY WHAT IT WAS LIKE.
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO THE CANDY STORE!
WHEN I WAS A KID THERE WERE CANDY STORES.
OR MAYBE YOU GOT EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO A GAME ROOM,
REMEMBER THEM?
THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD GO TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
I KNOW. IF YOU ARE YOUNG YOU'RE THINKING I PLAY
VIDEO GAMES WITH MY X-BOX ON MY FLAT SCREEN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONLY 30 SOMETHING YEARS AGO YOU
WOULD BE LUCKY IF YOU HAD A QUARTER TO PLAY A GAME!
MAYBE IT WAS THE PURE EXCITEMENT OF GETTING
TO GO FOR ICE CREAM ,OH MAN THAT WAS GREAT.
THESE THOUGHTS MAKE ME WANT TO
RISE ABOVE ME
AND LIVE A LITTLE LIKE A KID AGAIN!
I MEAN REALLY WHAT IT WAS LIKE.
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO THE CANDY STORE!
WHEN I WAS A KID THERE WERE CANDY STORES.
OR MAYBE YOU GOT EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO A GAME ROOM,
REMEMBER THEM?
THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD GO TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
I KNOW. IF YOU ARE YOUNG YOU'RE THINKING I PLAY
VIDEO GAMES WITH MY X-BOX ON MY FLAT SCREEN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONLY 30 SOMETHING YEARS AGO YOU
WOULD BE LUCKY IF YOU HAD A QUARTER TO PLAY A GAME!
MAYBE IT WAS THE PURE EXCITEMENT OF GETTING
TO GO FOR ICE CREAM ,OH MAN THAT WAS GREAT.
THESE THOUGHTS MAKE ME WANT TO
RISE ABOVE ME
AND LIVE A LITTLE LIKE A KID AGAIN!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
EVERY DAY
MAKING GOOD USE OF YOURSELF
THIS IS SOMETHING I TRY TO DO
EVERY DAY.
FIX SOMETHING,HELP SOMEONE,
YOU GET THE POINT.
I DON'T ALWAYS SUCCEED
BUT I RISE ABOVE ME
AND TRY THE NEXT DAY.
THIS IS SOMETHING I TRY TO DO
EVERY DAY.
FIX SOMETHING,HELP SOMEONE,
YOU GET THE POINT.
I DON'T ALWAYS SUCCEED
BUT I RISE ABOVE ME
AND TRY THE NEXT DAY.
Friday, January 14, 2011
IT'S HAPPENING NOW
LIFE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!
IF YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CHANGE IT
THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO BE HAPPY
THAN RIGHT NOW!
SO LIVE LOVE AND RISEABOVE!
IF YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CHANGE IT
THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO BE HAPPY
THAN RIGHT NOW!
SO LIVE LOVE AND RISEABOVE!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
FRIENDS
MAN THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS.
FRIENDSHIP, IS THE BEST THING EVER AND THIS
IS WHERE RISE ABOVE YOU REALLY COUNTS.
TO RISE ABOVE YOURSELF. A SMALL EXAMPLE.
YOUR FRIEND ASKS YOU FOR A FAVOR
SOMETHING YOU'RE GOOD AT AND THEY'RE NOT
YOU'RE SO BUSY YOUR SCHEDULE IS JUST CRAZY
BUT A TRUE FRIEND WILL RISE ABOVE THAT
FRIENDSHIP, IS THE BEST THING EVER AND THIS
IS WHERE RISE ABOVE YOU REALLY COUNTS.
TO RISE ABOVE YOURSELF. A SMALL EXAMPLE.
YOUR FRIEND ASKS YOU FOR A FAVOR
SOMETHING YOU'RE GOOD AT AND THEY'RE NOT
YOU'RE SO BUSY YOUR SCHEDULE IS JUST CRAZY
BUT A TRUE FRIEND WILL RISE ABOVE THAT
AND DO A GREAT JOB FOR THEIR FRIEND!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
RISE ABOVE YOU
RISE ABOVE YOU
IF YOU DO THIS ONCE A DAY THINK ABOUT ITLET SOMEONE GO AHEAD OF YOU AT CHECKOUT LINE.
OPEN THE DOOR FOR SOMEBODY ANYBODY!
FIX SOMETHING FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR THAT IS
EASY FOR YOU BUT HARD FOR THEM.
GIVE AWAY SOMETHING YOU HAVE THAT,YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY ELSE COULD USE!
IF YOU ARE THINKING OF DOING SOMETHING THAT
IS NOT RIGHT. RISE ABOVE YOU AND DO THE RIGHT THING!
THIS IS A VERY SMALL PART OF RISE ABOVE YOU.
THINK HOW GREAT THIS WOULD BE FOR OUR
CHILDREN TO BELIEVE IN THESE THREE WORDS!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
SAD DAY
I WANT TO WRITE A LOT OF NEGATIVE THINGS TODAY.
BUT...
I JUST WANT TO SAY MY HEART HURTS FOR THE FAMILIES
WHO LOST LOVE ONES ON JAN-8-11 IN ARIZONA
AND I'M SORRY BUT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS ______!
YOU FILL IN THE BLANK. SHOULD NOT BE
SUSPECT, ALLEGED SHOOTER.
IF ONLY HE COULD HAVE RISEN ABOVE HIMSELF THAT DAY!
BUT...
I JUST WANT TO SAY MY HEART HURTS FOR THE FAMILIES
WHO LOST LOVE ONES ON JAN-8-11 IN ARIZONA
AND I'M SORRY BUT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS ______!
YOU FILL IN THE BLANK. SHOULD NOT BE
SUSPECT, ALLEGED SHOOTER.
IF ONLY HE COULD HAVE RISEN ABOVE HIMSELF THAT DAY!
Monday, January 10, 2011
IMPAIRED
WE GO THROUGH LIFE LIKE IT'S NOTHING.
WE PUSH IT LIKE IT'S OK TO SMOKE
OR DRINK AND DRIVE. I KNOW GOOD
PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN THINK TWICE
ABOUT GETTING IN A CAR AND DRIVING
AFTER DRINKING ALL NIGHT!
PROBLEM IS YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS MY LIFE!!
OR EVEN SOMETHING LIKE TEXTING AND
DRIVING, WE DO IT ALL THE TIME!
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY DIFFERENCE?
NOT REALLY, IMPAIRED IS AN UGLY WORD
NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
IF WE CAN ONLY RISE ABOVE THIS.
WE PUSH IT LIKE IT'S OK TO SMOKE
OR DRINK AND DRIVE. I KNOW GOOD
PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN THINK TWICE
ABOUT GETTING IN A CAR AND DRIVING
AFTER DRINKING ALL NIGHT!
PROBLEM IS YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS MY LIFE!!
OR EVEN SOMETHING LIKE TEXTING AND
DRIVING, WE DO IT ALL THE TIME!
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY DIFFERENCE?
NOT REALLY, IMPAIRED IS AN UGLY WORD
NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
IF WE CAN ONLY RISE ABOVE THIS.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
SO FAR THIS YEAR
SO FAR THIS NEW YEAR I HAD A GOOD BREAKFAST
I DIDN'T WIN LOTTO
BUT PLAYED TO MUCH!
WAS IN A SNOW STORM IN THE DESERT.
MADE IT TO THE SLOPES
HAD FUN WITH MY FAMILY
AND MADE IT BACK HOME TO SUNNY SKIES
LIFE IS GOOD I DON'T NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS!
I DIDN'T WIN LOTTO
BUT PLAYED TO MUCH!
WAS IN A SNOW STORM IN THE DESERT.
MADE IT TO THE SLOPES
HAD FUN WITH MY FAMILY
AND MADE IT BACK HOME TO SUNNY SKIES
LIFE IS GOOD I DON'T NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
ARE YOU A GOOD PERSON
GOOD PERSON WHAT DETERMINES THIS?
YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR GOD
YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
YOUR FAITHFUL
YOU GIVE TO SOME CHARITY
YOU TAKE IN STRAY PETS
YOU GIVE AND ASK FOR NOTHING IN RETURN
DOSE THIS MAKE YOU A GOOD PERSON?
GOOD PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW THEY'RE GOOD,
THEY JUST DO THE RIGHT THING
IT'S SIMPLE JUST RISE ABOVE THE BAD
AND IT WILL MAKE YOU GOOD!
YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR GOD
YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
YOUR FAITHFUL
YOU GIVE TO SOME CHARITY
YOU TAKE IN STRAY PETS
YOU GIVE AND ASK FOR NOTHING IN RETURN
DOSE THIS MAKE YOU A GOOD PERSON?
GOOD PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW THEY'RE GOOD,
THEY JUST DO THE RIGHT THING
IT'S SIMPLE JUST RISE ABOVE THE BAD
AND IT WILL MAKE YOU GOOD!
Friday, January 7, 2011
ANSWER THESE FIVE SIMPLE QUESTIONS
WHY IS YOUR LIFE ALWAYS SO TRAGIC AND OTHER PEOPLE'S NOT?
1---- DO YOU WORRY ABOUT MONEY EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE
MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE
2-----------ARE YOU ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO GET THERE
3-----DO YOU NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SPEND WITH YOUR
FAMILY
4 ---DO YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF YOU
5--- ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK TWITTER AND OTHER SOCIAL SITES
MORE THAN YOU SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY
IF YOU ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS YES YOU NEED TO
RISE ABOVE YOU
AND SLOW DOWN AND START LIVING!
1---- DO YOU WORRY ABOUT MONEY EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE
MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE
2-----------ARE YOU ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO GET THERE
3-----DO YOU NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SPEND WITH YOUR
FAMILY
4 ---DO YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF YOU
5--- ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK TWITTER AND OTHER SOCIAL SITES
MORE THAN YOU SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY
IF YOU ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS YES YOU NEED TO
RISE ABOVE YOU
AND SLOW DOWN AND START LIVING!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
RISE ABOVE YOUR STUFF
REALLY IF YOU LOOK AROUND YOU WILL SEE ALOT
OF STUFF YOU DON'T NEED. I'M NOT SAYING TO
THROW EVERYTHING AWAY!
JUST SAYING, WE ALL HAVE STUFF THAT WE COULD
GET RID OF AND MAYBE MAKE SOME MONEY TOO,
OR MAKE SOMEBODY HAPPY BY GIVING IT AWAY!
I AM NOT SAYING TO DO THAT, DO WHAT MAKES
YOU HAPPY.
GUARANTEED IF YOU RISE ABOVE YOUR STUFF
IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD!
OF STUFF YOU DON'T NEED. I'M NOT SAYING TO
THROW EVERYTHING AWAY!
JUST SAYING, WE ALL HAVE STUFF THAT WE COULD
GET RID OF AND MAYBE MAKE SOME MONEY TOO,
OR MAKE SOMEBODY HAPPY BY GIVING IT AWAY!
I AM NOT SAYING TO DO THAT, DO WHAT MAKES
YOU HAPPY.
GUARANTEED IF YOU RISE ABOVE YOUR STUFF
IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
I WANT
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT WE SAY IT ALL THE TIME!
I WANT, I NEED, I HAVE TO HAVE IT.
IF WE COULD JUST RISE ABOVE THE WANTS
WE MIGHT GET WHAT WE NEED!
I AM GUILTY OF THIS I NEEEED TO RISE ABOVE ME
AND STOP WANTING!
I WANT, I NEED, I HAVE TO HAVE IT.
IF WE COULD JUST RISE ABOVE THE WANTS
WE MIGHT GET WHAT WE NEED!
I AM GUILTY OF THIS I NEEEED TO RISE ABOVE ME
AND STOP WANTING!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
THIS SHOULD MEAN SO MUCH MORE
I KNOW MY CONCERN IS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN MOST BUT
IT MAKES ME THINK EVEN MORE ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS
ANYWAY IT TURNS OUT MY SON HAS DYSLEXIA
WE TOOK HIM FOR THE PROPER TEST WITH TEACHERS
THAT KNOW-HOW TO DETERMINE DYSLEXIA.
NOT DOCTORS! THAT'S WHAT THE SCHOOLS WILL TELL YOU
AS FAR AS MOST SCHOOLS GO IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM.
SO YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM TO GET TESTED
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE DYSLEXIC AND THEN
YOU CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND TRY TO GET HELP
LUCKILY THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHERE MY SON GOES IS VERY GOOD
SO LAST YEAR HE HAD A GREAT TEACHER AND DID VERY WELL
THIS YEAR HIS NEW TEACHER IS PREGNANT SO SHE'S OUT OFTEN
WE SPOKE TO THE TEACHER ABOUT OUR CONCERNS AND SHE SAID
SHE HE WOULD GET THE HELP HE NEEDS
WELL NOT TO COMPLETELY DRAG THIS ON BUT NOW SHE'S
OUT PERMANENTLY AND MY SON BEEN HAVING TROUBLE
SO I GO UP TO THE SCHOOL TO EXPLAIN TO THE NEW TEACHER MY CONCERN
AFTER I EXPLAINED THAT MY SON HAS DYSLEXIA
SHE TELLS ME SHE HAD NO IDEA. THAT WAS NOT IN MY NOTES FROM
THE OTHER TEACHER
ANYWAY YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL AT THIS POINT (BAD WORDS)
WHAT I AM TRYING TO SPIT OUT WITHOUT BEING TOO ANGRY IS
MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE DYSLEXIA AND WE REMEMBER
HOW HARD IT WAS IN SCHOOL WHEN WE WERE KIDS
WHEN THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE
IT HURTS ME THAT IT'S BEEN ALMOST 40 YEARS SINCE I'VE GONE
TO SCHOOL AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED
WE CANT JUST KEEP ON GIVING OUR KIDS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
TO MAKE IT BETTER
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS SHOULD MEAN SO MUCH MORE
I KNOW MY CONCERN IS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN MOST BUT
IT MAKES ME THINK EVEN MORE ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS
ANYWAY IT TURNS OUT MY SON HAS DYSLEXIA
WE TOOK HIM FOR THE PROPER TEST WITH TEACHERS
THAT KNOW-HOW TO DETERMINE DYSLEXIA.
NOT DOCTORS! THAT'S WHAT THE SCHOOLS WILL TELL YOU
AS FAR AS MOST SCHOOLS GO IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM.
SO YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM TO GET TESTED
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE DYSLEXIC AND THEN
YOU CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND TRY TO GET HELP
LUCKILY THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHERE MY SON GOES IS VERY GOOD
SO LAST YEAR HE HAD A GREAT TEACHER AND DID VERY WELL
THIS YEAR HIS NEW TEACHER IS PREGNANT SO SHE'S OUT OFTEN
WE SPOKE TO THE TEACHER ABOUT OUR CONCERNS AND SHE SAID
SHE HE WOULD GET THE HELP HE NEEDS
WELL NOT TO COMPLETELY DRAG THIS ON BUT NOW SHE'S
OUT PERMANENTLY AND MY SON BEEN HAVING TROUBLE
SO I GO UP TO THE SCHOOL TO EXPLAIN TO THE NEW TEACHER MY CONCERN
AFTER I EXPLAINED THAT MY SON HAS DYSLEXIA
SHE TELLS ME SHE HAD NO IDEA. THAT WAS NOT IN MY NOTES FROM
THE OTHER TEACHER
ANYWAY YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL AT THIS POINT (BAD WORDS)
WHAT I AM TRYING TO SPIT OUT WITHOUT BEING TOO ANGRY IS
MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE DYSLEXIA AND WE REMEMBER
HOW HARD IT WAS IN SCHOOL WHEN WE WERE KIDS
WHEN THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE
IT HURTS ME THAT IT'S BEEN ALMOST 40 YEARS SINCE I'VE GONE
TO SCHOOL AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED
WE CANT JUST KEEP ON GIVING OUR KIDS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
TO MAKE IT BETTER
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
AHHH FOOD
SO I'M FROM A VERY ITALIAN FAMILY
MY MOM GOD REST HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL
WAS AN ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS COOK
I HAD MANY THOUGHTS OF HER TODAY
AS I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO MAKE FOR DINNER
SO I MADE ONE OF MY MOTHER'S
SIMPLE BUT BRILLIANT DISHES
FOR MY SON
PASTA WITH GARLIC AND OIL
FRIED IN A PAN JUST UNTIL IT
GETS A LITTLE GOLDEN BROWN
AND THEN YOU TOP IT OFF WITH
FRIED BREAD CRUMBS AND PARMESAN
CHEESE
THERE'S MORE BUT I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY
MY MOM IS PROBABLY LOSING IT UP THERE
RIGHT NOW WATCHING ME WRITE THIS
THE POINT IS WATCHING MY 10 YEAR OLD SON
EATING THAT PASTA WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
LIKE HE WAS IN A CANDY STORE WAS GREAT
TO MAKE MY SON HAPPY LIKE MY MOTHER
USE TO MAKE ME HAPPY THE FEELING
IS JUST UNBELIEVABLY ABOVE ME
MY MOM GOD REST HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL
WAS AN ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS COOK
I HAD MANY THOUGHTS OF HER TODAY
AS I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO MAKE FOR DINNER
SO I MADE ONE OF MY MOTHER'S
SIMPLE BUT BRILLIANT DISHES
FOR MY SON
PASTA WITH GARLIC AND OIL
FRIED IN A PAN JUST UNTIL IT
GETS A LITTLE GOLDEN BROWN
AND THEN YOU TOP IT OFF WITH
FRIED BREAD CRUMBS AND PARMESAN
CHEESE
THERE'S MORE BUT I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY
MY MOM IS PROBABLY LOSING IT UP THERE
RIGHT NOW WATCHING ME WRITE THIS
THE POINT IS WATCHING MY 10 YEAR OLD SON
EATING THAT PASTA WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
LIKE HE WAS IN A CANDY STORE WAS GREAT
TO MAKE MY SON HAPPY LIKE MY MOTHER
USE TO MAKE ME HAPPY THE FEELING
IS JUST UNBELIEVABLY ABOVE ME
Saturday, January 1, 2011
NOTHING REALLY
IT'S NOTHING REALLY WE GO THROUGH LIFE BASHING OUR HEADS
AGAINST THE WALLS AROUND US
HOW AM I GOING TO PAY THE CAR PAYMENT THIS MONTH
OH MY GOD THE RENT
I'VE GOT TO WAKE UP EARLY TOMORROW FOR WORK
DO THEY LIKE ME
I WANT THIS I WANT THAT
DO I LOOK GOOD
DO I LOOK BAD
HOW DO WE STOP THIS WORRYING
THAT'S IT. WORRYING IS ALL IT IS
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE WORRYING!!
AGAINST THE WALLS AROUND US
HOW AM I GOING TO PAY THE CAR PAYMENT THIS MONTH
OH MY GOD THE RENT
I'VE GOT TO WAKE UP EARLY TOMORROW FOR WORK
DO THEY LIKE ME
I WANT THIS I WANT THAT
DO I LOOK GOOD
DO I LOOK BAD
HOW DO WE STOP THIS WORRYING
THAT'S IT. WORRYING IS ALL IT IS
WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE WORRYING!!
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