Things that make you think...

You know, it's days like today that just make you want to sit back and enjoy your family and think about how lucky you really are.  If you are reading this, then you are lucky.  It means you have a roof over your head (yes, I am making assumptions that you are not in a public library reading this), you have a computer, you have internet and you have "some" time on your hands to be reading things like this.


There are many who are not as fortunate.  Today, we lost a co-worker, now keep in mind, I didn't know him well and what little I did deal with him, he was not real nice to me, but I knew it wasn't personal.  It was the job.  I can't pass judgement on him, I didn't even know him.  I feel terrible for the family that he left behind.  He had 2 kids, ages 10 and 14.  Their world just came down with a horrible crash of reality that no child should have to live through until they are old enough to understand.  It made me want to immediately hug my kids, kiss my husband and call my mom.  So if those words make you want to do the same, what are you waiting for?  Go do it!  I promise this will be here when you get back.  No... seriously, go.  Now.


OK, now that it's done, on to what I have learned today:

• I have learned that my family is my life, not my job.
• I have learned that there is generosity everywhere.  We had a pizza sale today (Kelley's wonderful idea and she did great pulling it together!) for our Heart Walk and we sold out of the pizza in 20 minutes and raised $150 for our team.  Whoo Hoo!!!
• I have learned that when it comes to work, I am ok with change as long as it's for the better and not a waste of time.
• I have learned that there are others who will fight tooth and nail against change.  Not a good thing, it only makes life harder.  If you keep an open mind then you leave yourself open to improvements - which equals change.  It's a cycle.  Things are always changing.  How you react to it is what causes it to be hard or easy.  My point of view, I have been given a direction, it's what I get paid to do, I might as well do it.  The quicker I do it or help someone else do it, then the quicker we can move on to bigger and better things.  Again, just my point of view.
• I have learned that I missed working with several people in other groups and was happy to talk to them again.  
• I have learned that my co-workers have a LOT of confidence in my abilities.  I know I will do my best, but I hope it makes it to their expectations.
• I have learned (well actually I knew this, but it helps to state it over and over again) that I love my family - hubby, kids, mom, Tom, Gale, Jen, Terry, Brian and the rest of my extended family.  I am proud to call them not only family but friends too.

I am going to take a queue from my fellow photographer, friend, artist, BK and post a song for you to listen to.  Make sure that whatever you do, that it makes a difference to someone... even if it's just to say, "I love you."

"In The End" by Linkin' Park

In The End - video

(It starts with)

One thing, I don’t know why

It doesn’t even matter how hard you try

Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme

To explain in due time

All I know

time is a valuable thing

Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings

Watch it count down to the end of the day

The clock ticks life away

It’s so unreal

Didn’t look out below

Watch the time go right out the window

Trying to hold on but didn’t even know

Wasted it all just to

Watch you go

I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart

What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard

And got so far

But in the end

It doesn't even matter

I had to fall

To lose it all

But in the end

It doesn't even matter

One thing, I don’t know why

It doesn’t even matter how hard you try

Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme

To remind myself how

I tried so hard

In spite of the way you were mocking me

Acting like I was part of your property

Remembering all the times you fought with me

I’m surprised it got so (far)

Things aren’t the way they were before

You wouldn’t even recognize me anymore

Not that you knew me back then

But it all comes back to me

In the end

You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart

What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard

And got so far

But in the end

It doesn’t even matter

I had to fall

To lose it all

But in the end

It doesn’t even matter

I've put my trust in you

Pushed as far as I can go

For all this

There’s only one thing you should know

I've put my trust in you

Pushed as far as I can go

For all this

There’s only one thing you should know

I tried so hard

And got so far

But in the end

It doesn’t even matter

I had to fall

To lose it all

But in the end

It doesn’t even matter....