Enjoy the Ride

"For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be

There’s no time limit; stop whenever you want

You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing

We can make the best or the worst of it, I hope you make the best of it

I hope you see things that stop you

I hope you feel things you’ve never felt before

I hope you meet people with a different point of view

I hope you live a life you’re proud of

If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again"

The above quote comes from one of my favorite movies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Most of my family doesn't understand why I like Sci-Fi, and they consider this movie to fall into that category. I don't look at most movies like they belong in a particular genre, a label designed by someone who needed to put things in their place. I often wonder whether or not we actually have a place. Shouldn't our every moment in every day be the place we were meant to be at, right at that moment? Someone told me recently that we should stop and enjoy the ride. The destination isn't part of the journey. It is just that, our destination. The journey is the ride, the place we were meant to be, at that particular moment in time. The way I view most movies is, they are their own individual journey. A journey meant to be enjoyed during that particular place of time. They each have a story to tell, an amazing adventure, a terror to explore, a love that runs so deep, its bond never to be broken. No genre to be placed in, because labels shouldn't exist. Let's just enjoy the ride, enjoy those that enter into this ride. They might be different then you, they might represent strange things ... but that's part of the story.

Music

I love these lyrics:

".. be strong .. hold on .. lotta love to go around -- stay wild .. soul child .. don’t you let ‘em bring you down"

Shawn Mullins - Soul's Core

Why So Secretive?

This is something I’ve been contemplating for a few months now; since the first time I heard of the numerous Facebook 'Find Out Who is Clicking on Your Profile' applications or the live EBlog 'Who’s Viewing Me Right at This Moment', of which includes the name, city, and state of the viewer just driving by. I guess I don't get why individuals have the need to know and/or keep track of who’s viewing their Blogs, MySpace, Facebook, emails, twitters, whatever else is out there. My sense is, if you choose to put your information out there, on a very public domain, you’re going to get individuals viewing your stuff. If you don’t want people viewing your stuff, don’t publicize it. 

Most of the social sites give you the capability to keep your information private, you can even choose to diss people off of your radar, such as the “Unfriend” option in Facebook. But for crying out loud, don’t get paranoid because people are interested in your life and what you have to say. You may have been friends with someone at one time and life circumstances worked out to where you became separated. Life circumstances can also work out to where individuals are brought back in to your life. Friendships can be rekindled, resparked, rejuvenated, etc. Current friends remain current. New friendships can be created and evolve into lifetime connections because more than likely, those who stop to read what you have to share, and share of themselves in return, have something in common with you ... there's a connection there. I know my life is so crammed full with work, grad school, my childrens' needs, my spouses' needs, my own needs ... I just don't get out much.

My take on this is to just relax, enjoy the reconnections, the current connections, the new connections, and the subsequent ride. I’m not minimizing the fact that there are definitely stalkers out there, but chances are, they aren’t your current friends, old friends, your new friends, or even the friends of your friends.

Harley ride

I'm thinking that one of the Harley rides I hear traveling down the road near my house needs to stop and become my Harley ride .. lots of chrome would be an added bonus .. hehe! ;)