"Be soft. Do not
let the world make you hard.
Do not let pain
make you hate.
Do not let the
bitterness steal
your sweetness.
Take pride that
even though the
rest of the world
may disagree,
you still believe
it to be a
beautiful place."
~Vonnegul

Today's lesson has been learned

10 Things

1. I feel like big things will happen by the end of this month..

2. Having a drink outside is why God made us. Having a drink outside with family and friends is why God is Great.

3. TWO 'TEN THINGs' IN ONE MONTH - SWEET

4. "Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life." ~Sophia Loren

5. I am just over 20% to my goal of 1,000 mile ran this year.

6. It is Mother's Day. And I have the greatest Mother in the world. Who even when I am stupidly horribly she still sorta kinda likes me. You can't pay anyone that much money to do that.

7. "Small moves, Ellie, small moves." ~Contact

8. 'Iron Man 3' was better than 'The Dark Knight Rises'. If you do not know how hard it is for me to say that than you do not know me.

9. Letting the past be the past is by far the hardest thing one will do.

10. ...not sure what they will be or if they will be all that positive...but BIG THINGS

Shattered ~ OAR

In a way, I need a changeFrom this burnout sceneAnother time, another townAnother everythingBut it's always back to you

Stumble out, in the nightFrom the pouring rainMade the block, sat and thoughtThere's more I needIt's always back to you

But I'm good without yaYeah, I'm good without youYeah, yeah, yeah

How many times can I break till I shatter?Over the line can't define what I'm afterI always turn the car aroundGive me a break let me make my own patternAll that it takes is some time but I'm shatteredI always turn the car around

I had no idea that the nightWould take so damn longTook it out, on the streetWhile the rain still fallsPush me back to you

But I'm good without yaYeah, I'm good without youYeah, yeah, yeah

How many times can I break till I shatter?Over the line can't define what I'm afterI always turn the car aroundGive me a break let me make my own patternAll that it takes is some time but I'm shatteredI always turn the car around

Give it up, give it up, babyGive it up, give it up, nowNow

How many times can I break till I shatter?Over the line can't define what I'm afterI always turn the car aroundAll that I feel is the realness I'm fakingTaking my time but it's time that I'm wastingAlways turn the car around

How many times can I break till I shatter?Over the line can't define what I'm afterI always turn the car around

Don't wanna turn that car aroundI gotta turn this thing around

The Lord of the Rings - Complete

Finally, finally, finally...

I have finished the Lord of the Ring's trilogy. Books and the movie. Pretty impressive on my end. The background is I first picked up the 'Fellowship of the Rings' in middle school. Attempted to read it: failed. Then again, sophomore year of high school I tried again, again: failed.

Needless to say I am not the strongest of readers.

Yet, I said no more, I will finish it. In the past three weeks, finishing last Thursday, I read through 'The Fellowship of the Rings', 'The Two Towers' and 'The Return of the King'. Then just finished watching all three films a few hours ago (by the way, important to note that I do not watch the film until I read the book(s)).

I will say I enjoyed the films more than the books. I struggled a lot to finish all three, thrilled to have them completed and even more thrilled I did before I watched the films. With that, Gosh darn, the films are exhausting ..and I thought the books were. Three hours! Great stuff nonetheless.

Thus, The Lord of the Ring's has been knocked off my bucket list (yes, I realize I have to worry about 'The Hobbit', but my bucket list only included The Lord of the Ring's).

Onward to either Harry Potter or The Hunger Games. Pretty sure it will be The Hunger Games, as Harry Potter has a special part of my heart (which I am sure I will write about).

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~The Lord of the Rings

10 Things

1. Maybe, sorta, kinda...not really...but maybe figuring out the job environment....close....maybe....

2. "Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring in?" ~Castaway

3. "Stubborn Love" by the Lumineers is on repeat in my head (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk_KNbDHo). "It is better to feel pain, than nothing at all".

4. It is amazing how quickly life can change. One minute you are here, then you are there. One minute you can't be without that one person, then they are gone.

5. How do you not want to dance to this song : Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeroes "Man on Fire" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08WeoqWilRQ&list=FLdNxjv8_Lv7WNKQPv1UPc2A

6. I LOVE DANCING. Go Cheshire County GOP, great event last night.

7. It still amazes me how much one person can change your world.

8. "You have freedom when you're easy in your harness." ~Robert Frost

9. I am sore as hell from dancing (see #6)

10. I am about four hours away from knocking The Lord Of the Rings off my bucket list!