News (Mar. 2)

There are moments in life that just need to be shared with other people. In a sense, the news that we see on television or read in the news paper are those moments that it appears that whole world will want to know. Yet there are still those moments, like a wedding for instance, that are news enough to share within your own localized world of family and friends. These moments in life are so much more than just one individual and are either so exciting that one cannot help but share or are such a big struggle that you need someone else to share the burden with you. Everyone in the world has these moments and depending on who you are there are moments that become news for no other reason than becuase you are in a particular position in life. Yet, the simplicity of news being news is just that, a moment in life that is shared.

Healthy (Mar. 1)

The human body is amazing in so many ways. How often do you remember getting hurt as a kid and needing to put a band-aid on something? The band-aid was like magic becuase you put it on and a few days or so later you would take it off and be completely healed. How many times did mom have to kiss your ouchy after you fell and for some odd reason it felt better. There is something about a healthy body that is able to heal itself in such an amazing way. What often seems to be the problem in the world is a lack of healthy emotions leading to a lack of ability to heal emotionally from even the smallest bumps and bruises. Remember back to that first person who broke your heart. The emotional scare from that instance is so much more intense and still has a large mark in your life today, so much more than some scare from that cut you got falling off your bicycle the first time. It is not that one shouldn't get on the emotional bicycle at all, it is more that we should remember to treat or emotions in much the same way we treat our bodies, as something that needs to be healthy so that it can mend itself with a magic band-aid.

Ability (Feb. 28)

You can look at professional athletes and think wow, they have so much natural ability to play this game, whatever game that might be. The reality is that everyone has that same ability, it just might not be in the exact same area as the professional athletes that you are watching. It relates in some way to potential and kinetic energy. At birth, everyone has potential ability. However, like kinetic energy, if you never take the steps towards movement the potential never turns into kinetic ability. Taking those steps looks very different for every person because everyones a bility is unique to them. For some, like the athletes they must take the steps to get their body in shape and learn the basic skills that they need in order to make that ability change from potential to kinetic. In much the same way, wherever your ability may be, you need to develop the skills to make your ability come to life. It may be physical or it may be that it comes in the realm of formal education. Whatever it is, work hard to make sure that your ability is not left as potential.

Line (Feb. 27)

Everyday you walk a line by which others perception of you could drastically change. The reality is that there are many lines which you walk but the good news is that you get to choose which lines to walk. You may walk a line of style in clothing as many celebrities do if they choose to or not. Your line might be on the completely other side of personality. Perhaps your line revolves around what you know or the way that you think. All of these lines are valid and everyone walks a line. Now what one may not realize is how fine these lines are. A female celebrity may where one horrible dress to an awards show and be out until the next oportunity to change things around on some other red carpet. There is one line however that once crossed leaves no room for a turn around. It is the moral line. Once you cross to the other side you can and forever should be known as a theif, murderer, adulterer, or simply a liar.

Catchup (Feb. 26)

It may not be as simple as the most popular red condiment ever, but the ability to catchup is important. There will be times in life when you are apart from the people that you care about and decisions will happen, choices will be made, life will simply put be life. It is important that you take the time to catchup with those who do care about you. See the reality is that people change over time and someone you care about may still think of you as the person they knew way back when. A good friend however will adapt with you over time and be able to speak truth intop your life at any point. They are there to remind you of the past and the lessons that you should have learned. They are there to see where you are headed and be able to say perhaps you should rethink that. But the important thing is that they are there for you and they can be there for you just as much as you catch them up on life. Take the time the catchup, it is important.

Fall (Feb. 25)

Have you ever seen someone fall? A mother might rush to the side of a child who has taken a fall to see if they are injured in any way and this should serve as an example of the way we are all to respond in the instance where we witness someone fall. A particular ski area has signs up at the bottom of the mountain by their lifts which read, "Make a friend on the lift, help a friend who falls on the slopes." There are times in life where we are all going to fall. Soemtimes there might be physical pain that needs to be looked after and even more times than this there are going to be emotional falls in life. It is very important that there are firends there to pick you up during these times. Like the particular ski area signs imply, anyone can be a friend as long as you are simply someone who is there in the moment. It does not take a long history of shared experience just presence. So remember when you see others fall, there will come a time when might need a friend so be a friend to others first.

Away (Feb. 24)

Life does not necessitate that you revolve around a particular place or have connection to that place every waking second of the day yet it seems more and more tha case in the world today that you should have that connection. A funny thing happens though when you take time to truly be away from it all. Much like a recent commercial for a cruise company where a child does not recognize her own dad while he is on the ship, there is a sense that a real you emerges when you are not tied down to the stresses of everyday life. Should it really take being "away" to see who you really are? The answer should be no but too often the answer is yes. A career may not always be the best fit for who you are but it shouldn't take you to a point that you are not allowed to be yourself. In this instance you do need to get away. It is not a bad thing nor should it ever be looked at as a bad thing.