I've had a couple of clever titles for blogs that I wanted to write, however, capitalization is awkward and a very hard word to spell (therefore I am not going to type it again). Who knows what to cap- well, who knows what proper titles should look like? I've wanted to try out a few, but I didn't want to look like an idiot. Is it too late? Hey, at least I admit my faults.
Speaking of typing, not to stray from any incoming important points...foreshadowing, have you ever started typing something at your own general speed and your fingers were positioned in the wrong place? Your sentence ends up looking like Arabic and you try reading it back to yourself, all the while forgetting what you were typing in the first place. It must not have been that important in the first place if you forgot it. I'm just saying, it's a strange phenomenon. Thank God for spell-check. (T.G.F.S.C.)
Anyways, I came across a good life lesson that anyone is free to live by.
If doing something makes you happy, then do it.
If-Then statements are funny little things. They state that if something happens, then the other will correspond to its affects. No one can tell you how to live your life, therefore, you are accountable for your attitude. Is this not true? There is no reason to be 'wishing' you had a different job, career, or life when you can go out there and live it yourself.
Now, back to my statement. If something makes you happy, then do it. It doesn't matter what others think; your decisions make you who you are. If sleeping all day makes you happy, then do it. Does that mean it's healthy? Hell no. Sooner or later, you will find out that sleeping all day makes you incredibly groggy and a not-so-fun person to be around and, in turn, does not truly make you happy.
The only way to figure out what true happiness is for you would be to test the temporary fixes that make you smile for a minute until you find a passion in life that makes you beam for a lifetime.
It's not sleeping.
If anyone is interesting in hilarious writers, I found a new idol today. He writes for the Local section of the Arizona Republic and his name is Clay Thompson. He answers people's questions and the last one was a doozy. If anyone can find today's paper, I would read his response to this person's question about toothpaste. They asked if all toothpaste companies are left-handed for some strange reason and he ended up telling them to get a life and stop worrying about tooth-paste. I have never scared so many people at one time by laughing out loud on the bus.
Maybe I should have waited until I was in a less public area to read such a hilarious article.
I found a fun sign yesterday and took a cheerful picture for everyone.
Now, back to my statement. If something makes you happy, then do it. It doesn't matter what others think; your decisions make you who you are. If sleeping all day makes you happy, then do it. Does that mean it's healthy? Hell no. Sooner or later, you will find out that sleeping all day makes you incredibly groggy and a not-so-fun person to be around and, in turn, does not truly make you happy.
The only way to figure out what true happiness is for you would be to test the temporary fixes that make you smile for a minute until you find a passion in life that makes you beam for a lifetime.
It's not sleeping.
If anyone is interesting in hilarious writers, I found a new idol today. He writes for the Local section of the Arizona Republic and his name is Clay Thompson. He answers people's questions and the last one was a doozy. If anyone can find today's paper, I would read his response to this person's question about toothpaste. They asked if all toothpaste companies are left-handed for some strange reason and he ended up telling them to get a life and stop worrying about tooth-paste. I have never scared so many people at one time by laughing out loud on the bus.
Maybe I should have waited until I was in a less public area to read such a hilarious article.
I found a fun sign yesterday and took a cheerful picture for everyone.
Enjoy.
Caption: The picture is of Yoshi's Fast Food Drive-Thru Japanese food. The bottom of the sign says "Have a Rice Day".
Extra Postage Required: Use a bit more sense next time.
Thanks for the descriptive caption of the sign. This allows your sighted readers to enjoy the picture and blind ones like myself to have the same information, It is rather hillarious. As always, you're awesome. (smile)
ReplyDeleteAnother thing... I just love what you have to say about attitude as it relates to one's own happiness. On a cool winter's day in February 1997 in Denver, I was hit by a truck while crossing a street heading to work. Before this event, I was independent in the extreme. I literally ran everywhere. If it were possible for a person to be in five places at once, well, that was me. That accident turned out to be a pivotal event in my life, at least until about three months or so ago. After that, I felt like my independence had been taken away. I became more depressed and isolated. Recovery for me has been a very slow, evolutionary process. Fortunately, the process got a jump start when I found myself in a situation where a close friend needed my help. I took her in for a few weeks while she found another place to live, not realizing that she would be helping me even more. She had just arrived at our house from Denver and she needed to pick up a few things. I took her to the nearby mall, where she ended up being the one to get us the help we needed while I just stood there feeling overwhelmed and teary-eyed because I wasn't being the awesome, take-charge-get-it-done host I felt I should be to a friend having a rough time. But, instead, she was gracious about it and gave me a pep talk. She said it was my "choice." If I signed up for vocational rehabilitation and got some orientation and mobility instruction, I could improve my situation. I could let my dreams and goals guide my life rather than the extra limitations I had imposed atop my blindness. I took her advice! By the middle of December, I was working with the best O&M instructor on the face of the Earth, who also turns out to be an old friend with whom I had lost touch back in the early 1990's. She has helped me change my life completely! Whereas I wouldn't cross streets and avoided leaving my house as much as possible (I had a telecommuting job until I lost it in July over a critical piece of inaccessible technology) I am now crossing major streets with little or no fear in most cases, riding buses and the light rail to attend school, spend time with friends and even participate in some social activities like a Super Bowl party at ASU and a regional unity walk. The point is this. I finally made the choice to change. The saying "if you build it, they will come" can apply here indirectly. If you decide to change something about yourself, and you follow that choice up with the necessary effort, then you will find your circumstances altered. It really does work. It also helps to have friends who will tell us "how it is" and won't hold back but, even then, the decisions are all ours and only ours to make. Let's all keep our attitudes positive to assure our happiness, and just as important, the happiness of those who are close to us.
ReplyDeleteDarrell, you truly have the most amazing stories and the most inspirational life at that. You should definitely be proud of who you are and where you have come since the accident. Change is difficult for many and yet you made it work and followed through in the face of danger. I think a negative attitude is easy to show in times of despiration, but a positive one will change your circumstances for the better. Thank you for your story and your wise words. I always look forward to your input.
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