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Memory....is the diary that we all carry about with us. ~Oscar Wilde~

Friday, July 31, 2009

What you thought your life would be....

When I stepped out into my life...I imagined it to be something like...amazingly independent, focused, driven, and successfull. Now when I think of my life I never even consider those words and when I do, I consider myself a failure when using those words. But Why?
I joined the Army when I was seventeen...I did not even have a clue what life was going to be like, I was just riding the rollercoaster. As you grow up though, you try to control the rollercoaster; this does not work out so well :)
I wanted a BMW, I got a Ford SUV. I wanted to work in the NAS as an intelligence analyst and land some great career while finishing my Bachelor's, I'm still working on the degree. I never wanted kids, then I had an Olivia Taylor, my daughter. I have realized, very recently, that life happens, there is no planning it....
I dropped my daughter off at the childcare center our church provides for "parent's night out" and when I picked her up and called her name....she came running towards me as if I was the best part of her night. Tell me if any of those words that I mentioned in the first part of this post fit now...My daughter knows that I am "her mommy" which to her equals independence. She also knows that my main focus and drive is to guide her into being an amazing individual and a contributor to society. And, of course, if all of this happens then I will have great success....What could be a better life to imagine? All I have to say is that; I am glad that I stepped into this life....

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The soul is healed by being with children. ~Fyodor Dostoevsky~

The soul is healed by being with children. ~Fyodor Dostoevsky~

Family....

When you look at your life, the greatest happinnesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers~

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.  ~Confucius

Stay a child while you can be a child. ~Stephen Sondheim~

Stay a child while you can be a child. ~Stephen Sondheim~

Fairness....

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness. ~Nancy Mitford~

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