Roads

Life is defined by the roads we take, the roads we don't, the shortcuts we sometimes make, the dead end streets, and the One Way's we enter the wrong way.  Not every person takes the same roads, but we all have similar paths, and in the end we all have one thing in common: we're born, we live, then we die.  Two of the roads are similar to every person, and the way we live is where we define ourselves.  The similar paths we all share in some aspect are: education, relationships, friendships, love, career. individuality, and family.  How we take on this paths influences everything we do and all the steps we take in the future.  I'm only going to focus on six of those seven, because when I talk about my education I turn into the Hulk, and I can't smash my computer.

Relationships and love I'll throw into together.  First of all if you haven't read my month on love I highly recommend you do. because I had some pretty good stuff in there (or I might be a lil bias).  But simply put I believe every person in this world has a soul mate.  Everyone!  The key to finding them is looking everywhere for them, and especially in places you shrugged off before.  IE, the friendzone!  I spent my whole teenage life there with a ton of people praying everyday I would get that ticket out.  It never came!  Which I'm thankful for now, because only strong friendships can survive a breakup, and I think spending that time in the friend zone only made our friendships stronger.  But if you ask any successful relationship nine times out of ten they say they married their best friend!  So sooner or later friendship does evolve to more, if it is destined to!  

The road of friends and friendship should never be taken for granted!  I truly appreciate and love my friends who have stuck by me through the years, and I would not be the person who I am today if not for them.  Each friend you have has the potential to teach you a very important lesson in life that only they can teach you.  For some it takes time to get that lesson out, and others are filled to the brim of them they make a blog and blow up your phone with random text messages!  :D  But each lesson they have is worth knowing, whether it be something that should be done or not done, somebody to date or not date, parenting information, etc...the list is endless!  Just think of what your friends have you taught you do, or not do!!!  Without them teaching you that, guess what YOU wouldn't know!!!  I have a few close friends I have known since I was a wee lad, and I have a few close friends I have known for only a few years, but I swear to you I will not take either one for granted, due to the fact your old friends know how you have been in the past, and your current friends have an idea where your going.  And combining those two opinions you can figure out where you need to go!

8 Years ago to this day I was nervous as hell. why because it was the night before I started the Cheese.  If you asked me 8 years ago if I would still be a the Cheese I would of laughed at you (hence the Joker), but if you ask me today where I'll be in 8 years from now I will tell a better place because of the Cheese.  The truth is without the Cheese you wouldn't be reading this right now because the people I work with and have worked with inspire me to write it, so once again thank you from the bottom of my heart!  I'm not saying it's all been peaches and cream there but the good times definitely.  I could write a book about my times and the people I have met while working there, but words can't do it justice.  That place will always have a special part in my life, and I didn't realize it until someone else pointed out in others hearts as well.  I have the power to make Lil Timmy have the greatest 5th birthday EVER!! Whether it be helping him out playing a game, just talking to him about his favorite superheros, or wearing a giant mouse costume in all his birthday pics with Chuck!  I am kicking myself for taking that for granted over the last few years, but I promise to myself I will fully embrace that power now!!  For every person that walks through that door, because if the rumors are true, then.....  Well let's not jump to conclusions.  

First off the word individuality is a pain the butt to write, and is fricking hard to spell after typing for so long! Just thought I'd let you know that, because that's the kind of person I am!  We all are born, we all die, but only few live!  Our individuality is determined by how we take each road that we are offered.  And each road we decide to take or not to take is a huge part in creating you!  Each road I talked about before makes up you and who you will become, and the only person who knows that person is yourself!  So I can't tell you what roads to take, I only guide you with the life I have led so far.  I know marriage, kids, and working at the Cheese isn't for everyone, but it's for me and that's what is important.  I went down some dark roads in the past, but I found my way out.  I went down some bright roads and am still going down where I have no idea where they end.  And I've gone down a few one way streets the wrong way, but I just turned around and started over.  And I try very hard to avoid dead ends, because there is no point to them.  I've never been a shortcut person, and I think that's why I'm stuck where I'm at, but the truth is if I did take a shortcut in anything I did, I wouldn't be me, and I wouldn't be creating myself, I'd be creating my evil twin Sven.  :)