There are times where I wanna put all the weight down I have on my shoulders and do two things. One give it the finger, and two run away as fast as I can into the sunset and never look back. But I won't for reasons, one I'm not that kind of person who gives up on the world and others so easily, and two I only run if I'm being chased! Every day we make the choice to add things onto our plate such things as friendship, work, love, parenthood, exercising, just all around straight up life. And the way we react and handle what we put ourselves through is what defines us. I have realized every moment we live has the potential to define us, and usually its the little ones, not the big ones that have a bigger cause and effect. True story, the Cheese was supposed to be 2-3 years tops, not 8 going on 9. But that moment I said screw working for a clown, I'm going to go work for a mouse, has defined me, and fine tuned me into the person I am today. A person I am proud to be, and am proud to say I have met some of my greatest friends just from making a decision in a tiny moment.
I've been thinking a lot about strength lately, and how living life the greatest we can gives us unlimited strength. Some of the things that fatherhood have given me are strength and courage. Strength for many reasons, mainly I work out like a mad man so I can be huge by the time my daughter starts dating so I can scare her potential dates, but in all honesty being a father gives me the drive to become a stronger human being in spirit and love due to the fact you are raising a person who one day will hopefully raise one also, and continue the cycle. The never ending cycle of life and love. My kids have given me courage to become myself more and more around others, and to live life like a child with fun again, because when you get older you forget you have one life, and when you are a child all you do is live. Love makes me strong. Period dot!
We all have everyday stresses, and huge stress we put on ourselves. The simplest way to deal with it is simple, one day at a time. Laundry, dishes, chores around the house, etc... are everyday stress. Ones that need to get done, eventually. Choosing to go to school is a huge stress not only yourself but others around you as well, because quite frankly they have to deal with you while you are freaking out! But as long as you have a strong foundation in friends and family I have no doubt in my mind you won't succeed in school. Going after your dream is also a huge stress, and takes huge balls. Ones I keep looking for each day to actually sit down and just write. Truth is currently right now my fear is hiding the strength I need to put pen to paper and write my ticket to my dream. Being comfortable is good, but it's not great. If you want change in anything you must challenge yourself. The funny thing about dreams is either you live your dream, or you help others live theirs. And I am sick of helping others live their dream, because I'm to damn afraid to live mine. Also another huge stress is parenthood and that stress I'm happy to say is neverending. You are the result of how many parents before you, and your children will become a result of your parenting, as well as the parenting you had before you. And if you do a good job being a parent hopefully the infinite cycle of parenting will move on through out your family with love and success. Little everyday stresses are there to remind us we are human and have needs, the big stresses in life are there to make us stronger.
We not only get stronger in our successes but as well as our failures. I have learned so much through failure. One don't catch balls from a pitching machine without using a glove, don't play football and get tackled and have the tackling dummy fall on you, and pray to God your football coach you had before you quit doesn't become your basketball coach that same year and punishes you for quitting football. And yes all that has happened to me. The thing about all those failures is I learned something though. The same thing goes for all the writing I have started in the past and have yet to finish. I failed to finish because I did not want those to define me. You choose what defines you!! Not anyone else! As long as you learn something from failing it is no longer failing, it is now a lesson. A lesson in not what to do in the future if you want to reach success. Failure builds stress. Stress builds strength. Strength breeds success.
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