Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day, saying… “I will try again tomorrow.”

Taking Hard Steps In Life

It has been an interesting weekend so far. Well actually I guess it is more, an interesting day. I learned a very valuable lesson today. It is something that I thought I have known for a long time, but it really set in today and this quote lines it out wonderfully.

Walk by faith NOT by sight

Today we did a service for a 16 year old young man that suddenly passed away. I have known his sister since i think like 7th grade. He also played football with my brother. It has been extremely hard thing for them as a family, as it would be. They do not know for sure what the cause of death is which makes it even harder on them. The medical examiner has ruled out many things that it was not, but that doesn't really help.

Anyway, as I mentioned, the service today and I really learned some wonderful lessons from the speakers and those who participated today. Overal the lesson that I feel was being taught today was that we truly walk by faith, NOT by sight. It is hard to accept that a child has died. It really is a hard thing for families to go through. In my time working in the funeral home I have always known this and have learned in every service. Sometimes there are just services that really reaffirm in my mind and heart it.

I really liked the quote that the family put on the folder. I guess it is something that the young man really and honestly lived by. It is:

Live each day as if it is a gift, not a free ride.

I really liked it as well. It is something that we all as a human population needs to learn and impliment in our lives. We need to take the time to enjoy every moment that we are given because we really don't know how much time we have left to live.

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If I were to die tomorrow, what would you say to me today?

wow jump down my throat...

Wow this evening there was a kid that totally jumped down my throat. i was rather affended. He had commented that he would be a little late because he had to go pick up some key and that he would call me to make sure he knew how to get there. Well so when it was all done, I noticed that he hadnt gotten there so I texted him and told him I was glad to see you could make it.

Then comes the interesting part. He sends me back this message cussing me out about how busy he and his life are. I thought to myself wow, who do you think you are. Then what makes that whole thing so funny is that he is just like others. He feels that he needs to critisize and make others feel bad when they are not at the activities that he is, but by golly he can miss whatever he wants, because:

HE IS BUSY, AND HAS A BUSY LIFE!!!!

Now don't we all have busy lifes and commitments???

I know that I do, and that I would never judge someone for not coming, and I know that i wouldn't act the way that some people do about it. Whatever though. :) Life goes on, and life is too short to get worked up and stress over little stupid things like that, I just had to let out my feelings. :)

dancing

Tonight I went and saw Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company perform at CSI Fine Arts Center. It was super cool. They were amazing. I was a little late to the performance because I had another event I was at. So...I was an hour late. But what I saw of it, it was super good.

I really wish I could dance. I also wish I could dance like them.

very greatful

Well I have finished my paper. Well kinda. I have not turned it in, and I have just sent it to be editted. So i guess really I am not done, but i almost am. I really feel good about the paper and what I presented. I just hope that my teacher feels that it is good.

I really am surprised that there have been so many people that have approached me and said that they were interested in reading it. I just hope that I can remember all of you who have expressed interest in it.

thank you captain obvious...

this was just simply too good to pass up. my accounting/business law teacher is a very interesting man. over the course of this semester we have learned many interesting things that as far as i am concerned any normal person would know. well apparently he doesnt feel the same as me.

the first thing that we learned was what a statue was in business law. "for those of you who don't know, it is a little figurine that is usually made out of wood or metal." wow i was floored. i had no idea that someone would not know what a statue was. but....he felt the need to explain.

next in business law a few days later we learned what porno was. "it is nasty pictures of dirty movies" now if in this day and age people do not know what porn is, they have lived a very sheltered life. now i am not saying if they have not seen it, because i know that there are many of us that have not seen it. but there is a difference between seeing and knowing what it is. and i think that any normal person would at least know what it is. but....i guess he felt the need to explain.

then yesterday i got a double whammy.

in business law he told us what a twinkie was. once again i thought that was something that most everyone knows what they are but...this was his explanation. "they are sugary treats made by hostess." as i said i really didnt think that he needed to explain what a twinkie was. but...i guess he did.
later yesterday i went to accounting and we were going along and he decides that he is going to tell us what tourette's syndrome was. this one i could maybe understand explaining a little. unfortunately i didnt feel well yesterday and didnt get his explanation but...the explanation was not what was so funny about this whole thing. it was the fact that he was running around the room making very odd sounds that i didnt even know existed. i guess another thing that made me think it was so odd was that it had nothing to do with the class. he just stopped and started explaining it. whereas the other things that he has done had something to do with what we were talking about in class.

well i just hope that all this wonderful pieces of information that he has taught us helps us on the test. somehow i dont think that they will, but maybe possibly.