I CHOOSE....

A friend of mine posted this in our group to day....I absolutely love it

I didn't write it but I did add some lines to it..... I remember how it
touched me... maybe it will do the same for someone else:

I CHOOSE....

To be an adult, to not be afraid to speak my mind, to be open minded,
to be insightful, to be understanding, to standup, to be a man, to be a
child, to be an artist, to be alive, to be involved, to be musically
inclined, to be lazy, to be energetic, to be loving, to be respectful,
to be disobedient, to be hateful, to be mean, to be nice, to be sexy,
to be secure, to be perverted, to be kinky, to be tied up, to be
unlocked, to be unkind, to be uncooperative, to be unlikable, to be
stupid, to be ignorant, to be rude, to call out, to punish, to be
punished, to be submissive, to be dominant, to be soft, to be hard, to
be strong, to be weak...

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I choose all of these things in life-and they make me-Me. Not you...You
choose who you want to be, how you want to be and how you want to be
seen and in the end if that is what you wish-then it will be...
I am who I am because I make my own choices.
But if you choose any of the above-we will be the same, we will believe
the same, we will feel the same and we will be connected in some aspect
of life or another-so don't depict me as something so different, so
taboo, so wrong or so right when and if you share my choices.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I choose to speak as an adult, to use my words, to explore my feelings,
to admit when I am wrong, to understand why I am wrong, and to correct
my wrong filled paths. I choose to explore the feelings I have hurt,
and understand them, to look at people for who they are and by what
actions they have showed me, I choose to do all this-because in life-it
is expected. I choose to be a non-selfish, non-bratty person. I choose
to explore people and learn their traits, their personalities and their
faults. I do not exploit them with attempts of getting attention...I do
not try to make people mad, I only bring to the attention that we all
act, feel and see differently sometimes, and we choose this.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I do not point fingers at those whom are less fortunate, or have
disabilities or who are not as "rich" in character as others. I do not
seek fame, fortune and or anything that would "better" situations, I
seek self happiness and explore it with others, I give my respect,
until it is used against me, I will not any longer.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I am as proud of my successes as I am of my failures, for I have
learned that you can not have one with out the other.

What do you choose?

Saturday Special MeMe

1. You are driving down a lonely road at night when in front of you, you see __________?: injured moose

2. You stop the car and get out to __________?: nothing cause I am NOT getting out the car.

3. In the background you hear __________?: eerie music

4. You return to your car and __________?: speed away while calling local authorities

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I am so not the adventurous type when it comes to this situation. I have seen so many horror movies where the main character does something and the monster/villian jumps out the bushes and gets them....that would N E V E R happen to me. ooh noo.....I am staying in the car and calling for help while I am driving A W A Y! I am not going to speed so that the police can stop me and I am not going to offer anyone a ride......

Take Me Back Tuesday

The 90's

What bands from the 90's that have broken up do you miss?

1. BlackStreet
2. Toni Tony Tone
3. SWV
4. JODECI
5. Guy
   

What was your favorite song from that decade?
Mary J Blige - You Gotta Believe

What was your favorite album?
Mary J Blige My Life

How did you feel about the whole "grunge" genre that popped up in the early 90's?

not my thang

What was your favorite 1hit wonder of that decade?

Paper Boy Ditty

Monday Madness

Please fill in the following blanks, to make a compound word:

1. GROUNDhog
2. FIREtruck
3. HOUSEwarming
4. OVERboard
5. SUNshine
6. UNDERwear
7. OUTside
8. SOMEwhere

Monday Mommy Tip

My mommy tip is simple

BUY A CROCKPOT...it will soon become your best friend. I have two (6qt & 8qt) and I literally would be lost without them. For working moms, stay at home moms...all moms have more stuff to do than they have time to do it in. A crockpot gives you freedom. Want a hot, home cooked meal ready for the troops when they get home with out slaving over the stove? There are so many simple, delicious, awesome meals that can be prepared in the crockpot.......

The Saturday Special

~This Past Week Did You...~

1. Have anything exciting happen?: My daughter turned 1!!

2. Buy anything new (and I don't mean groceries)?: no

3. Go anywhere special?: no

4. Discover a new restaurant?: no



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Top 5 On Friday

Top 5 artists you loved in college.
http://musicmemoirs.blogdrive.com/

well since I am in college now...I am gonna give my top 5 right now.

1. Mary J Blige
2. Keyshia Cole
3. Kindred the Family Soul
4. UGK
5. Tyrese
   

Friday Festivities

1. Is your birthday a big deal to you, or just another day?

another day

2. Do you do anything special for yourself on your birthday?

no

3. Is the there a month where it seems like it is one birthday after another for your friends or family?

June & November

4. What do you want most for your next birthday?

hmmmmm...a laptop

http://www.multifacetedmama.com/FFun/index.php

Friday Fiver

1. What is your local lake/river/sea? McKelvey Lake

2. Do you believe in dragons and unicorns? YES!

3. What is your favorite fruit? Bing Cherries

4. Do you smoke? NO!

5. Friday fill-in:

Together they would conquer the world .

http://community.livejournal.com/fridayfiver/

Friday Fill In

1. My commute is quick.


2. Quiet best describes my neighborhood.


3. My neighbors are funny.
   


4. Main Moon is my favorite place to eat that's close to home.


5. If there's one thing I'd change about my community, it would be less crime ridden.


6. The thing I miss most about the town (city/area/swamp) I grew up in is P I Z Z A.


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to leaving work, tomorrow my plans include BBQ and Sunday, I want to go to church!

Friday MeMe's

I am going to do all of my friday meme's seperate because there are so many interesting ones!!!

So do the ones you like...if any!

T G I F

Happiness Haiku

I am entering the Haiku Buckaroo is contest cause I love haiku's!

nine kids and one big
is this what happiness is
God has smiled on me


hmmmmmmmm...i like it.....

Booking through thursday meme

Do you have multiple copies of any of your books?
If so, why? Absent-mindedness? You love them that much? First Editions for the shelf, but paperbacks to read?
If not, why not? Not enough space? Not enough money? Too sensible to do something so foolish?

I have OFTEN bought multiple copies simply because I will be intrigued by the story again and not realize that I have read the book until I am 20-30 pages into. Historical romance authors get me like this all the dang on time because they change covers.....