16.6.08

A New Page

My Wish
by Rascal Flatts

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you wanna go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.
But more than anything, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but you never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And always give more than you take.
But More than anything, yeah, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish. Yeah.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

thanks JD, for everything.

15.6.08

Media

It's like working for the circus.
everyday has a new set of stressors and a new set of accomplishments.
Find a story, develop it, connect a reporter to their writer or producer, run the scripts...it's a lot.
But it's kind of like crack.

The addiction comes from the constant motion.
Once swept into this lifestyle dependent on the performance of that day and only that day, it's hard to relax.
I've lost the ability to sit still...i feel like I'm always missing something.
Three jobs is overkill.

I can't stop for a good reason though...it's all about building over the course of a year.
In one year I need to move up or I've failed.
When I was hired, the HR manager told me this...it put things in perspective really fast.
The problem is, as soon as I was hired, other opportunities came up...and if I didn't take them, I would stagnant...so I think I've bitten off a little more then i can chew.

I need to find a way to balance.
There are simply not enough hours in the day.

3.6.08

The City of Brotherly Love

Really, Philadelphia is an awesome city.
That is, if you like city life.
It's small enough to navigate by bike, but large enough to expand beyond the exploration a day can hold.
The people are diverse, but the community is condensed.

Before coming to college in the city I thought it would be a wonderful place because you would never see the same faces two days in a row.
Today proved that notion wrong.
John, the spice store owner from a previous entry, was in South Philly as i explored by bike today.
I walked into his store and looked through the shelves before realizing that I knew exactly who he was.
It was fun to know that by exploring my community during my internship, I've begun getting to know the people that make it as wonderful as it is.

There are aspects of the suburbs that I miss.
But honestly, I've always belonged in the city, I just love the hustle and bustle...everyday is different.
Life is about the constant change that you have to deal with in the city, for better or for worse.
Sometimes you have to take those risks and hope that they all work out in the end.

Life is for living, and I plan on living it everyday.
I'm becoming a different person, and though my outlook on life hasn't changed, my ability to make it into the life I want has.
I finally feel my age, and that is worth every bump along the way.