i miss my mama

*j*

Better Sorry than Safe

I have tried to live my life with the motto of "Better Sorry than Safe" or "No regrets". I have always thought that there is nothing worse than to think back on something and wonder what could have happened. I try to 'do'. I'm a doer. Especially if someone tells me I can't do something. Don't get me wrong, I'm just like every other warm blooded american that has a healthy 'will to live' complex. But 'living' is more to me than just breathing and going day by day in relative comfort. You need to get out of that comfort zone. And for me, its difficult most days. I am considerably shy, and I have that lazy gene in me that would rather sit at home and watch tv than be outside and getting into trouble. But I force myself. And in the end I feel like it was worth it....most days....
And I am extremely bad at continuing to do things that I am not naturally good at. Things I have to learn to get proficient.

I really want to learn a martial art. Jen and I have been talking about it for months. But I keep getting in this slump.
It will be hard.
It will be humiliating at times (since we will be in a kids class, probably with parents around)
It will be physically demanding, and time consuming.

Deep down though, I think it would be an amazing experience. One that I could share with my great friend.

I just have to force myself to do it. Get off my ass and do something worthwhile.
Just do it Melody.
Just do it.


Hehe.
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The Ideal Woman

When did society's image of women get so skewed?

Today on the morning news there was a story about a Ralph Lauren model who was fired for being too fat.
They interviewed her and she said she had no idea why she was fired. She was hired about 10 years ago at the age of 15 and she was about 5'11", 119 lbs! To those who don't know, that is probably about a size 4. Today she is 120lbs. But now she is considered too large.

Large...at 120 lbs....

Oh lord, I think I might have a fit.

Back in the day women with a little meat on their bones were considered the most beautiful women.

Take Botticelli for instance. He painted some of the most iconic images of women ever. They were the opitomy of what was considered feminine.



I see a little pooch there, don't you?

And Marilyn Monroe, considered to be one of the sexiest women who ever lived...
a size 10!



WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY THAT WE idolize models who are anorexic skinny bean poles?

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"money isn't everything"

I was talking to a good friend today about how i could have (maybe) made more money if i had pursued a career in singing, instead of doing bill of material editing in pryor, ok. He made the comment that 'money isn't everything.' Now i know he wasn't saying this to chastise me, but just to make his point that that's not what's really important in life. Which i completely agree with. Which brings me to my point: How come my wealthier friends always say things like that? It doesn't really make me mad, but i do feel like issuing a gentle reminder to those who have been financially blessed: that while money may not be everything, it sure makes life a whole hell of a lot easier! People who worry about paying all your bills each month will be able to understand this.

*j*