What To Say

So a friend pointed out to me that I have only posted once so far this year, so I figured I'd better remedy that. I could just give up on this because I'm obviously not that good at keeping up with posting regularly, but I don't want to, so I will continue to post sporadically :)

I really don't know what to say. I always feel like I have to say something profound or nothing at all, but maybe that's not really the point. Here are some lines from some songs that I've been putting next to my messenger name and some brief explanations:

1. I'll wait - a line from Angels/Losing/Sleep (Our Lady Peace). They repeat this line over and over again in the chorus, and I used it because I do feel like I'm waiting. Waiting to get married, waiting to have children, waiting to cut my hair. There really isn't much I can do other than go get my hair cut.

2. Oh I wish my arms were wider - a line from Feathers and Down (The Cardigans). I relate to this because she's singing about wanting to comfort and protect someone so they can rest and repair, and I feel I'm inadequate at that because I'm so small. Really, when you can't even get your arms around a person, how effective are you going to be when trying to comfort them?

3. The risk of going nowhere is the greatest risk of all - this is from a song by Anne Murray, and I really believe it's true. So many people (myself included) are so afraid of risking failure that they don't do anything at all, and really that's riskier because I think we're made to take risks and move forward and pursue our dreams. So really we risk becoming flat and unfulfilled versions of ourselves if we don't take any risks at all.

That's all I have to say right now :)

The Rock, Here I Come!

So I'm off to Newfoundland tomorrow night and it will be a bittersweet trip. Bitter aspects include: the main reason for going which is to visit my grandmother who isn't doing well, missing my Sweets, and the short duration of the trip (I'll only be on the island for about 8 days). The sweet aspects are: I get to travel with my dad and my brother, I'll actually BE there, I'll get to see a bunch of relatives I haven't seen in a long time, and I'll get to partake of the awesome food and snacks that can only be found there :) I'm really looking forward to going, even though I don't think it's quite sunk in yet because it's so crazy that I get to go all of a sudden. I have a feeling it will be good to live in an entirely different existence for a while :)