A Subtle Reminder of what we all should already know (R17)

a story that my friend (who now happens to be a full fledged doctor (congratulations luke!)) had for all of us.

I met a lady yesterday ...She been beaten by a psychotic alcoholic druggie husband for 10 years. She's lost 2 teeth in the process. She compensates for his lack as a father by being more active as mother to her kids. She can't send him to rehab because they don't have the money for it. She can't leave him because she's afraid he might hurt himself and there's no one else who can take care of him and there's no where to go anyway. Yet every night she lies down in bed beside him in fear and his crazy behavior, to listen to him laugh and talk to himself, and to give in to his whims ...And after all this, she doesn'tnow how to approah or blame him, because after the episodes are over, he has absolutely no recollection of any of the events (and this was verifierd medically!)I didn't know whether to be amazed, shocked, empathic or some combination of the three..
So i asked her ... 10 years? how ... how ... did you do it?
and she replied: Every day, every night, ... I PRAY... then i face another day.
Suddenly, ... it all made sense.

Just a reminder to all of us. =)

Lazy (R17)

just a "pahabol" post, since im already on the topic. I've been wondering why i always opt for the easy way out. Well, iv'e come to realize that my laziness plays a big factor in this. Most of you who know me well enough can truly say that i AM a lazy person. When i say lazy, i mean lazy raised to one milliionth power of pie. Alot of people can testify to that. From standing up to get the remote to driving an extra 10 minutes just to bring a friend home, you can all see how lazy i really am. Anyway im getting lazy going to end this post now. (just kidding, but really it's 2:10 in the morning and i need sleep.)

Soul for Candy (R17)

Wondering why i decided to change my blog title to "Soul for Candy"? Well i changed it in contrast to our modern day decisions. Often times we're all faced with the decision to either do the right thing or take the easy way out (soul for candy). I've always opted for the candy (figuratively haha). Now, i plan to change that. No more easy way out for me.

Picking up (for R17)

you ever get that feeling when you just wanna start anew? like, forget everything and start over on a clean sheet. well, i think i've been sent this oppurtunity. and, im definitely welcoming it with my arms ready for a tight hug. its something that ive always wanted for a long time.

HOWEVER, when we are given a clean sheet, the feeling of leaving the old one haunts you. you feel bereaved yet gleeful at the same time. its weird. you know you want to start anew yet you feel like you cant leave the old one. its a hard decision but youve got no other way to go but forward. you cant always be living in the past, even if you wanted to.

So let's all look forward. =)