you ever see that sketch with will ferrell and chris kattan doing air supply? its really funny. i tried to find it on you tube to no avail. anyways its air supply unplugged, singing thier "hits". they perform a song called holiday love, its a thanksgiving song with such lyrics as, "its thanksgiving time, i like your new blazer, sleeves are pushed up. it looks pretty awesome" to the tune of air supply's all out of love. pretty funny stuff and then they tongue kiss, awesome. so i got manipulated by my first client this morning and it felt pretty crappy. i know what it looks like, i just figured dude to be telling the truth. oh well, you live, you learn in the words of alanis morrisette. so happy thanksgiving to everyone. be safe in your travels, st.christopher is the patron saint of traveling. do remember what the holiday is all about, no i'm not talking about systematic elimination of native americans to gain land, no no no, to look at what we have and to be thankful for it. God has blessed each and everyone of us with people who love us unconditionally. i value relationships and friends more than anything in this world. i'd rather make 12k and have 1 good friend, than 60g's and not have one true friend. not aquaintances, friends. you know them if you've got 'em. be thankful for them. be thankful for your spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend, you never know how long they will be around to celebrate with you. enjoy your parents and grandparents for the same reasons. guys tell your mother, grandmother, and wife/girl how beautiful they look tomorrow, that never gets old. more importantly tell them that you love them, not just in a hello or goodbye kinda way, really let them know. carpe diem, or as my boy the rock says there is no tomorrow. live for the moment. not in the crazy way i used to understand that saying, but feel it and cherish the now because its not here long. blink and you could miss some of the greatest gifts God has given us. i dont know this from experience, but i am pretty sure when someone is on thier death bed, they dont ask to see trophys or plaques or thier car, they want to see the people they love most in this world. if there is anyone you have wronged or someone who has wronged you, i would encourage you to take this time, this moment, and forgive them. let it go, what are you holding on to that crap for anyways. even Jesus taught that if there was someone you have wronged, you should leave church and make it right with that person, then get right with God. hmm, is there anyone you've been harboring a resentment against that you probably should let go of? do it dude, take a risk, see what your missing out on. there is no better time than now to right the wrongs of our past, even if it was someone else who wronged us. put yourself in thier shoes, walk a mile in those, what did they have to endure that they were put in that situation. maybe nothing, who knows. i get to choose, do i want to live in a world of peace or a world of hostility? do i want to be 45 years old, raising some child from a relationship i never wanted to be in, asking myself what if? i said there is no better time than now, i realize that there is NO time but now, we are gauranteed nothing more than the here and now. you ever see that movie vanilla sky? that chick penelope cruz says it just right,"every passing moment is another chance to turn it all around", yep. take it from penelope, she knows. i hope that somewhere in my random thoughts or rambling i made sense. i know there is at least one person who will read this and may consider forgiveness. i hope that you do. i hope that everyone has a good thanksgiving, i know i will. i have lots to be thankful for. and shout out to my old high school classmate who subscribed to this blog, it means allot to me that you care what i think. thank you God for another day sober, another day here, all my friends, all of my family, your forgiveness and grace, and all of the other wonderful blessings you have given us and continue to give us on a second to second basis.you know they say God chuckles when we ask Him for things, not because he doesn't want to give us the things we ask for, but because of how much greater the blessings are that He intends to give us. happy thanksgiving to you and yours from me and mine...later
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