Those must be comfortable shoes, I bet you could walk all day in shoes like those

Ever wish you could spend a day in someone else's shoes? Or perhaps wish someone could walk a day in yours?

Sometimes it is easy to get carried away wishing things were different for you, less complicated, easier. And usually other people's lives look simply just like that, easier.

When you look deeper I think you'll begin to realize that the saying 'the grass is always greener on the other side' has some truth to it. Everyone has their own obstacles in life. What you're seeing may not be the entire picture, and that will actually be the case more often then not.

Surprise yourself. Take time to get to know the people around you. See just how green the grass is on their side. Perhaps you'll learn something from their side of the story. Perhaps the people you surround yourself are more interesting and complicated then you thought. :)

This leaves me wondering, how do people see my life? How comfortable do my shoes look to others? How green is my grass from their point of view?

With that being said, I also want to encourage people to comment on my posts. I want to hear your thoughts and reactions to the things I think about.

Tell Me I'm Making the Right Decision...

If you've been asking someone this question lately, then join the club. It seems to have been the question of the week! I even considered if I too am making the right choice this weekend. I truly think I am.

One of my closest friends is reading a book titled, If it Hurts, It isn't Love. I haven't even cracked the spine and I know I will benefit and learn a lot from reading it. I can't wait until she is done reading it, and I the book I'm amidst, so that I can begin absorbing it's lessons. :)

If the bad times out way the good, if you feel weighed down, guilty or self conscious, I think it is a red flag that things aren't right. Something needs to change. And seeing as we can't control others behaviors or choices, we must bring it back to the basics...ourselves. Make small changes and think more openly. Take small steps towards a better stronger you.

It is true, life is hard, it is messy and complicated but, it is also a beautiful place. We can't squander our time wallowing in the sadness and complications of our relationships. We need to be out there experiencing smiling and laughing. If you're questioning your choice, keep moving and learn from it. There are no wrong turns in life, only lessons to be learned. If it was right you'll be led back to it in the end so let go a little and have faith in yourself. You are exactly where you need to be, at the right place at the right time.

So here goes nothing, a new chapter in my life. :)

Happy Mothers Day.

There are three people in my life that are already the best, strongest mothers I know.
Happy Mothers Day Jenn, Kate and Catherine.

Tacosss

P.s. Friday nights are Taco night in our house. Sharon and I are pretty pumped. Then it's the Joshua Tree for the playoff games!Whoot whoot! Go Bruins & Celtics (and sox as always)!!!

The Silver Lining

I'm not sure how many of you (if there are any of you out there), watch much TV. I personally don't have the motivation usually to strictly follow a paticular show, however the amount of TV I've been watching has increased considerably since living with Sharon. There have been some shows that I loved, yet I would only ever watch them when I had time to, or if I happen to be plopped on the couch when they were on. I've begun to follow so many shows with Sharon. She has sucked me into this virtual environment and all the little stories and dramas and competitions have become quite enthrawling. There are even a few shows now that only I enjoy that are on our DVR list! I am quite the convert.

Anyway, there is a point to this tangent. Last night after watching Grey's Anatomy a new show came on before we changed the channel to the next show on our list of 'Must Watch'. It's called the Adventures of the Incurable Optomist. It tapped into this side of me that is usually there. The hopeless romantic, the fighter, the happy go lucky Laura. As you've read, recently I have become this melodramatic person who has really been focused on the dark side of life. You may even notice in my previous blogs (all two of them), I tend to strive for some moral or lesson to be learned, something good to hope for. Some silver lining.

I think seeing the show tapped into that optomistic person in me again, whom I'd forgotten about, temporarily. I have been alot happier and alot more relaxed lately. I clearly have my days but the balance is getitng better, and watching that helped me realize it.

I think there is something magnificant to be learned from Michael J Fox and his struggles and adventures, as silly as that may sound. His perspective is rare yet I think we all have a small person inside of us that is similar. Sometimes listening to our inner optomist is harder then accepting and seeing all the negative things in life and so we can get caught up in the tainted, jaded world.

Soo, if there's anyone out there and I truly hope there is, I challange you to look at all the things in your life that you consider negative, or an obstacle and find the silver lining with each of them, whether is be a lesson to learn or a new relationship/friendship in your life or some positive consequense that is a result of this hurtle in your life...its there. You just need to acknowledge it.