Your attitude usually reflects what kind of company you keep. In my case, other people's attitudes (i.e. assholes) are genuinely what I attract, and, what apparently I tend to keep around. Why is it so hard for most people to just stay in a good mood? As long as my feet hit the ground in the morning, I cross paths with a dog or two, I get to have conversations with Sarah-Lynn, and I get to sip a Diet Coke - my day is probably going to be alright. If I'm really pushing the envelope, I'll ask God to bless me with a migraine free day and I'm set. Some people on the other hand, I'm convinced, love to be mad. Tim McGraw has a song - "I Don't Know Why You've Got To Be Angry All The Time". It's hard to love angry people. You exhaust a ton of energy trying to make them happy and keep from rocking the boat in the relationship. You spend time trying to convince them to be happy and enjoy dinner, a movie, and life as a whole. You lose sight of the perso
When I can't sleep and I am tired of browsing Facebook and playing games, I talk to God. I don't necessarily pray, but I thank Him for everything He has done for me and I let Him know I am still here and in very dire need of His presence in my life. It gives me a weird sense of peace in my chest and heart to have Him listening to me. Sometimes I tell Him about my day or I will ask Him to remind me to do something the next day. Sometimes I'll cry. I reminisce a lot about the past and things I miss. No one knows my memories like He does. It's hard for me to put my finger on the exact moment when I accepted God as my savior. I don't have quite the testimony as most people do. I just know that He's my guy and I'm his gal. I'm going to go see Him at the end of times and we are going to have one hell of a homecoming. My friends and family will be there, He will have my dogs and other pets - but let's face it, mainly the dogs - so many dogs. I can't w