Tricky business...

Life is a tricky business, so many emotions and so many thoughts and aspirations about what life should be about, makes you wonder how people ever decide something and stick to it. The future is a scary subject, with so many variables and uncertainties...do we just roll along and wait for it to unravel before us or do we make a plan and strive to achieve it?

I wonder if we are born programmed to do one or the other, or do people influence our decisions to go one way or another...or are there more than two options or do we flit between the two throughout life?? See...lots to consider - either way it means that nothing is for certain and nothing lasts forever, which makes me sad.

Life is about growing for me, learning each day, tough times making you stronger and good times giving you confidence and strength to keep pushing the boundaries - ideals you share, but sometimes things just don't work out that way. I understand that and respect that, but it is not easy when you have to walk away from something that you have invested your energy and emotion into, especially when so much good remains.

Do you settle for 90% of everything or keep going until you find everything? I guess this is what we are going to find out, perhaps the hard way, as there is no easy way to go when you crave different things. However, regardless of the hard times to come, the good stuff remains, always and can never be undone or forgotten as it fundamentally makes us who we are... we must be brave and stay true to ourselves.

"One ceases to recognize the significance of mountain peaks if they are not viewed occasionally from the deepest valleys."

What's on your mind?

Alas, I have succumbed to facebook...I have reinstated my account and already I am feeling drawn to the damn social networking sight! I am on a one week trial, due to peer pressure from a certain buddy, but if it starts doing my head in after one week then I am quitting again!

This time round I have been more selective with my 'friends'; last time it was a competition to see how many friends you could notch up - on reflection, I only spoke or wanted to speak with a handful of these people, so there has been a culling, quite a severe one!! So, if you are reading this via the gift of facebook, think yourself lucky that you survived the masacre!

Whilst the 'what's on your mind?' and constant drivel does drive me nuts, there is something quite nice about being readily in contact with the people you like to call friends and seeing the odd funny comment/photo puts a smile on my face. Damn, sounding like I am enjoying being back on the matrix....we will see!

The one downside is now that I have decided to let the blog loose, I shall have to be super careful when vetting the content to ensure it does not include any dodgy comments about past, present and potential future company...not that I am one for that sort of thing anyway...well, the odd funny line but nothing horrible...hey ho, it is all good fun and meant with the utmost sincerity, so no harm done...yet

My thought for the day is...'some of us are Roman and some of us are Greek' - which one are you?