A Prayer for the Families

     Yesterday our country suffered a great loss in the Connecticut shooting. This is a time for each of us to send our prayers and hearts to each of the families who have suffered greatly and know a pain that many of us will never know. This is a time where we must realize how much each of us really has and that family is all that matters in the end. We all may wonder how someone could ever look into the eyes of these children and mercilessly kill them and although this person was disturbed and perhaps mentally ill there is no way to justify what he did. So today is a day for mourning for the families who lost and throughout the day we should remember them and pray that they get all of the time, love and prayers they need to make it through this difficult time. I can never imagine losing any of my family to a tragedy such as this and these poor families never deserved to have their children taken from them. These children had Christmases, birthdays and all of their lives to look forward to and it was taken from them, so please God take care of them in Heaven as they join you in a place of perfection. Bless the teachers who risked their lives to keep the children safe and became heroes for the rest of us to look up to. It's time to take a stand against this unnecessary violence and unite as a nation to fight against these criminals and murderers, it's time for a change. To each family that lost their children: We love you and pray that you can somehow regain your strength, hope and lives in this difficult time you are not alone and we are all behind you, praying for you and will support you in any way we can. You are loved.

Another day another dollar

     As I worked my life away yet again today I realized that I might as well make the best of it, even if it's almost impossible to make the best of serving other people and taking shit from them. I literally tried to turn each customer into someone I would like to talk to and hang out with in my mind so that maybe I would be able to throw on a fake smile long enough for them to throw me a buck or two... pathetic I know. Tonight however I realized something, you have to make the best of everything and can't just sulk and be miserable because in the end when you go home you are going to still be that miserable person and no one wants to be around that. I also realized that I needed to take more days off to spend some time with friends, family and of course my girlfriend, but that is another topic entirely. When it comes down to it, no matter what you do for a living whether it be teaching children, cleaning up after people or running a million dollar company if you can't have a good time and put a smile on your going to be no better than you were the day before. Life does not hand you what you want, you have to work for it and this is just one step you can take at achieving your goals because not everyday will be full of rainbows and farts.