Little Brave

I saw this band on a television show about people taking a leap and going for their dreams. I really liked her story and music. It's a little different, but I like it. She talked about how she decided to go on tour one day because she always wanted to travel, and she loves to sing, so she thought what the heck and went for it. She has passion and love for what she does and I can appreciate that. She was told by so many people not to do it and that it's not realistic, but she decided to go for it anyway. That's why she named her band "Little Brave".

Life Changing Event

Like Junior in Sherman Alexie’s book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, I too made a life changing decision when I choose to return to school after about 10 years. I was 19 when I decided to get married and only had my Associates in Arts at BYU-Idaho by the time we had our first born. Staying home with the kids for the first few years was important to us, so I was a stay at home mom, or homemaker, for about 8 years. Once the kids were in school I decided it was time for me to go back and finish my degree. Last year my husband filed for divorce. This obviously was a very difficult for me, and I ended up withdrawing from my classes. With two little kids, little working history and only an Associates degree I was out on my own in this busy, fast paced world. The news of the divorce was hard, but I decided to not let it hold me back. I enrolled back into school the following semester. I am very busy, with work, school, the kids and church, but I am determined to finish this time around. I know it will not be an easy road, but well worth it in the end. I feel I can relate to Junior in a way and know that sometimes the road to success is not the easiest route, but with determination and hard work anything is possible.

Renaissance Festival

I went to the Renaissance Festival here in Kansas City over the weekend with my family and a friend. We had so much fun! My daughter got a flowered headband and a tickle wand. Which she had too much fun trying to tickle us as we walked around. There are lots of shops and fun things to do and great food to eat. We all ate a huge turkey leg and had some pickles while we watched a magic show. I bought some incense and perfume. Who would have thought that watermelon and lemon grass would go together great! I love the way it smells! My daughter also got to make a rainbow out of colored powder into a cool glass jar. Then to top it all off we had a friendly competition in archery . I lost, but that's okay, it's all in good fun.

Breast Cancer

I wore a breast cancer t-shirt today that said "Pure Pink" to support breast cancer awareness month of October. It runs in my family and I have a friend that was concerned about a lump in her breast, thankfully we found out it was only a cyst. I think it's important to remember those that have passed on because of this disease and to have faith and hope that a cure can be found.

Marriage

What is marriage? It's just a piece of paper that declares you're officially a couple. I think if two people are truly in love they don't need a piece of paper to show everybody it's real. They know it's real and that's all that matters. However, I am probably not the best person to talk about this matter, since I have been divorced twice now. I personally feel marriage takes all the fun out of the relationship. That's my own personal view on the matter, like there are steps to a relationship and if you don't follow them it's not a REAL relationship. Once you get married and have kids, most fall into the trap of the boring old routine and soon the love is lost and you don't even know each other anymore. If you put a deadline or outline on a relationship, it's doomed to have problems. It should be fun and spontaneous, and always looking for ways to keep the love alive.

Meditation

I recently went to a Buddhism meeting at Unity Temple. It was very interesting. The first part of the meeting we sit and meditate for about 15 minutes. The instructor tells you relaxing thoughts and to let go, just let your thoughts pass by "like a cloud in the sky". I felt a little uncomfortable doing this and had some difficulty letting my thoughts pass by. I had so many racing thoughts. I would try to stop them each time they would come up and focus on the meditation. I was surprised how hard this was for me. I then started thinking about how I am not good at meditating and how to stop my thoughts and just let go and relax. This was a frustrating process for me. She said that it doesn't come naturally and that it takes practice. I think I am going to need quite a bit more practice.

Art

I recently went to the Nelson Art Gallery with my brothers. It was an interesting experience going with my brothers because they are great at art. I, however, am not. Most of my family has some sort of talent in art, I did not get that gene. I had a hard time finding meaning in most of the abstract art. It looked like something my 4 year old could do. There was one in particular that caught my attention. It was a canvas with a big black square in the middle and brown around it. I couldn't figure out what it was. A T.V. that was just turned off, a never ending black hole or what? This really bothered me. I still don't know what the artist was trying to portray, maybe I never will.