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To have order we must give up certain freedom’s.

I heard this tonight from some random guy.  It’s a paraphrase of his exact words- I wish I could have written down what he actually said.  But I agree with him on principle.  To give ourselves order (structure, comfort) in our lives, we must give up certain freedom’s.  This is one of many trade-offs we must face on a daily basis.  Anything we choose (to give ourselves order or otherwise) is eliminating other possible choices.  To not choose is a choice in itself.  We are trading some freedom’s for others, some choices for some losses.  To me, it’s about making the choices that keep the things we hold dear in our lives.  It’s not about what I can get for myself today, it’s what I can work towards today and every day.  I want more out of life than a short term thrill, I want long term joy.  That’s how I make my decisions.  So to have order we must give up certain freedom’s, and to me it’s about balancing those in a way that let’s me live my life joyfully.

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How is it that when I express my true feelings to someone, they throw it in my face?  Am I crazy?  Well, I am no longer going to worry about that.  I’m not going to hold back with anyone.  My whole life I’ve hesitated to show my true self- to anyone.  In the last month that has changed drastically.  I’ve found I don’t mind sharing my feelings, with anyone.  I don’t concern myself with what they will think or say about me.  Because thats who I am.  Take it or leave it.  I reckon their are enough people in this world that will care about me and accept me.  Life is too short to try and control anything but my attitude and my decisions.  I’ve always valued my ability to separate myself from my emotions, and that has been challenged more wholly in the last month than ever before.  I am glad it has been.  I consider myself a stronger and wiser person for it.  I have been physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually questioning every sensibility I’ve ever possessed.  Doubted myself, my abilities, my attitude, my dreams.  And I have grown a lot from that questioning.  I am now more confident, more willing to put myself out there, more focused how to achieve my goals.  I will keep smiling, laughing, challenging, being myself, and growing.  I know who I am, now better than ever.  Do you?

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I stumbled upon this and got a chuckle out of it.

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Today my main project has been to tweak our myspace page and make sure that it is dialed in.  I have been starting to learn web design on an extremely limited basis- I would equate my web skills to those of a drunken chimpanzee.  Nevertheless, it’s been a fun and interesting learning experience.  Working for db clay has allowed me to really get involved in a lot of areas of business, from sales to web to marketing.  I’ve enjoyed most of it, and look forward to new challenges down the road!  Benjamin designed/wrote our code for the myspace page, and did an amazing job.

Check out our newly “pimped” myspace page: myspace.com/dbclay

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People are complaining that wifi is affecting their health.  One guy even wears a special hat to protect his brain.  What’s next, people allergic to oxygen?

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