Anything about Everything

  Personality trait I'm thankful for... this was a head scratcher. I would have to say my open minded-ness. Does it count as a personality trait? We'll allow it for the purpose of this post.  I am always up for trying something new - especially when it comes to food. I am always open to hearing other sides of stories without judging. I am never one to judge someone for choices they made or opinions they have. And I think that bothers people. See, my view on the world is different. EVERYONE has a differing view on the world. How you handle something traumatic that happens to you is how YOU handle it, not how everyone else should . How I view issues that arise in my life and process them is very different than anyone I know.. including my closest friends. No one on this earth has the same experience as someone else. How we perceive the world is just that - how WE perceive it. Life is the way it is for you because it's how YOU perceive it. Profound if you think about it right?...

For most of the country, today is a day for BBQs and family gatherings. It's the day we close out summer and prepare for the next season - Fall!  Today is that day for me too, but it's being celebrated with an asterisk. Today would have been Garrett's 33rd birthday. We talked over the summer about how we weren't going to wait till Labor Day to hang out, and how grateful we were for each other after all this time. Today, I remember the amazing friend I was blessed with for 15 years. The friend who never judged, never mocked, and never made me feel like I was beneath him. The friend who, while we didn't talk every day, respected our friendship and never lied to me.  Since Garrett passed, I have tried my hardest to reconnect with friends I lost touch with over the years. I have been more in tune with how I react to things, how I interact with people. I try to enjoy more in every day - and just go with the flow. I am trying to let things roll off my chest easier, a...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to dream?  A true, heartfelt dream. Complete with a plan, a support system, and some motivation to attempt it. There's nothing wrong with accepting the reality you live in - as long as you are honestly and truly happy with it. Down in your gut you know it's the right path for you. If you don't have that gut feeling, maybe it's time to reevaluate and allow yourself to dream in the direction you want your life to go in. An ongoing theme tied into this blog is putting energy into the universe that YOU want to receive back. Being positive all the time is not being fake, or ignoring the negative. It's choosing to rise above it, to allow yourself to be FREE of the negativity that surrounds us in this dark world.  Okay Kat.. but what does any of that mean? It means you're probably overdue to let your mind and heart wander to things that would make you so unbelievably happy - they would change your life. They woul...