I thought about you.

I thought about you last night.
I thought about you when I was getting dressed,
I thought about you when I was tossing and turning,
I thought about you when I was at work,
I thought about you when I was dreaming,
I thought about you when I was writing,
I thought about you.
Then I smiled.

Your'e not a brick

I can make this post go one of two ways.

We are like bricks

or

We are not like bricks

Forget it, were not bricks.

Bricks are hard, solid, basic and worst of all bricks are so similar.

WE ARE NOT BRICKS

We are big, small, weak, strong and most of all we are unique.

You can't call me a brick I'm not even square.

I just want.

I just want to be that guy,

I forget that it only happens to people that try,

I just want to be unique,

but would that make me antique?

I just want to be fun,

bright, cheery like the sun,

I just want to be the cool kid,

like sort of off the grid,

I just want, 

Idk.

Her

To the girl I never thought I would meet,

to the girl that makes every one's day better,

to the girl that can make my veins white and my heart cold, 

to the girl that makes me want to go to school everyday,

to the girl who showed me love is a language,

to the girl who made me call cupid, 

to the girl who will read this and not think its cheesy,

to the girl who I've wanted to kiss since I first met her,
to the girl that defines the word beautiful,

to the girl who showed me love isn't just about holding hands and kissing,

to the girl that makes my cheeks hurt whenever I am with her,

to the girl that inspired me to write this,

to Her.

Stop being so Damn self centered

• The selfie: One of the most common ways of saying yes, I need attention.

• Interruptions: What I have to say is way more important, so i'm going to interrupt your story.

• Sweet slaps: I want to insult you, but I cant seem rude, so i'll say something mean in a complimentary way.

• Media: Guess what nobody cares what your wearing they just like your photo to be on your friends list.

• Instagram: Yes, please post a quote that has nothing to do with your duck face.

• Conversations: Did you know conversations are two sided? Or that LISTENING requires not thinking about yourself? 

• You: Your great but not that great. Lets be real here.

The world doesn't revolve around you.

What does it matter?

Some people

think

we are robots.

Going through life.

Repeating.

Over, and over.

Get up, get ready, 

go to work, come home, sleep.

Get up, get ready, 

go to work, come home, sleep.

Get up, get ready, 

go to work, come home, sleep.

What does it matter?

 What happens in between sets us apart.

So what do you do in between?

Little kids

If you could describe your childhood in one word what would it be?

Free. 

No responsibility, no consequences and no stress. At the time everyone was your friend, showers were a waste of time and nap-time was our arch nemesis. Coloring was the only way to really focus on anything.

The question I want answered is WHAT HAPPENED? Why did crayons and Play-Doh become only a kids thing? Why did the coloring have to end? But did it really end? I don't think so. If you ask me all they did was disguise it to look more grown up and mature. Think about it. Crayons were replaced with paintbrushes, Play-Doh with molding clay, and even juice boxes with Gatorade. Our childhood never really ended it was merely disguised or transformed to look more appropriate. We will always be little kids.

"Men must know their limitations."- Clint Eastwood

This I Believe

I believe in limitations.  That doesn't mean that I quit things, but it does mean that I know when enough is enough.  As everybody knows there are specific universal laws that you cannot overcome such as the law of gravity, the fact that humans can’t sprout wings and fly just because they want to, and of course  death.  You can’t defy those laws, but you can stretch them.  Limitations can be stretched or changed but never removed.  Let me be more specific to me.

When I was fourteen I was riding my motorcycle with my Dad.  I have been riding a dirt bike since I was seven years old and I know I am confident in my riding ability to control my bike.  This trip we decided to go up the canyon and our ride was getting close to over.  As we neared the exit of the trail I started to race my dad. This is typical in our rides. As I neared him he sped up so I did the same.  By doing this I burst my comfort zone and passed my limit of a safe speed.  By increasing my speed and leaving my comfort zone behind my reaction time wasn't there.  As you can imagine I crashed.  This was not my first crash but this one defiantly left its mark.  Besides the normal cuts and bruises I busted open my foot.  My foot was hurting and there was blood when I took off my boot.  Its not normal to bleed when you have great riding boots that can take a beating, but other than that I wasn't worried about it too much.  It was getting dark and my bike was fine so we rode home.  My Dad was more worried than I was and suggested we go to the hospital just to get it checked out.

What happened next I was not prepared for.  After a botched surgery I had major limitations for the whole summer.  Meaning no swimming, quitting my baseball team, missing out on trek, quitting my summer job, no dirt bike riding, and crutches the whole summer.  During my recovery time I had a lot of time to think about what had happened and what I could have done differently. 

How would setting limitations have changed the outcome? How many things do we need limitations for?  Why do limitations need to be made?  Setting limitations does not mean you are boring or not adventurous. Everyone has different limitations for different things.   What I learned that summer was that if I wanted to continue having an awesome life and feeling free to do the things I enjoyed I needed to set some limitations.  Who would have thought that limitations could be freeing?  I now know that in order to keep dirt bike riding fun and safe I need to set my own limitations when I ride.   Sometimes breaking your comfort zone is not a good thing.  Set limitations.  Know when to quit.  We all will learn eventually.  I already did.