Simplicity.

Where Would You Be / Martina McBride

I wonder where your heart is / Cause it sure don't feel like it's here / Sometimes I think you wish / That I would just disappear / Have I got it all wrong / Have you felt this way long / Are you already gone / Do you feel lonely / When you're here by my side / Does the sound of freedom / Echo in your mind / Do you wish you were by yourself / Or that I was someone else / Anyone else / Where would you be / If you weren't here with me / Where would you go / If you were single and free / Who would you love / Would it be me / Where would you be / I don't wanna hold you back / No I don't wanna slow you down / I don't wanna make you feel / Like you are tied up and bound / 'Cause that's not what love's about / If there's no chance we can work it out / Tell me now / Oh, tell me tell me now / Where would you be / If you weren't here with me / Where would you go / If you were single and free / Who would you love / Would it be me / Where would you be / Have I become the enemy / Is it hard to be yourself / In my company / Where would you be / If you weren't here with me / Where would you go / If you were single and free / Who would you love / Would it be me / Where would you be

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Medium

Sometimes we try too hard. Sometimes we don't try hard enough. But how often is it that we actually find a medium? It seems like for me I'm always trying too hard. Does that even make sense? How can you try too hard? And I'm not just talking about trying too hard at school or even work, just in life in general. I've had someone tell me this recently, and I know that it's true, but at the same time, I don't know how to stop. When you want something, you're going to do what you can to get it and keep it, right? So you're going to try hard. So what exactly qualifies as too hard? And how do you take a step back when you're trying too hard? I guess those of us who do try too hard for things are either insecure or scared that we're going to lose something. But can you blame us? That's why we're trying so hard. We don't want to lose what we've worked so hard to have.

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My Take on Valentine’s Day

For some reason, Cupid and I have never seen eye to eye. I’ve always had horrible luck on Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure why, but it all started in high school when one embarrassing moment after another happened on one Feb. 14th. I’ve also never actually had a “Valentine,” so I haven't had a reason to like and/or participate in this holiday. Well, now I have a boyfriend, and I will admit, I’ve been sucked into the Valentine’s Day crazy world a little, but I still think that it’s stupid for people to feel as if they have to go out and buy a singing stuffed gorilla in order to show their sweetheart that they love them. Yeah, that part of Valentine’s Day is not me. It’s like Valentine’s Day has become a time when you have to spend money on stupid, meaningless items just to say, “I love you.” Whatever happened to just saying it? … I love you. It works, too. And it means more than a stuffed gorilla. Now, I can understand the fact that you’re significant other works very hard, and so you would like to spoil them for a day with gifts, etc. And that is okay to an extent (because after all, I am guilty of doing this); however, at the same time, save some gifts for their birthday. Remember, Valentine's Day is about the BOTH of you. So … I vote on Valentine’s Day being a day when you simply spend time with your significant other. Get creative, people. This year, don’t make the stuffed animal companies happy by getting the signing gorilla, okay?

Oh, and Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone :D

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To "Lose" A Friend

What does it really mean to lose a friend? Have they died? No. Moved to another country? No. Most of the time they're just not in your life anymore, and so in that case, you have "lost" them. But how is someone lost when they're really still there? Friends are hard to find, and true friends are impossible to forget. It just doesn't make sense to me how one day someone can be completely and eternally in your life, and then poof! The next day, they're not. And then you've officially "lost" them. But once again, they're not really lost. They're still out there. Still tangible. Still breathing. But we're human. We all seem to have too much pride and stubbornness and even stupidity to go and find the things that we want once they're lost. Nah, it's easier to just move on and find something new, right? Maybe. But not when it comes to true friends.

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Guarantee

Ever wish that you could be guaranteed that you will make at least one million dollars at some point in your life? What about a guarantee that your children will grow up happy? That you’ll never lose that special someone? That’s the thing about life – there are no guarantees. And why should there be? After all, that would make life easy, and as we all know, life is supposed to be anything but easy. I was thinking about how much stress would be lifted off of me if I could have some form of a guarantee for the future. There are so many questions that I won’t have answered for so long … What career will I end up pursuing? Will I get my happily ever after, or will I end up single with a bunch of cats? Will I publish another novel? Will I have children? These are all questions that I not necessarily want the answer to, but I wish that I could have a guarantee that they will all work out okay. So how do we deal with the fact that life has no guarantees? We have faith. And hope. And the confidence that we can overcome whatever obstacles face us. But what if we’re insecure? Well, then we have to wake up every day and try a little harder. So that's what I'm doing. I'm trying a little harder every day, and I'm hoping that I'll gain more confidence. Maybe then I won't need a guarantee.

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