let's give little ole me a pat on the back, shall we?

Jamie and I were having this talk today about how far I've come, and I feel the need to share.

I don't know if I'll ever have everything I've ever wanted. There's quite a list...and I'm going to try to have everything I've ever wanted. but so many things happened this semester show how far I've come. I'm not at all the person I used to be. I have good days and bad ones. At the time, the bad ones seem like they are days that I'll never get over, and lately I just feel as though wherever I go, I keep getting my ass kicked.

But as Jamie put it, that really doesn't matter...does it...

It sure as hell feels like it does, but she's right. It really, really doesn't. I'm not turning into one of those clishe 'live laugh love' people...but more of a 'I am always willing to stand up for what is right, no matter what' person. I think I always was...it just took me longer to embrace it and once I embraced it, I didn't go about it the right way. I'm still a work in progress. I'm learning how to go about it the right way.

I still have some things I need to get over, but I would like to think we all do, right?

And I close with this:

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He/She doesn't set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his/her actions and the integrity of his/her intent. In the end, leaders are much like eagles; they do not flock, you find them one at a time."