To live is to suffer...

So, I'm perplexed with how some women (made special efforts not to make sweeping generalizations) can without hesitation say that they don't like to be lied to, but do not think that lies by omission are somehow exempt on their part. A lie is a lie, is a lie! or so says my mother. If someone states that "I only tell people what I think they need to hear", doesn't that suggest that omission of key facts in any form is not telling the entire truth. With that, is it a lie tell someone a major part of the truth, but leave out small facts - or vice versa - that give the truth substance? Is there any justification for it?

It takes time...

So, I was up late last night watching one of my favorite shows, Criminal Minds, and the quote at the end of the show stuck out to me like a sore thumb. It might be one of the most relevant quotes in my life as any before. Written by Rose Kennedy (for those of you who don't know she is the mother of President John F. Kennedy) the quote was more than insightful, it was poignant and relevant. Kennedy states, "It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." Though it is not incredibly riveting in its delivery, it just hit me like a ton of bricks. So, how does it strike you? Let me know...

Something new...

Okay, so I haven't posted since July, but I've been busy. I'm in grad school for Christ's sake. So, I'm almost done and I'm about to embark on yet another journey, and at the tender new age of 30. I'm moving back to Nashville, but after I get my bearings together there is no telling where I will end up. I've grown tired of the same ol' sh*t and I must say something new sounds like the right thing to do. Maybe I'll move to Europe for a year or take a very extended vacation in the Caribbean, whatever the adventure I'm hoping to step way outside the comfort zone on this one. What do you think?

Starting from scratch...

So, now I'm in the situation of having ended a long and arduous relationship that probably would have benefitted greatly from having deteriorated in the earlier stages of its existence. Be that as it may, it's over and I'm left with the task of starting from scratch and let me tell you it is not at all easy. I mean, the transition from back and forth emotions with one person for so long and then the end of that rollercoaster leaves you with an uncanny ability of not know which way is up sometimes. Honestly, how do I start over and how do I repair my heart and allow someone else to hold on to it?