Sometimes it makes me wonder......

30 years from now it's not going to matter what shoes you wore, how your hair looked, or the pair of jeans you bought...What will matter is what you learned and how it helped you to get where you are...

God made family to comfort...but he made friends to understand...

You can always close your eyes to the things you don't wanna see...but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel...

Forward Motion-Relient K

whoa-o...i've been banging my head against the wall whoa-o...for so long it seems i knocked it down, yeah it got knocked down whoa-o...and the heating bill went through the roof whoa-o...and the wall i knocked down was the proof that my landlord needed to kick me out i got evicted now i'm living on the street my spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasn't me too many turns have turned out to be wrong this time i learned that, i knew it all along when car crashes occur then i'll be what you were when i see what i should when i see that it's good (that it's good) to experience the bittersweet to taste defeat then brush my teeth experience the bittersweet to taste defeat then brush my teeth cause i struggle with forward motion i struggle with forward motion we all struggle with forward motion cause forward motion is harder than it sounds well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again it's harder than it sounds well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again whoa-o...i've been banging my head against the wall whoa-o...for so long it seems i got knocked out. yeah, i got knocked out cold whoa-o...and the medical bills went through the roof whoa-o...and the scar on my head is the proof that i'll still remember this when i get old i got evicted now i'm living on the street

my spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasn't me too many turns have turned out to be wrong this time i learned that, i knew it all along when i grasp the concept then i'll sleep where you slept when i know i need help when i allow myself (allow myself) to experience the bittersweet to taste defeat then brush your teeth experience the bittersweet to taste defeat then brush your teeth cause i struggle with forward motion i struggle with forward motion we all struggle with forward motion cause forward motion is harder than it sounds well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again it's harder than it sounds well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again cause i struggle with forward motion cause i struggle with forward motion we all struggle with forward motion [in background:] (cause forward motion is harder than it sounds. well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again cause forward motion is harder than it sounds well everytime i gain some ground i gotta turn myself around again) cause i struggle with forward motion cause i struggle with forward motion we all struggle with forward motion cause i struggle with forward motion cause i struggle with forward motion we all struggle with forward motion

Who I am Hates Who I've Been-Relient K

I watched the proverbial sunrise: Coming up over the pacific: And you might think I'm losing my mind But I will shy away from the specifics: Cause I don't want you to know where I am: Cause then you'll see my heart in the saddest state it's ever been: And this is no place to try and live my life Stop right there: That's exactly where I lost it: See that line: Well I never should've crossed it: Stop right there: Well I never should've said that: It's the very moment that I wish that I couldtake back

I'm sorry for the person I became: I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change: I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again: Cause who I am hates who I've been: Who I am hates who I've been I talked to absolutely no one: Couldn't keep to myself enough: And the things bottled inside had finally begun: To create so much pressure that I'd soon blow up And I heard the reverberating footsteps: Synching up to the beating of my heart: And I was positive that unless: I got myself together I would watch me fall apart And I can't let that happen again: Cause then you'll see my heart in the saddest state it's ever been: And this is no place to try and live my life Who I am hates who I've been: And who I am will take the second chance you gave me: Who I am hates who I've been: Cause who I've been only ever made m

Vindicated-Dashboard Confessional

Hope dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption Winding in and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye And roped me in So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing I am captivated, I am

{Chorus}

Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I'm right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

So clear Like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intention Oversized and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye And rendered me So isolated, so motivated I am certain now that I am

{Chorus}

So turn Up the corners of your lips Part them and feel my finger tips Trace the moment for forever Defense is paper thin Just one touch and I'll be in Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away (3x)
So let me slip against the current So let me slip away (4x)

{Chorus}

My hopedangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption...

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
~Buddha~

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
~Buddha~

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
~Buddha~

There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.
~Buddha~

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
~Buddha~

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
~Buddha~

The world is full of evil, not because of those who do it, but because of those who look on and do nothing.....

For You

I have set aside everything I love
I have saved everything else for you
I cannot decide what this doubts made of
though I've thought over it through and through

In a book in a box high upon a shelf
in a locked and guarded vault
are the things I keep only for myself
it's your fate, but it's not your fault

Chorus
And for every useless reason I know
there's a reason not to care
if I hide myself wherever I go
am I ever really there?

There is nowhere else I would rather be
but I can't just be right here
an enigma wrapped in a mystery
or a fool consumed by fear?

Repeat Chorus

I will give you all I could ever give
though it's less than you will need
could you just forget if you can't forgive
all the things I cannot concede

Repeat Chorus

Trademark-Relient K

I think it might just be alright To leave what matters out of sight Old habits die hard holding onInevitable means it's never gone

[Bridge]

Told myself what I need to hear I think the point was very clear I showed me what we'd missed since we Slipped into inconsistency
It seems as if my ties with you get severed I cant seem to hold a thing together I just fall apart, cause that's my trademark

[Chorus]

It's my, my trademark move To turn my back on you It's my, my trademark move To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that You'll see me come crawlin back
I'll kill the thing that turns me away Amputate the arm that will disobey Withdraw from everything that's hurting me Until you finish your work in me

[Bridge]

It seems as if my ties with you get severed I cant seem to hold a thing together I just fall apart, cause that's my trademark

[Chorus]

And sometime soon after that You'll see me come crawlin back
[Chorus x2]

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
~Buddha~

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
~Buddha~

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
~Buddha~

There is a great big world out there and after highschool it won't matter if you were most popular, the quarterback of the football team, prom queen, or the biggest nerd in school. Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it...