Your Own Line!

Today's silver lining is simple. 
I'm sick of seeing my friend's or not-so-friend-friend's facebook status's be quotes or music lyrics. 
Write your own feelings.  Be creative. 
Nothing is more spot on than your own expression. 
Try it!  It is an amazing and fullfilling feeling. 
Night world. Whoever you are.

if you really knew me

After watching the MTV special of "If You Really Knew Me...", I realized that many people, young or old, have similar backgrounds, family history, emotions, and thoughts. 

My silver lining is the similarities in our differences as people.

If you really knew me...

You'd know that I want the love and acceptance of my father more than anything but I am not willing to participate in getting it.  I want him to love me on his own terms and I would sacrifice a lot for it.  You would know that the further along in school that I get, the less I love him.

Twin Lines

September 11, 2001 was a day that I will never forget.  I think about it more than just on it's anniversary and I feel such vivid memories of that day because of it's significant impact upon our beautiful country.  It was the only time that I remember everyone as one.  Everyone was an American, sad for our country. 

It was almost as if we were all joined for an entire day or two and that there was no barrier of discrimination.  Of course it didn't take long before the fingers began pointing in certain directions but as an 11yr old.  I felt a sense of peace that I will never forget.  Everyday we are fighting for peace, equality, laws, and other things of great importance but for those couple days the United States only had one thing on its' mind.

Like I said, I will never forget that day.  The line for tomorrow and today and every day in between is that when the twin towers fell, America rose.  We rose to the occasion of peace and equality.  America's ability to show and prove that, that is possible is my silver lining. 

Reality v. Fantasy

... reality, it is so much more interesting than happily ever after ...(Meredith from Grey's)


I love this quote because, simply, it's exactly how I feel about my life.  When I feel as though I'm living in happily ever after, I yawn at my own pathetic excuse for an adventurous life. Life is about living.  In happily ever after...they never make sequels...except for Shrek but they are Ogers and that makes them realistic.  Catch my drift?  I really hope so. 

All in all, my line today is about my own happy reality that is perfectly imperfect.  PERFECTO!!!!

An Unpretentious Smile

    Relationships are hard to maintain, manage, understand, and be successful at; however there are relationships, every so often one will happen with such ease that it doesn't feel like that of a relationship at all.  This is not an intimate relationship that I speak of.  I am speaking of the kind with heart, loyalty, and a genuine interest in the person just because they are a friendly and amusing human being. 
    I have made a new friend.  She is enthusiastic, kind, loyal, funny, smart, independent, and has a smile that speak a thousand stories.  We will call her Jill for the sake of privacy.  Crazy Internet creepers nowadays. 
Jill, had touched me and my perspective of people more then most that I come across.  The unpretentious smile that she gives off so easily to complete strangers amazes me.  A genuine and truthful smile is not only rare to see but extremely hard to do.  Why?  I am unsure. 

   Getting back to the point of this blog...silver lining...

The ability to smile at total strangers and the rare occasion of finding a friend that intrigues you to learn more about them and others around you is my line.  This line is long, spotty, and one that I plan on developing and exploring more.   Not because it's interesting and a learning experience but more so because having a new friend that makes you genuinely happy is difficult to find, so when you do...hang on tight.