I am rarely candid with my thoughts, I spend much of my time within my own cranium, holding my thoughts within.

So I apologize if this comes off wrong, but piss on it... these are my thoughts.

Live for today, embrace it and treasure the moment.

No matter how bad you think you have it, remember there is somebody that has a hand that is worse than yours.

Don't make an excuse for tomorrow, because you have little idea what the hand of life will deal you.

I miss my life , the one that has past me by only living in my memories. The moments I dwell upon, the things I could have done, the missed threads of life.

If you ever have read a single thing I have written, expressed or shared, please do me one favor.

Embrace your today and all the things that are right in your life, grab a hold of them and build upon them. Don't assume a single thing in the future.. because sooner or later your future will smack you in the face.

Life is too precious too let the sands of time pass without grabbing a hold of your dreams and guiding your future... please take a single moment and assess where you are in life, the treasures that surround you and embrace them.

Let go of the bullshit excuses and trials of life and run with your today.

You never know what "tomorrow" brings.

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Pretty much this.

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Already been enlighten to this line of thinking Shawn. The tone of your posts makes me ask if everything is alright? If not, it would sure be my turn to help you.

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How appropriate I should read these words this morning....the evening after I sat....drinking....for the umpteenth evening....contemplating all the things in my life that are and have begun to overwhelm me. My 9 dead friends whom I will never share another moment with, and whose memories fade with the passing years; siblings who clearly (despite their assertions otherwise) do not wish to have anything that I would consider a relationship, let alone a close one; uncertainty at work; aging and frail parents who wither before my eyes upon every visit; my friends having moved this year, and my best friend soon to do so........and Christmas always makes it worse.

I find myself in that ugly place called isolation, and I cannot remember the last time I took my beloved hounds for a walk instead of letting them out in the yard. No energy, or desire to interact with others.....

Thank you for giving me something to think about.....something I already knew, but different and somehow more substantial when it comes from someone else.

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Funny he should write that at this time..........if you only knew.......

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Everything ok, Shawn? Sounds like you've had some serious introspection.

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I am fine, all is well. Just got a call last night from a friend that I haven't spoken to in a while and listening to his trials in life and troubles.

Kind of hit home is all.. and.. well thought I would share what was on my mind and what I told him to try an pull him out of his tailspin, lack of direction and down attitude.

Just one of those moments is all... hearing someone at a crossroads of life and not seeing the good in front of him.

Thus how it applies to me... and the little things I take for granted while focused on one thing or another.

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I know what you mean about Christmas. Holidays are often the worst times.

But remember, you aren't alone. You have all of us at PackersHome who have your back.

Of course we're, except for Kevin, of course, various species of loonie-tune types, but no one's perfect.

p.s. What kind of dogs do you have? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm convinced Happy the Thieving Lhasa keeps me sane from day to day.

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Willie the Boxer, and Chi-Chi the American Bullgog/Pitbull mix and Katrina survivor/refugee. And yes, they do help to keep me sane during life's down moments.

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I find in times of trouble I immerse myself in to the sites format/ features /host or avoid the site altogether like the plague.

I use many quotes as inspiration.

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