I often think to myself, "Why in the Hell am I here?" "What is my purpose?" These are ridiculous questions nobody can answer. Yet, knowing this, I still ponder these tough questions. The funny thing is: the more I think the less I get done. It's kind of a catch 22 situation. That said, I continue my quest of self discovery. I continue searching and living, looking for answers. I don't see how I can change now. 

Sometimes, much of the time, the best answer to any question is "I don't know," especially when you don't know. I don't believe we hear those words enough. If we do hear them, we let them leave our heads as fast as they got into our heads. What follows "I don't know" should then be a single thought in our minds: What is the answer to that question and then delve into some research. Oh sure we may know a few things about a thing or two, but we are all guilty of claiming to know something we know nothing about.

There have been many times that I just wanted to give up, turn in my chips so to speak. I mean, I have had a few friends end it all. But I have realized that this is not the way. Yes times are tough. Yes I feel bad most of the time. But that doesn't mean I am going to quit. I've been through too much already to quit now. So I keep on moving, not always forward, but I keep on moving. I know that one day everything will come together and I will realize a dream.

When life seems to be nothing more than the same thing every day, revert back to your childhood and see what you were into then. Maybe, over time you can find a way to incorporate this old "idea" into your life now. There is always room for new things in this life, especially if that new thing is something familiar to you.

I constantly think of death and remorse. I cannot get out of it. Sure there are streams of light, but in general, I feel as though I am walking with some kind of darkness... my unstoppable darkness. Needless to say it might be the weather or my life choices that are bringing me down, yet I cannot help but think that there is something more to it than that.

It doesn't take much to push some people over the edge of their anger. It could be the smallest thing that does it. But there is always an underlying reason for such anger. It could mean that something else is bothering them, something that happened sometime before. This type of anger is harmful, especially to the one on the receiving end of this anger. Nine times out of ten everyone around the angry person knows they are unhappy with something. They know there is unhappiness there, lingering, hovering over their head.

I used to like dark bars in the morning time. There was one bar in particular I frequented. I enjoyed talking with the folks from the neighborhood. We all could make each other laugh for days in that place. There wasn't much to it really. It was like a shack. They served one kind of beer, warm. It was the kind of place you go to when all other options have failed... or it's right next door to your house. I look back on those days with awe and wonder.