poem

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I am schizophrenic

and so am I

and now for the real poem...

The sun comes up over the trees.

Gently coming over the trees.

My thoughts float through the wind like a feather.

Bouncing from idea to idea as a stick in the stream.

It's quiet, silent as a thought.

I find solace in the silence of the water.

The over whelming sense of tranquility embraces my soul.

The clean crisp air floods my lungs.

I close my eyes.

Losing myself in the silence.

Peace.

Heaven is here.

5 foto essay

Success takes many forms, from overcoming your laziness and getting out of bed to dominating your friend in a brutal whip cream war. Which I may or may not have started, This is my victory pose after I completely and totally destroyed her in the war. It was hard and messy but she will never come at me with a can of whip cream again. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE HIGHLANDER!

  

Success is a hard thing to accomplish. The very act of succeeding in life cannot be accomplished by yourself. You need people to build you up and support you, the bible says that steel sharpens steel. Surround yourself with good strong people that you can always count on. This picture was taken before I deployed, it contains two of the people that are very influential in my life. My brother Davey and my sister Kristi. I was saying good bye to them getting read to drive back to base. They are the support for the long road ahead.

Just like you need to have a group of strong people behind you, you also have to have the right gear. Things that will aid you in your journey to success. The right tools can make it so you sink or swim. I was on duty in Africa and one of the navy cats left there helmet laying around, so I took it and did duty in one of the village people hats.

 

The road to success is never ending, the path is unknown and a little scary at first. You will find yourself a lot of times alone staring out wondering which way to go and how you are going to get there. This picture was taken on a boat house on a vacation I went on with my family. When you are stuck on a boat house with your family peace and quiet is rare, so you enjoy it when you can.

Don’t be discouraged, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Failure is but a moment in your long life. Don’t ever let your fears and pains stop you, tomorrow is another day and what was so over whelming yesterday may have lost some of its terror today. I took this picture in Africa after a unit run. It was too hot to run during the day so we ended up running in the morning or at night. It was a nice welcome when I got back to my tent.  

Gimme Gimme

VEIL I chose veil because everyone in the community has a veil pulled over their eye. preventing them from seeing the real world. BLIND in the community it is the blind leading the blind. They willingly turn their eyes and choose to live in this matrix if you will. MATRIX Anyone who has seen the movie the matrix will understand the reference. they are living in a world that is completely out of there control and has preset rules and boundaries. NAIVETY They are all blissfully ignorant!!!! They are all so happy with their suppressed way of life. It reminds me of Plato's fable of the men in the cave. If you actually ended up giving them a choice they probably wouldn't accept it. CHILD LIKE The are all essentially children. being told what to do, where to go and what they can do for fun. with aspects of adulthood, I think to keep them from wanting more. Give a person the image of responsibility will satisfy their need for more

Mine!!!

Ok so the piece of literature that surprised me is.....wait for it.........the giver. yeah yeah I know it's going to look like im trying to brown nose but, it ain't. I have never been a big fan of reading, in fact I have said many times; that I would rather run into on coming traffic than read. Drop a sledge hammer on my foot and walk on broken glass for a mile than read. But what is so surprising and throwing me off is the fact I actually enjoy reading this book. of all the books in life I never thought for a second i'd enjoy this book for a minute. I still remember when Mrs. Mott assigned it, the only thought that went threw my mind was, well good bye cruel world!!!! But it has turned out to be rather enjoyable.

DA SIX

DON'T MISTAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS