Tattoos and Adrenaline Rushes

When i got my tattoo touched up yesterday i was thinking about how much of an adrenaline rush it was (because it was making me sick lol) and i was thinking about how addictive tattoos and adrenaline rushes are. I'm not so into the adrenaline rush thing (because it makes me sick) but a lot of people are. Me and my mom and step dad were talking about that yesterday, my mom has seven tattoos and my step dad has several too I don't know for sure how many he has and they are both planning on getting more. It's strange to think about how paying people to stab you with needles repeatedly for as long as it takes for the picture to be done is so addictive but it really is I can vouch.

The picture is obviously my tattoo it is a form of karate i took for 10 years and i plan on getting back involved with it when i have the money.

It stands for Chito Ryu Yoshukai 

Summer So Far :)

summer has been pretty boring so far except i went fishing this morning but i think even the fish were sleeping in. i know one thing band camp isn't going to be fun this year it is super hot out there. but on the bright side of things i am getting my tattoo touched up today at about 4:30 I'm about to have to start getting ready for that. we are getting ready to have a wonderful kids crusade at our church the theme this year is Fineas and Pherb I'm very excited. i run the tech and media stuff for our children's church ill post the dates for that for anyone who's interested. i go to church at Boaz Church of God its right behind Walgreen's in Boaz. 

Well until next time :) 

Meaning Behind What You say

how many times do you actually consider the meaning behind the words or statements you say? how many times do you tell a friend or family member to be careful before you realize hoe dangerous it really is out there? How many people have told you to be careful and you drive away without giving it a second thought?
Let's go a little farther with this train of thought. how many times do you tell your significant other that you love them before you realize how much you mean it, or how much you don't?
sometimes i feel like, as families, we are only going through the motions. being in a relationship doesn't mean what it used to, the words i love you are thrown around without the slightest hint of emotion. families are torn apart by this lack of emotion.
i am challenging you, my readers, to help make this tormented earth we live on a better place. i challenge you to think about the meaning of what you say, and make sure you mean it, before you say it. i think you will be surprised at how much more meaningful your life will become.

James Hareld Rackard (9/1/1947-5/19/2011)

How Many

Every day, i hear the people around me laughing

i hear the next joke circling around

the different groups of my peers joking around with each other

i see the smiles on their faces

but how deep do they travel?

is it just a smile on the surface to hide whats underneath

or are you really smiling?

how many people are just smiling to keep others from asking "whats wrong?"

how many people are just trying to find a way to get help,

but they're too afraid to ask?

and how many people are too concerned with their own problems

to ask if anyone else needs help?

how many people have ever really realized that

there is always someone more miserable than they are,

and that that person may be standing right next to them?

everyone should stop to think about how small their problems really are,

compared to the problems others face.

there are people without homes,

just looking for a decent place to sleep.

there are those who have noone left

to help them through the crisis that they face everyday.

they are so many other disasters,

but how many of us really notice?

how many of us really ever think about the disasters happening right next to us?

what has to happen before we finally open our eyes

to the dying world around us?

how many people have to die before we come together,

as a nation, or a family.

Overcoming the Everyday Obstacle

Everyday that you live you will encounter different obstacles some more difficult than others, some not difficult at all.Some obstacles are going to make you think there is no way to get over them, the key there is to go around them. If you can;t overcome the hurdle in your life, there is usually a way to get around it. There is almost always an alternate route to reach your destination. You can't look at an obstacle as an impassible wall, but rather an intersection, you ust have to figure out which path is the right one for you to take. when you make that choice you aren't garunteed that you wont see another intersection, its an endless cycle In life there aren't straight roads, only curvy, hard to follow ones, so don't let the everyday obstacle get you down, use it as a guideline to shape your future.

You are Enormously Significant