"It is not the ctitic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt


Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day

~Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.
~Kay Knudsen

Hm, I feel like I should write about Valentine's Day. It's not my favorite holiday. I think I've said it before, it's just sad that we have to set aside a day to celebrate love. Sad. And it's too much about buying things.

Also like I've said, I do like the candy. And I've always loved how my parents do Valentine's Day with us. I guess I don't mind the day too much, it's the thought of it-if that make sense.

Handing out candy in elementary school was pretty fun. Though, it started to get lame after a while-when I started to realize all the cards said the same thing and most people gave two conversation hearts... But then, I hate attention and feel bad when people give me things.

But Valentine's Day was always annoying in high school. "Singles Awareness Day" started to make sense. And it all seemed to be centered around who gave who the biggest teddy bear or the most flowers... to a boyfriend or girlfriend they only went out with for three weeks...

Wow, I sound like a cynic. But there you go. I don't know what else to say. It's not the day. It's the competition and the gifts.

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