This day always saddens me for some reason...Even as a kid, I don't think I could ever wrap my head around "memorial" and "celebration" in the same sentence. I guess we do celebrate the lives of those who have died, but when I pass military cemeteries and see row after row after row of headstones it just reminds me of the HUGE price that has been paid in the name of freedom. I do hope that sometime during this celebratory day, people will take a moment to remember the lives lost and the suffering that exist in military hospitals.
On to other thoughts..for those who know me, know I keep notes about strange things...always writing..little pieces of paper everywhere LOL Has anyone ever noticed how certain people will latch on to a certain remark as though it was written just for them...and 90% of the time it isn't.
They then feel it necessary to condone there feelings by expressing themselves to others. From my point of view they are just making things worse for themselves airing their insecurities for all the world to see..instead of just asking themselves "I wonder if that remark was meant for me".
If you have ever wondered about things I say..trust me, I seldom have a hidden agenda..I say what I feel and very little of what I say is "person specific". When I have something to say to someone, I say it to them. You can't please all of the people all of the time...I stopped trying a very long time ago.
I am left wondering how many people will use this "Holiday" as an excuse to eat all the wrong things. It always makes me chuckle when I hear someone say, "it was difficult because there was NOTHING I could eat"...Puleeze!!! I've been to many cook-outs, tons of food, always some sort of green salad (since someone is ALWAYS on a diet) always fresh fruit for the same reason and always some kind of meat, be it beef, chicken or fish or all of the above. So what can't we eat?
Yup, there is always too much mayo on the salads and always too many desserts at these affairs..but there is ALWAYS something to eat. the choice is yours so stop looking to blame someone and look within at what you CHOOSE to eat. Hows that for telling it like it is LOL
I hope everyone takes a moment to remember and then uses this day to relax and enjoy family and friends...I know I will...........
