The Leader

Lead
Verb, Led, Lead-ing, noun, adjective

1. To go before of with to show the way.
2. To guide in direction, course, action, option.

Leader
-Noun

1. A person or thing that leads
2. A guiding or directing head.


Leadership
-Noun

1. The position of function of a leader.
2. Ability to lead.

So i was thinking, What does it take to lead? What makes a leader? What is Leadership?

They simple answer would be the definitions i found in the dictionary, but i think its more complicated then that. At the same time its as simple as that if you look at it. A leader is someone who leads. To lead is to show the way. Leadership is the position of the leader.

That is pretty simple, BUT who is qualified to be a leader? Anyone? If you are a bad leader, are you still considered a leader? Many times people think since they bark out orders and tell people what to do they are a Leader. WRONG. A leader takes responsibility for the actions and mistakes that he brings the group to. He also takes credit for the positive thing that comes from the journey. Leaders have to use integrity and dignity to light their path, they should realize that the maturity they posses needs to be used to help someone or many.

I would consider myself a leader, looking back at my life so far i can see many times i was in a leading position. Many times i was picked to be a captain of a dodge-ball team, or a kickball team because i was big. People want leaders to be the strong one that can get them through the situations that arise. Later in life (much later) i was voted captain of my high school football team. It wasn't just a title for me, it meant more to me then just being a status. It came with responsibility and a lot of pressure. They way you act and react is always being watched, and one slip of will bring your whole leader status into question.

It is good to be a leader, it is good to want to help people. But do you except the responsibility that it comes with. Can you go ahead of the group into uncharted territory and find the way? Can you guide and take the time to find the right path, and then stay on it?

Do you have the ability to lead? Maybe? Maybe Not? Not everyone can be a leader, and thats ok.

The Thankful

I am thankful

I am thankful for things

I am thankful for things in my life that are good

I am thankful for things in my life that are good for my family.

I am thankful

I am thankful for people

I am thankful for people in my life

I am thankful for people in my life who love me

I am thankful

I am thankful for Carli

I am thankful for Carli and her patience with me.


I thank God for a lot of things in my life. Times where he has protected me from injury or has spared me from being part of a bad situation. I thank Him when ever i experience something that is hard to deal with, Because He gives me the strength to deal.

I thank him for the little things, the times we don't think of, How delicate our body is made to work properly. I thank him. I thank Him Now for the mornings i haven opened my eyes to see light and color. I thank him for waking up, for waking up the past 22 years, 271 months, 1179 weeks, 8038 days. I thank him now for each of them, and realistically for every minute he gives me.

Thank You.

The Crash

Don't be alarmed, i was not in a accident or anything like that.

The other day when i was on my computer, i thought to myself. Hey it would be nice to listen to some music while i am on here. So i got my iPod and the USB cable, plugged it in and opened iTunes. It should have just opened up and showed all the music that i had in my iPod. Which just so happened to be like 1400 or 1500 songs. That wasn't the case, an error message popped up saying that iTunes could not read the information on the iPod, and to reset it to the factory default.

Well i was not about to do that, because when you reset your iPod it deletes everything on it, and i did not want that. So i just unplugged my iPod and tried to connect it again. The same message popped up. At this very moment i reset my ipod and thought to myself, it would be very annoying if i can't listen to music on my Mac anymore. So my ipod is restarted at this point and i just decided to listen to music directly off of my ipod, so i got my headphones and plugged them in.

Well well well, when i went to select the artist i wanted to listen to.....there was NOTHING! Not one artist! Everything was gone. Gone forever. All the music, videos, comedians, podcast, all my pictures and even my iPocket Bible. WOW there was a lot of stuff on there. Now i am left to pick up the pieces and start the rebuilding process. Which is a more daunting task then you may think.

I have to track down all my cds that i had uploaded and start putting them on again. one by one. This is going to be so annoying. I actually wish i could just sell my iPod. maybe i will. get some money. well i will let you know what i do with this awful situation

The Nap Taker

Shout out to Melissa for posting a blog that helped my think of something to write about, and Shout out to Matt for giving her the title that helped her to post a blog.

Well ladies and gentleman, I'm back. Didn't mean to leave you but i had nothing to say. That's usual like me, i may come across as the kinda guy that always has a joke or something to say that will make you laugh. Well thats just not true, i enjoy being quite and i love listening.

Well lets get to the point of the blog entry today (tonight) shall we.

I am a napper, a nap taker, a day sleeper if you will. I enjoy naps and i try to take them whenever i can. Its not that i don't get enough sleep at night. Its more of a recharging experience. I don't force naps ever, but i let them come to me. I embrace when they do and i try not to fight it. Some people don't understand how i need a nap almost everyday. Again its not like i am tired. i just need like 30 minutes to rest my brain. I think that is perfectly normal.

Maybe its just like a hobby of mine. I enjoy napping and i am good at it. So why not enjoy the peace of a mid day nap. I love nothing more then being able to lay on the couch and let the television dim in the background as i fall asleep, or being able to crawl back into bed and sleep for a while

Like with most things there are the downsides of a nap, and i am able to admit that there are sometimes where i get angry with a nap. LIke when i lay down, and i am resting and i fall asleep almost without knowing it. Well all of a sudden i get awaken by my phone ringing, or someone calling for me from downstairs and it startles me. Which is never a good thing when you are taking a nap. I have come to the conclusion that getting started out of nap will drastically effect the rest of your day. The side effect of getting woken prematurely is usually a headache for an hour, and slight to moderate crankiness. Just saying. It happens to the best of us.

The other aspect that i do not enjoy is the over extended nap. Sometimes i will lay down a couple of hours before i have to go somewhere, lets say, to work. Well i lay down and set my alarm to go off a half hour before i need to be there. Wouldn't you know it, a half hour comes and i say to myself, what's 15 more minutes. Well my friends, 15 more minutes doesn't just mean a little bit longer of a nap, It usually means that you sleep right up until the time you should be arriving at work. Yeah, not good. Well this will often cause a state of panic, and dizziness. As you spring from your bed, confused and disoriented. Running around trying to get dressed and ready to leave. Oh this is a devastating situation, it's like going from 0 to 60 in a car while you are sleeping behind the wheel. PANIC.

There are pros and cons in the nap taking lifestyle. Sometimes you win, sometimes you panic into a stupor and have a anxiety attack.

The 43rd

Wow i could never expected such a great game. From start to finish i went from excited to nervous. From sad to yelling at the top of my lungs and bumping chests with Chad.

Yeah it was a great game. oh man how i love the Steelers. There is so many things that happened that i could talk about. How Hines Ward played injured and still was able to smile. How Ben stood poised in the pocket all game and led his team to victory. How Holmes had amazing catches on his way to winning the MVP, or how Harrison intercepted a pass that looked like it was going to be a touchdown for the cardinals. He didn't just intercept it but he look it the entire length of the field for a steelers touchdown!

The best part of that night was celebrating with friends. It was so awesome to experience all the highs and lows with some of my favorite people. There was no place that i would rather be then with that group of people for that game. It was awesome to see everyones reaction and the big parts of the games. I'm still excited about the win. I would never have thought at the beginning of the season that the steelers would win the Super Bowl in such an amazing fashion.

Thank you Chad and Julie for being such awesome hosts.