6 words.

In my Interpersonal Communications class we had to write a journal entry

summing up our life in 6 words up to this point.

Mine was "I start, I stall, I restart."

I know it's dorky, but I meant that my life personally sort of reminds me of driving a stickshift.

Not that I've ever driven one.

I refuse.

But I imagine it being a lot like learning how to drive a stickshift.

You start, you try to go up a hill, you don't know how, so you stall.

And you have to start all over.

It's difficult at first, but the more hills you go over, the more you know how to deal with them,

and you can recognize them for what they are.

Literally, a bump in the road.

But a classmate of mine read his,

and it made me smile.

"Be Strong, Live Life, Love One."

I know it's not poetry or anything, but when he explained what it meant I thought it was really sweet.

"Be strong" was important to him because he had experienced hardship in his family recently involving death of a loved one.

"Live Life" is something he said he felt close to because he's very outgoing and is always up for anything.

and "Love One" was included because he said he was brought up to find that "one girl" who he loves and to take care of and love her forever.

And then I started weeping.

I mean, not really.

But if you  know me at all,

you know that I let out a good squeal right about then.

I'm pathetic.

At least I embrace it.

What are your 6 words?

'Til next time...

-C