Warrior Princess (Xena-ed!)

I'm kinda like a dog (insert "yo face" jokes here).

With shopping, I'm a bloodhound, just gimme the scent, and I will bring you back exactly what you want, in the correct style, color, fit, length, AND clearance-priced (on a related note: I've tried for years to get TLC to create an extreme shopper show, of which I would, of course, be the host :))

With my attention my span, I'm an obnoxiously ADHD terrier puppy, that if not fully entertained at all times, will be massively destructive to every single thing in your home.  

With fighting, I'm a pitbull.  There's this thing with pitbulls (disclaimer: pits are good dogs, don't forget that!), they call it a "lock jaw", which is often misconstrued as having a locking mechanism in their jaw, but actually refers to the way that they fight.  Once a pitbull bites down, they do not let go.  That is how I fight.  I may let a lot of things go, but once I get to the point where I am pushed to fight, there is no going back, and I will not  rest until I've won.  I guess you could say "I ain't no holla back guuurrrrrrl!" Thanks Gwen :)

Fighting is such an interesting thing.  It's often seen as negative, but I'd like to focus on the positives right now.  There is such a thing as a good fight, and it's usually the kind of fighting that you do for those that you love, not for yourself.  Not romcom kinda fighting, but true, genuine, and heartfelt fighting.

It's more like warfare.

There are times in life when those that you care about cannot fight for themselves - they are unable, incapable, or simply unprepared to do so.  And when that type of situation presents itself I am a warrior(ess?).  I will Xena the heck out of that ish.  And I truly think that is a part of loving one another.  To fight for them when they cannot.  I hope it's clear, but just to ensure that you know what I mean exactly, I am talking about fighting the kind of thing that destroys life - self-doubt, depression, sadness, oppression... anything that embodies true harm.  These things are not of God, and therefore warrants the right kind of fighting.

I will fight for my my husband and his heart, my family, my friends, anyone and anything that I love (biblically everyone and everything...?)  But I will fight fairly and kindly, any other kind of fight is useless, because the impact of any other kind of fighting only invokes further pain, further destruction, which fixes nothing.

So the next time you're tempted to fight, hopefully for someone or something, think about why.  And if the "why" is important enough, the purpose being love, then consider the desired outcome - which should be peace, not retribution.  Once your head is wrapped around that concept it will revolutionize the way that you fight.  You will fight well, not un-lovingly.

So, yes, I am a bit of a dog (sorry cat-lovers :)). But most of time, I'm pretty proud of that fact.  And so are Bridger and Luna :)

I'll always tell you you're my friend, I hope I don't have to lie...

Apologies and frozen, mmmhmm.

For all intents and purposes I have been phone-less for the past 2-ish weeks.  The first week was a Mexican hiatus, the second week was due to my throwing my phone in the ocean (unintentionally) on said Mexican hiatus (and, in all fairness, the conversation being had when the aforementioned phone was thrown into ocean was totes worth the pain and heartache of the loss of my beloved phone [ask me lata yo]).  

Why is this important?  Thanks for asking, I like the way that you think!

I am an introvert, I loooooooooove my alone time (and still, you're thinking, what is the point lady? Get to it!)   But being without a phone left an enormous gap in my life (not just the one in my hand ;)), and definitely not because I missed technology.  It's sad, but the truth of the matter is that, these days, phones (minus FB and email) are one of our major connection points, how we talk to those that we love.  So based on my "phone-liness", I got to thinking about relationships.

It's funny (ironic, not haha) how fragile our friendships can be.  Some friends you can go years without speaking to and still feel just as close to.  And others, well, just one week passes and it seems like a lifetime... and not in a good way.  The trauma (of a phone-loss? ;)) that a friendship can sustain and still continue on is not really due to the strength on the relationship, but instead, the strength of the two individuals who make up that relationship.  

Why do some friendships fail, when others are so strong?

Of course there's really no answer to this, it's all dependent on the people and the particular relationships, but it just seems so crazy to me how connected we all are.  Or disconnected, depending on how you look at it.

Regardless, my lack of phone, in a time when cell phones are pretty much considered a "necessity", really gave me a sense of appreciating those that I love, the relationships that I have, and how I will do anything to keep them.  And not to brag, but my friends are pretty rockin', so they def much deserve most of my attention and adoration...

The point? Technology is pointless without relationships.  Love you friends, and cheers to my new Samsung S3, may it live forever ;)