Livin it One Day at A Time

It is once again that time of year.  That time when I grow older. Am I allowed to say that is freaking me out just a tad bit?

I’ve been living in a a state of what could be called denial for the last few years.  I just don’t feel that old.

This is me, not feeling that old.

At the same time, I’m just not that hip anymore.  I can feel it.  Will I have to come to terms? Most likely, sometime in the future.  Will I let the part of me that enjoys the new, the unexpected, or the real bad cartoon shows go? No. I think it will just be the same balancing act I live with all the time.I dealt with it last year, I’ll deal with it this year.

And like last year, ya’ll rock, it’s just more of a Vanillia Ice rock.

I recently had a friend talk to me about what boiled down to faith. I won’t mention names (yet again) to protect the innocent. It was a very interesting discussion. The gist of the discussion was how do I believe what I do.

At the end of the day, I believe what I do because I have a relationship with my Creator. Based on that relationship, I have faith that I am on the correct course for my life. That the Religion I follow is the correct one. Do I have some difficulties with the culture of the Church? Sometimes. Do I believe in the Doctrine? Absolutely. There are parts of the culture and administration that have and will change. The basic Doctrines of Faith, Repentance, Baptism and the Holy Ghost will never change. The Atonement will never change.

To me, my religious faith is no different than my scientific faith. Much as I rely on men and women who are experts in their field to understand why principles work, I rely on men who are led and inspired to led the followers of Christ.

At the end of the day, I can’t tell you how gravity works. I can’t tell you the mechanics of how God touches peoples lives. I can see how both affect people.

And that’s enough for me.

I’m not going to post who sent me the following, and I’m just taking some of the more amusing snippets. Guess what, it’s about 24.

If everyone on “24″ followed Jack Bauer’s instructions, it would be called “12″
Jack Bauer sleeps with a pillow under his gun.
When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer farking
hates lemonade.
It’s no use crying over spilt milk… Unless that was Jack Bauer’s milk. Oh you are so
screwed.
Jack Bauer doesn’t miss. If he didn’t hit you it’s because he was shooting at another
terrorist twelve miles away.
Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
There is the right way, the wrong way, and the Jack Bauer way. It’s basically the right
way but faster and more deaths.

I will not say who sent this, I don’t want them getting hurt..

I can feel myself getting older. Is it because I have to resist the urge to yell at the neighborhood kids to keep it down? That the young whipersnappers don’t know how good they have it these days. Why back in my day, we had to drive in vehicles with standard transmissions. Oh, and another thing, we only had like 20 channels on cable!Or is it the fact that I have resist the urge to put my pants up to my chest ( for those of you who know me, I have no butt. So people may not even notice this one).

No, its that I hurt more and I can’t get away with stuff I used to be able to get away with. That really stinks (a lot like icyhot in fact). I remember growing up, just couldn’t wait to get older, and now that I’m older, I don’t want to be older, I want to be younger.

Anyone else feel that way? Pretty much everyone, I’d think..

Anyways, I need to go get some more icyhot.