20 Questions

1. Why does coffee taste so good in the morning?
2. Why does it taste even better in your favorite mug?
3. Why must landscapers start blowing leaves so early? mornings are supposed to be quiet and peaceful.
4. Why do we need a holiday to remember to be thankful?
5. Why can't I eat more on Thanksgiving? My eyes are always bigger than my stomach.
6. Why does breakfast taste so much better when you're sharing it with a little redhead cutie-pa-tutie? I can't NOT give her half of my bagel.
7. Why do kids sing so loudly and usually off-key but they sound so cute?
8. Why do bananas have to ripen so quickly?
9. Why are good friends so hard to find sometimes?
10. What would we do with friends?
11. What would we do without family or those we adopt into our family?
12. Why are we so scared of making mistakes?
13. Why are we scared of public speaking?
14. Why can you never think of birthday present until AFTER your birthday?
15. Why does Christmas sneak up on us every year? We know it's always the same day every year!

Ok...so I'm struggling to come up with 5 more questions (but 20 questions sounds better than 15.) If I think of 5 more creative, thought provoking questions, I'll let you know!!

Tearing Down the Walls....

Today they tore down the walls (and ceiling) of my kitchen (which may not seem like a good thing, but it is). I have to admit, it's a little chilly and there is a chlorine-like odor lingering around my apartment. Ugh. But, if I step back, I realize that this was a necessary thing. Plus, they were already weak and therefore would have fallen down eventually anyways.

"Why share this on a blog?" you might ask. How is this relevant? Well, we all put walls up around us that need to torn down. Walls that we put up so that no one can see who we truly are...so no one can see inside. We put these walls us for our own protection, or so we think. And we try to hide behind our walls. What if we tore down those walls? What if I showed you exactly who I was inside? Do I hide b/c I'm afraid of what others will think of real me? I truly believe that the world would be a more honest, genuine place if we all tore down our walls. It might us a little nervous. There might even be a new, no-so-great odor in the air. But as the saying goes: honesty is the best policy. Do you believe this? If so, will join me in living it?