Learning to live an unplanned life

Today I was wasting time online when I saw this quote.
"How do you make God laugh? Say 'I have a plan'".
I have tried every kind of plan I can think of and still nothing ever seems to work. I can't do the same things at the same time everyday and most days I am lucky if I get half the things on my to do list done. Even now as I write this I am fighting to see over my cat who decided she just had to come sit on my chest. I am trying to let go of all my expections for both the future and the persent. God decides what happens in every moment of our lives. It does not do me any good to stress over how long my to do list is or how many things I did not get done. I could not focus well enough to work on my novel today but that's ok. There is always tomorrow. Right now I am going to let go of my stress and watch tv with my jelous cat. Good night everybody. I hope tomorrow is a happy stress free day for you and your family.

Why I like Covering my head.

I have always been fascinated by head coverings. From the tight, super covering scarfs some Muslim women wear to the loose end of a sari thrown over the heads of many Indian women. I would love to walk around all day everyday with the end of my sari gently blowing in the wind around my face. Sadly I only have one sari so I have to make due with a scarf.

America is Freedom

America is Freedom but what does that really mean?
When I think about what it means to be American I think back to our fore fathers. Yes they were christian but they came here looking for the freedom to worship and live the way they wanted. Not the king or Pope's way.
They built this country on the dream of religious freedom for everyone.
They built this country on the dream of being able to say whatever you want to say.
They built this country on the dream of being able to protect yourself and your family.
To me an American is someone who tries to give all people those same rights to religion, speech and protection, no matter how different they are from you. You don't have to talk to someone who believes different. You don't have to let them in your home but as Americans you should respect their rights. You should not do physical harm to anyone or their property even if they are very different from you. If you are invited or go into someone's home or place of worship show the proper respect. If you can't show respect simply don't go. They have the rights to live their life as they see fit just like you do.
That is truly American 

I am human

I laugh, I cry
I bleed and I can die
Good times and bad
Happy or sad
I am human
Thoughts and emotions
Racing around my head
Good moments the never
Seem to last long enough
I am human
And sometimes I just need
A drink

The Meaning of Freedom

Freedom is not this list set in stone. It does not mean you are free only if you have A, B, and C. The meaning of freedom is different for every person. That meaning can also change as a person goes through different experiences. Freedom is not only an American idea either. For one person freedom might be tied to soldiers, for someone else it may not. One person’s idea of freedom might be very simple while someone else has a very complex idea of what freedom means. All personal views of freedom are right.

No matter what your freedom is, No matter what my freedom is, every freedom comes at a price.

To me freedom is being able to choose how I live. I don’t want to work a typical 9 to 5 job I hate. The price I have to pay for that freedom is learning to live on less money. Sometimes I even have to deal with people calling me lazy or a bum.

Every moment of every day we have to decide if the freedom is worth the price.