back to reality?

"it is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. the credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly... who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat."

-teddy roosevelt

after experiencing a year of 'being in the arena' and reading the great quote from teddy, i am encouraged and inspired of how i spent this last year. it also makes the present time quite normal...quite bleh...a place where i don't necessarily feel needed. but i know that every place God puts me at is an important one and grasping hold of every moment as a golden one is a good perspective to have. and treasuring the lives of people he has placed in front of me.

i was gonna say something else but i forgot. tata for now!