thoughts on things I have read

So I have read a couple things lately that have gotten me to thinking... most are not contributed to a specific author, so I cannot give credit where credit is dew, but I thought I would write a some thoughts over the next couple of weeks, and share how they made me feel when I first read them and how they seem to fit into my life.

"excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expect more that others think is possible."

In alot of ways this statement fits into my life. maybe not exactly how it is ment in this statement. But I still think it fits in a couple ways. I have always been someone who is careing. Most times far beyond that is wise or that I let show. This single thought has often left me in pain, both in the short term and over a longer period. on the surface it would be easy to ask "well then why do it? why care?" The answer is much more simple than even I had ever stopped to think about it. Its because every now and then it allows for wonderfull esperiences, close connections and the making of new friends.... Thats it.. just the chance for good things to happen. Its more important to me than the pain I might have to go through.

Dreaming... just reading my blog you can see examples of this. I truly enjoy dreams, the good and the bad. They might cause greif in the short term, trying to figure them out, or trying to understand them. but for the most part, I enjoy leaving reality in a dream and just seeing where my mind takes me.

in short this statement makes me smile, just thinking about it and applying it to my life and my beliefes.