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An experience I had today made me appreciate all the things in my life that much more. Several co-workers and I volunteered today at the Golden Harvest Food Bank here in Augusta, Georgia. I was sad to see that so many people needed a service like the food bank provides daily, but I was extremely proud to be able to help out such an amazing cause.

I was challenged this year to do three things this holiday season… give money, give blood, give time. What does all of that mean? Well, the first one is pretty self-explanatory … give money to a charity of your choice… if you can only give $20 bucks, give $21… give that little bit extra, even if it makes things tough for you, because it will make a difference to somebody. Even if you affect just one person, that is still one life you’ve made a difference in.

The most amazing, most significant thing a person could do is give blood… I gave and gave and gave until the FDA passed regulations that prevent people that have lived in Europe for longer than six months to donate any longer. Please, please, please give blood if you can.

I offer this same charge to you… Do something for somebody else. Do something that makes a difference in somebody’s life. Do it because you can.

Happy Holidays, Everybody! You CAN make a difference for somebody this holiday season.

Life teaches us countless lessons. In my twenty-two short years, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. But through each one, there was always one constant — my family has remained supportive of me. I suppose the lesson that I’ve learned and kept closest to my heart is that there is nothing more important than friends and family.

We, as a society, are consumers at heart. We purchase more then any other country in the world. We’ve turned all of our major holidays into consuming sessions. We buy and buy and buy all of these things we don’t need. Other countries look at us, and all they see is this huge, bloated, overconsuming nation of overweight slobs.

Is this the example we want to provide to everyone else? Are we to be the examples for the rest of the world? Imagine if everyone consumed as much as Americans. The world would have been barren years ago. Many of us don’t realize what it is we’re consuming. We’ve become the nation with the highest rates of obesity ever… We’re buying more and more on credit just to feed our appetites to own things… unnecessary things… Where the hell did we go wrong? Why do we need all of this meaningless crap? Does it make us happy? Does it make us feel more complete? Who the heck knows…

Let’s remember what the holidays are really supposed to be about, even from a non-religious perspective. It’s about sharing and caring and spending time with the special people in your life. Let’s try and change things and not whore this time of year anymore.

you know, i just realized something — i really haven’t talked about my kim much, since i started littering this site with my posts. kim is such an important part of my life, and i love her so much. you’d think i would write about her more here, but for one reason or another … i haven’t.

kim is amazing. she makes me smile when i’m down. she makes me laugh whenever i’m around her. when i’m with her, she makes me feel complete. she makes me feel like the person i’m supposed to be. despite my many flaws, she makes me feel … perfect.

just kidding but seriously… it’s the end of yet another week. you cannot imagine how relieved that makes me. i had way too much going on this week, and i am ready for some sleep.