YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD...

You are NEVER too old to color...

PEORIA'S ON COCAINE

I recently covered a story on community organizations that offered free meals to people on Thanksgiving. When arriving at the story, three people I can only assume were homeless sniffed a line of coke right in front of me. They had no concern that the media was watching them and only a few feet away. They entered the establishment for their meal, only to leave halfway through to step outside and do more. They came back in demanding a second meal, and of course, they got it. It was an eye-opening experience... I can't say I was surprised they did cocaine, but more at their blatent care-free attitude of doing it in public. When they walked outside, they stood in front of a clear door and didn't even bother to go around the corner. It's so accepted in that part of town around that kind of crowd, it's the norm for them. God bless the people who pass no judgement and continue to open the door and offer them necessities no matter how ungreatful they are. So this Thanksgiving I gave thanks for having people in this world who serve those that need them most...

ALL WE DO IS WORK

I've recently had an epiphany about my life, my career, and my long-term goals. While typing news stories yesterday, it occurred to me -- I work 40+ hours a week at my job. By the time I get home, I either have dishes or laundry to do, or I want to hang out with friends... or maybe just catch up on my favorite shows saved on the DVR. Regardless, all I'm doing is working and hanging out. But that's not what I'm all about. I have long term goals, goals I want to accomplish before I'm 30, that are always in the back of my mind. I made a quick list of these things and also forwarded them to my boyfriend. Some surprised him... which made me realize I had never actually said them out loud to a single human being. There's something very wrong with that. I'm a self-motivated person with goals and drive and passion. Yet I don't do a single thing to work toward things I want to accomplish. I'll share a few of my goals with you...own two more properties by age 30, write a book, take singing lessons. But somewhere in the midst of getting up, showering, driving to work, writing news, coming home and whatever miscellaneous time-filler I choose before bed -- these goals are flying past me just like life is. We all spend so much time working at our jobs, time flies by before we can work at all on ourselves. Isn't that everyone's problem??? For me it's these long-term goals I'm hung up on all of a sudden. For someone else it may be depression, weight, self-esteem.... the bottom line is it's time wasted not doing whatever it is you need to do for YOU. This is really bothering me because I also don't want to go to work, come home and work work work on these goals. Then life will fly by and all I've done is work. So how do people accomplish all they want in life? Does anyone ever get to that point?