Toads

You might not remember the story of the Frog Prince, so I'm going to refresh your memory...The story is about a beautiful princess who loves playing with a gold ball (not sure why this would be her favorite thing to do, but it is). She is playing with it one day and accidentally drops it in a deep pond, naturally she begins to cry. The Frog hears her crying and makes a deal with her that if she would "love me and let me be your companion and play-fellow, and sit by you at your little table, and eat off your little golden plate, and drink out of your little cup, and sleep in your little be," then he would bring back her golden ball. The princess promises she will so the ugly toad gets her toy and gives it to her, The Princess then runs away and forgets about her promise to the Frog until he comes to her palace and her dad, the King, makes her keep her promise. She does what she promises and then at the end of the night the Frog demands a kiss from her...after a struggle, she finally gives in and kisses the ugly frog. When she opens her eyes she has a beautiful Prince with beautiful eyes laying in front of her.Then they live happily ever after.

Now that you know the story, I'm going to get on to my blog topic...TOADS.

There have been many toads in my life, these slimy men have all had their role in what I am talking about today and how I feel about this whole "Frog Prince" Fairytale. 

First to talk about what is so totally wrong about this childhood tale...1. Two words...GOLD BALL. How can a princess who has all of the things she ever wanted be so obsessed with a gold ball.

2. The underlying sexual innuendos that are in this Fairytale (which I'm sure you all thought of, but maybe didn't admit to thinking when you read the quote above). Google this tale and read the whole thing and you will be surprised what our parents were reading to us when we were kids...I'll wait...told you!

3. The father basically gives his daughter away to do whatever the frog wants her to do. Putting the inappropriateness of this aside...How could a father be so ok with making his daughter basically be a servant to a Frog (Man) I want my Dad to keep the nasty slimy toads away from me, not invite them into the house to be my lover and "play-fellow".

Putting the fact that this Fairytale obviously has faults aside, there are some truth's to it. One being that the Frog deceives the princess. Just like how the toads I've dealt with have never been completely truthful about... well you name it. They have each had their secrets that they chose to keep from me, making it just that much harder for the relationship to actually occur. The second truth is the one about how an ugly Frog can be turned into a handsome Prince. I know we are all human and we all have our downfalls and I truly believe that there are men out there that are lying, cheating, (fill in the blank with whatever term you see fit) Prince Charming's. The last bit of truth in this tale is short and sweet and that is that all Prince's have "beautiful eyes", definitely the most important truth to this story.

Now for all of you ewey gooey love birds out there...I am NOT saying that love is just a fairytale and am definitely not one of those girls who feels like I need it to be whole (if that is you, then I'm sorry...but you need to seek help immediately). To be honest I would prefer to not have it in my life for a while, but I am saying that it is hard to find. I think that when you find love with your Prince, it will feel right. You will know you are in the right place, with the right guy. My Prince is out there...he's just hiding in a pond somewhere until I'm ready to find him. 

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go find a gold ball to lose. 

Towels...

I know its technically tomorrow, but I'm trying to make a habit of this. They say it takes 30-40 days to make a habit out of something...so here I go. 

Today(yesterday) I realized how annoying it is that you are required to have a towel at the rec center. If you think about it, the purpose of the towel is to just wipe away the wetness of the equipment. This "wiping" doesn't actually do anything about the cleanliness of the object, it just makes people a little less grossed out. So when I forget my towel (which serves no legitimate purpose), I have to either drive all the way home, or pay money to borrow a towel. This was a little frustrating today when I rode the bus to school and brought everything I needed to go workout after class...except a towel. I vote they change the towel policy and provide Clorox wipes for people to use after they have sweat on the machines, OR give everyone cans of Lysol and have us go to town! It would smell interesting, but get the job done. Just sayin...

Who He Is!

"He is alive and among us as our Priest to forgive us, our Prophet to teach us, our King to rule us, our Shepherd to guide us." This is from a book I'm reading about discipline, I read it this morning and it stuck with me all day. It was such a reminder for me to depend on God for EVERYTHING. I don't get to pick who I want God to be to me, He is all of those things no matter what. I love that! I love the security I have in His roles. As you go throughout your day tomorrow, try to remember that He is your everything, depend on Him to carry you through the day. Embrace the roles He has in your life and search for ways He can be more of an influence in your life.
 

Ready, Set, BLOG!

I finally got myself together to start a blog. I really wanted a place that I could post what's going on in my life. I am not a fan of the dramatic facebook status's or the emo xanga's from 8th grade that everyone thought, at least once, they wanted...I figure a blog is a little more sophisticated and even if no one reads it I can put my thoughts out there somewhere. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it, I'm going to try to make it interesting. Happy Sunday!