Words from the Wise

It's okay to feel shottie sometimes. It's kind of this thing called life. So you take a few hits. Things don't turn out. Dumb shit gets in the way of your dream. To damn bad. At least you have dream. Working towards something is already half of the dream. Getting up when you get knocked out is the other half. So GET UP and forget the shit. Its not worth your time or your effort. If your going to feel shottie thats fine. We all do sometimes. As long as its something worth feeling down about and as long as you do something about it. At the end of the day smile because you still have a million things going for you and no matter what happened today, tomorrows a brand new day with a new fight and a new victory and if your really lucky you've got a dream to hold on to and people cheering for you on the other side of the ring. Hell you've even got people that will take a round or two for you. Take life for what its worth, and stop over analyzing shit. Smile through everything, somehow it makes things that much easier and it makes other people smile too. You have more love in your life right now then some people have in a lifetime, and thats more then you could ever ask for. Things work themselves out. They always do. Sometimes its not the way you expect, but thats okay. You've got more then you need going for you and as long as you keep your chin up, keep working hard, and stop over analyzing shit, everything will be fine. You're a wonderwall.

Jeffrey Sapigao
Jay J Jones
Jason Powell
Jessica Lenz
Nella Salazar
Desiree Landry
Coach G

Their advice always makes my day and it always makes tough days bearable. Life is nothing without people to share the ride with. It's the people that can keep you motivated and pick you up when you feel like falling and make you laugh on top if it that you never let go of, that change your life, that you remember forever. I thank you and I love you all for always being here for me and anyone else that needs a reminder to smile or a shoulder to lean on.

SJM

He read my like a book. He could pretty much read anyone. His love was so endless and he made everything exciting. It didn't matter if you hadn't seen him for a day or for a week he would always be excited to see you and vis vera. You couldn't help but want his company and he was never far to give it. This kid helped me through so much and we agreed things would be fine simply because we were peruvian. We mad crazy plans and i know one day ill meet him on top of machu picchu to see him 'teach the gods how to hardcore dance.' 'Keep it Posi' was his solution and his philosophy. Thats going to be so hard without you Steffi. I long to hear you laugh to see you smile to hug you even one last time. You were right. Rest In Peace

People.

I have mine, but sometimes I forget. There are days, moments when I think I have no one left. Not that I'm alone necessarily, but that I'm lost. I need people, and when I have evidence that makes me doubt there presents that when I feel lost. I've come to realize slowly that it's not the evidence that matters. It goes beyond that. Far and beyond evidence. The people you want, the people you need, they don't have to leave evidence of how much they do or don't need you. You just know. So when times change and people come and go you need the people. The people that will be there constantly to make you smile when you need them to. It's true that sometimes people disappoint you. The people you expect to be there may leave, but what if they aren't really gone? What if they're just temporarily unavailable. You can still miss them, and you definitely don't have to care for them any less. It just means you wait. It may never be the same but even if it isn't you can take comfort in the fact that you had something, something perfect and amazing. A friend. Somebody to confide it. Someone that changed your life and hopefully made you a better person. This isn't just to one person as some may expect. This is to every person that has ever been in my life. The people that I've lost, the people that seem to be slowly drifting away, the people that are slowly coming back, the people I have, and the people to come.

Never take anything for granted. Enjoy every second, of every moment. Don't think about the end. Don't think the bad things that may or may not happen, and strive to make every moment better then the last. The only things in life that matter are the ones that make you smile.

Today was Stephano's birthday. It was grey and cold and cloudy and oddly appropriate. Its hard to explain. It didn't rain like it was supposed to. It was just overcast and damp which gives no justice to Stephano's life or personality. The sky showed the way everyone felt. The grey creatures moved slowly through the sky, taunting everyones sadness. We were supposed to be excited to go see him today. To watch him stuff his mouth with 99 cent tacos and listening him to make fun at our pathetic excuses for a birthday cake, but there was none of that to look forward to. So as we sat on the ground after ignoring the cold of the day, we looked at the sky. The light from the sun made the grey scatter but never disappear. The clouds, the sadness, the cold, they will always be around. With that you have to wait and look for the light that will separate the two.


Happy Birthday Babes- Peruano.
Have fun partying with James Brown.
I can't wait to see you.
Miss and Love you so much.
R.I.P