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Nothing Serious

So I took a look at my blog and thought maybe I could make it look a little better. Hopefully my words will continue to get better, but I realize presentation helps people read them so let me know if this is better. By the way I am still working on a new series of fantasy novels. I have semi-finished parts, but I want to take the time to write more and focus on cutting out errors. I feel like I am getting better so if anyone out there reads anything I write, give some feedback. I don't care if its online or in the real world. I just want feedback, there is no positive or negative for me. If it sucks you can say so, I put on my big boy pants everyday. I can take it!

Wisdom From My Momma

When I was little a lot of times my argument for something would boil down to me stating "Its what everybody else is doing or saying" or "Everybody else was acting up or nobody else did it right either". My mom would simply say "If everybody was jumping off a bridge, would you jump too?".      You see my parents raised me to live a certain way, as probably most of your parents did as well. That way was supposed to be based on the Bible, and the life of Jesus. In addition they encouraged me to not just know that way, but to have the courage and strength to follow that way even when others around me didn't.      Now this lesson went beyond just not cussing, listening to your elders, treating people kindly. They also encouraged me to strive to do and be my best. Even when people might call you a nerd, or tell you its okay to slack off or that you were doing enough, my parents said "You can do better". Those words of wisdom have made me the