Not much to discuss this evening/morning. I've been lax on posting; between work and trying to launch a small business with my father, I've been really busy. However, I promise that I will have more meaningful content later.



My business venture is a high accomplishment that I am in the current stages of planning. Execution has become a burden, being that the present economy has had an effect on lending. Banks, though given money through federal bailouts, have yet to disperse this money properly, choosing to handle executive bonuses and other frivolities, instead of doing what they are supposed to and loan the money out. It is extremely frustrating to have a good idea, a great plan, and an obvious need that could be filled, but can not borrow the capital to do such. This is a problem facing not only me, but plenty of other would-be small business owners. This has become so much an issue that plans for expansion are having to be seriously tailored to cost effective strategies, rather than proper profit maximizing.



And no, I'm not going to tell you the idea. Yet. Maybe once we are up and running. Until then, I will be right here, discussing whatever issues I choose, hoping that prosperity in life comes before I run out of things to write about. Until then, ponder the rationality of this popular quote, that people seem to think is deep.



"If you cant handle me at my worst, you sure as HELL dont deserve me at my best!"



A simple question. Why do people think that this is true? Is it a statement condemning the lack of patience people have towards others' moods? Or does the speaker truly believe this statement; by saying we don't deserve you at your best, does that give you the right to withhold your best, and then must we settle for your worst in the case that you believe so?



To me, this quote has always been something to ponder over. Commonly used by women I've met, I've always wondered whether this statement could ever actually be true. I've found myself wondering, should one have to endure the worst of someone, just to have the chance to experience that same person's better side?



It seems that this quote would also negate some very poignant, old phrases, such as, "put your best foot forward," or "always give your best."

The way I see it, if I have to earn your best, you are most likely not worth the travel to your best. Unless you possess some kind of inner glow, some sort of hidden attribute that makes you a person worth sticking around for, I'd just rather not bother. Life is incredibly short, and the last thing anyone wants to do is to get the crust of a person first, only to realize the thing you were searching for in them doesn't exist. There are lots of people who use this quote and you could wait eons to get to that best, that shining moment of brillance we all possess. Often, the reward is not worth the work.

Apply this where necessary. Don't wait for people to "earn" your best before you give it. No one is worth dealing with another person's personal baggage to get to the good side. If you are like me, you already got enough to deal with. People are dropping dead these days, make sure that if it's you, everyone around you realized how great you were while you were here.