It took nearly dying to realize just how many times I actually have cheated death. While we all suffer these near misses, I've experienced more than my fair share of major and family-impacting near misses. Far too many for my liking. It amazes me how much I've gone through when I look back, and well, it taught me just how short life can
really be.
Moving away from the physical and to the emotional... I was the polar opposite of a good person as a young kid and teenager, despite my understanding of virtues. That Nick has long since died and gone with the wind, and now I stand with an open mind and heart hoping to make myself the best person I can rather than being satisfied with merely existing. I have gone through such drastic changes to who I am from those early years. I went from stealing, lying, abusing and absolutely hating on authority and criticism to criticizing myself as a way to become better, respecting but not bowing down to authority, healing, spreading nothing but truth as best I can and giving to everyone. I first came here during my transition into a better person, and if you look at my first post, I'm so formal I seem robotic.
So for my theme, and I know this is likely not to be a finality since the future is always uncertain, I have chosen a song that showcases shedding the old and rebuilding upon the underlying framework, a tenacity and fortune within life, before finally beginning the process of regeneration after near mortal damage to oneself. It defines my fire for life and the intensity with which I fight to keep that flame burning ever brighter through its heaviness and harshness. Frankly, it energizes and excites me as much as it serves as a definition.
Regenerate by Fear FactoryLong, but hey, if I'm gonna pick a song to be my personal theme song...
I'm not gonna **censor** around.