Celebrity...

Today, two celebrities passed away-- Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Personally, I wasn't a huge fan of either. Well, honestly, I've never been one to become obsessed with any celebrity. I don't really follow tabloids, I don't have any celebrities that I know all about. I guess I just have other interests. Being in radio, perhaps I should be more up-to-date on the celeb gossip. Oh well.

Despite not being a fan of either of these celebrities, the deaths did bring forth a lot of thoughts.

First of all... Life is SO short. You never know when you'll breathe your last. It's a scary thought-- yes; but we also shouldn't live in fear. We need to learn to appreciate each and every day we're given. I read an article the other day about how we're constantly looking forward to something, but when that thing finally happens, we're already on to looking forward to the next exciting thing. Why can't we just stop and enjoy the moment, and quit looking for the next quick fix? Why can't we love the moment we're in? Why can't we slow down and enjoy the ride? Life is so short, yet we're constantly wanting time to go faster. I'm guilty of this. With school-- I'm like, "I can't wait to be done and get on with my career". Instead, I should be taking in every little thing. College is such a great experience. I want to slow down, and enjoy it.

The second thing I thought about was just being a celebrity. How would I want to be remembered? I may not be an avid follower of celebrities, but I've always wondered what it would be like to actually be a celebrity.
If I were a celeb, I'd want to be different. I'd want to be a good role model. I'd want to be remembered for being a down-to-earth, good-hearted woman. I'd want to be remembered for giving to others, instead of taking for myself. I'd want to be remember for being married to ONE man, my sweetheart... for my whole life. I'd want to be someone that people admired for being different.

Ok, so I may never be a celebrity... but that doesn't mean I can't still strive to be the person I described above. But maybe that's the beauty of it. It's always the "good" ones who go unnoticed. And that's probably the way they prefer it. They don't want to be full of themselves. It's always about others.

So while the passing of these two is sad... there's a great deal we can learn from it.

What are you living for?

What will your legacy be?

What is most important to you?

Who's life have you impacted?

So many questions. So many great lessons.


Song of the day:

Celebrity, by NSYNC

If I wasn't a celebrity
Would you be so nice to me
If I didn't have cheese like every day
Would you still wanna be with me
If I couldn't buy you diamond rings
And all those other expensive things
Would you be so into me
If I wasn't a celebrity

Lately I've been doing a little thinkin' 'bout the things that satisfy you
It's making me wonder 'bout the things that you see in me
I hate the way you like to say your man's a celebrity
Baby what's the deal, I thought you wanted me for me

You gotta say what you mean
You gotta mean what you say
'Cause you keep pushin' me away
'Cause I ain't got no time to play, so I say

CHORUS-2x

celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrity

I'm glad that you are having a good time livin' the life that I've laid out for me
Constantly splurgin', spending my money on everything you see
It would be diferent if you had something
Maybe like a J-O-B
You need to get your thing together, yeah

You gotta stop runnin' games, sayin'
It ain't about my fame
'Cause you know if things weren't this way
You'd be gone a long time ago, so I say

CHORUS-repeat

If you really loved me, you'd try and show me it ain't even about my name
But you try to use me, you lie to fool me
So it can never be the same
So now I'm leaving you behind
I've found somebody who can love me for me
And that's all I need, yeah

Celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrity