On My Way Home!

Well, I left Afghanistan, and am on my way home to the states!!! Had a good time out there, met some awesome people, and have opened the door to many great opportunities! In less than 48 hours I will be back in the states! Going to be a GREAT SUMMER!

Been a while...

So, I have no idea what happened, but finally after everything thats happened, I'm to the point where I need to be! I finally realised that I have awesome potential, and I have a great life going for me! I'm extremely happy with who I am, where I'm at, and where I'm going! Just figured I'd share that. It's a great feeling when you realise you are on track, and headed in the direction you want to go!

Just Live!

We spend our life searching for what we are here for.
When what we are here for is right in front of our faces.
Take a look around you, and take it all in.
We were meant to live, not in any set way, but to just live at all.
The more we search, the more we wonder, the more life slips away.
So much time is wasted in planning the future of our lives, that life passes us by.
To much time thinking about what will happen in the distant future, the present no longer exists.
Slow things down, quit fast forwarding, and just hit play!
You have your family, friends, and self to live for. So just live!

Lost in the moment...

Sometimes I find myself getting lost in the moment. You say and do things you dont really mean to do or say. You get so caught up in what could happen, and what has happened, that you over react, or over think everything. Sometimes other people dont help that at all. They also do the same thing. They say and do things they probably dont really mean. It shows too, you can tell. Those are the things you need to work past and forget about. If you dont, it will just eat you alive on the inside. Learn to listen to things and take them for what they are worth. Dont over think things, and dont worry so much. If something was meant to happen, or if it was meant to be, then it will happen. Just chill and enjoy life until it does! Dont worry about what those others have said or done, because eventually they will prove to you they didn't really mean it, or they will actually not change, and they will follow on with what they started. Until next time, take care all! I wish you all the best of luck!

James

Not so proud...

I'm not so very proud of the way I've acted over the last week or so. I've said some dumb things, and done so dumb things. I just hope that certain people forgive that, and I hope they can understand I didn't mean to do what I did or say what I did. Lots of time for me to over think things, and thats what I've done. I just need to step back, re-evaluate whats going on, and chill. Well thats it for now, take care!

Your Actions Make You

Your actions speak for you
Those actions make you
Choose wisely what you do
Or people will be sayin who
Who are you

Everything you do is being watched
Everything you say is being heard
Be careful what you do
Be careful what you say
Your actions make you

So make your image
Life isn't like a scrimage
You only get one shot
So make your own plot
Tell your story

Make it a best seller
Make it something steller
Dont ever look back
Leave your own track
Your actions make you

So True

I keep on falling down
I keep on getting back up
nothing will keep me down
nothing can break me

this is the reality for me
nothing is perfect
and I know my life is not
I dont want it to be

with perfection comes boredom
no where to improve
the same old things over and over
and no one wants that

Summer Time

Lets get in the car
And just go for a ride
Maybe we can hit up the bar
Or go down town and check out the rides

It's the summer time
It's just time to unwind
Lets just go out and play
Have one hell of a day
It's the summer time

We've got nothing to do
We've got the open road
We've got all our frinds
We've got nothing but time
Oh it's the summer time

It's the summer time
It's just time to unwind
Lets just go out and play
Have one hell of a day
It's the summer time

Maybe we can start up a band
Rock it out all day
Party every night
And just live the life

It's the summer time
It's just time to unwind
Lets just go out and play
Have one hell of a day
Its the summer time

This is my life

this is my life
it's not what I was wishing for
now that I'm here so far away
its so hard to be happy

all of the mistakes I have made
have made me the person that I am today
Its so hard to learn from them
but I can make things better

its not the end of the world
I've been through this before
You move through it and live on
and you can face the days ahead

I'm not ashamed of the person I am today
I am who I want to be
I'm just not where I should be
I'm not where I want to be

Soon it will get harder
and things wont get easier
but I am who I am
and I'm strong enough to make it through

I might be far away
but I will be back again
and life will get better

Saving Light

So many days, all full of cold
No matter how hard I try, I can't get warm
I'm just so numb
I can't feel anything at all

I've been away for oh so long
It's so hard to see what I once was
I can't find who I am
I'm blinded by the cold

How can I find myself
What will it take to overcome this
What will bring me together again
This cold life back to the warmth

Everything that was good
Is now completely gone
I have nothing left at all
Nothing to bring me back

I'm just so lost in this cold
I'm almost gone from this world
Nothing here for me anymore
Everything is dead and gone

Then I saw a light ahead
It came closer to me
I could not see what it was
The cold started to go away

What was this light in front of me
Could it be my answers
Was this what I have been searching for
Will it bring life back to me

All the cold was gone
My world started to change
Everything that was once me, is now revived
Thanks to my light of hope

I am alive again
Not alone anymore
I can see the good again
I am the person I once was again

Here we go

Here we go
Here we go
Goin, goin, gone
Here we go
Here we go

Look at the light of the situation
Take the best of whats going down
Dont get outta control
Take one step at a time

Here we go
Here we go
Goin, goin, gone
Here we go
Here we go

Remember that life goes on
You just gotta live and learn
It's not the end
Just the start
The start to a new beginning

Here we go
Here we go
Goin, goin, gone
Here we go
Here we go

So many things to look forward to
So many people backing me
All my friends and family
I know that I'll be just fine
Cause

Here I go
Here I go
I'm Goin, goin, gone

Opening Post

Well, I'm James Arlington. I'm 24 years old, or will be in a few days, and I'm currently in the military. I've been in for almost 6 years now. I've been divorced twice now, and life is kind of at a pressure point, if you will, for me. I'm doing alright, and will make it through just fine. I always do, its just a rough road. I've seemed to have traveled it far to often though. I will say that it has/continues to make me a better person. So its not all that bad. I do have a lot of things to look forward to, and some that I don't look forward to. At any rate, that's an introduction of myself. I'll continue to post all kinds of things on here I'm sure. I like to write songs, and other things, so I'm sure I'll post those too. Until next time, don't think so much about life, just live it!

James