-Moments in Time-

I can list off nearly every 'monumental' moment in my life at any given moment. I can probably also give you dates and times of when my world changed for both the good and the worse. I know every twist and turn that turned me into the warped individual that now sits in front of a computer every night like Doogie Howser talking to his computer. I am the Doug Funny of 2008. Most important though: I can hypothesize beyond a shadow of a doubt the purpose behind each and every moment in my life.

Now I could probably get really religious in this explanation but I have no intention of doing so. Religion always offers a clean cut response to any and all trial in your life which I'm quite frankly sick and tired of. I'm not an atheist (quite the opposite actually) but at some point even the most religious and spiritual of people need to understand from a purely human point of view the reason for suffering and pain (and at times joy & pleasure).

All those tough times have led me somewhere better that I would have been without them if only for a brief moment. Everything has taught me something; from dealing with chemical imbalances to preparing myself for great pain. Life throws some hard punches and the first always hurt the most. Eventually however you begin to see them coming and learn to bob-and-weave with it's attacks. You learn to keep your hands up; you learn to move with the blows. You learn to love the sport of it all, despite all the pain.