Beautiful Letdown

It is a disgrace, yet a useful reminder, that you cannot trust and believe what people (in general) say. It is, in fact, their actions that prove to ring truth and judgement. Mere words can persuade, soothe, excite and disappoint a person. But, the acts before, after and during those words are what makes them honest, demolishes them or begs a complete contradiction. It has always been natural for me to take words for honest truth (yes, you can say gullible if it makes you feel better). Over the years I have been through some tough situations and put myself in some tough situations.... BUT, I never seem to learn that people don't always tell the truth. In their defense, they may have felt what they said at the time, or truely believed in what they were saying at that moment... Never the less, actions won out over time and painted them in black and white, liars and make-believers.
I don't believe in New Years Resolutions. But, I have come to the conclusion that maybe this year, I should start. Start with training myself to wait for the actions to prove the words instead of taking the words for gospel truth. Maybe then I wouldn't always set myself up for failure.

View of the City

So. I found out the other day (only because I was severely late for work) that there is an invigorating view of Minneapolis from the top floor of my parking garage. My being late for work at put me in a semi-awful disposition and the fact that I couldn't find any open spaces on the floor I usually parked on, made it that much worse. So, in my disgust, I floored my lovely Edge to the very top of the parking garage and decided a little hike down 5 flights of stairs might help cool my mood. When I reached the top and veered off to the right, I was taken aback by the view. I know we're not very far from downtown but the way the sun hit the buildings just made me grin all over. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera. But, it was exactly the enlightening boost I needed. So, here are two photos I took, one when it was snowing (yes... it does snow here in MN) and the other I took one afternoon. I will get a good morning sunrise picture up soon.... Enjoy! :)