Shock Value: Entry 258 "Open Your Eyes"

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STOP SLEEPWALKING!!! Yo, today I have to take a moment to talk to you all about something that is extremely important. Too many people in this life refuse to "Open Their Eyes." Things are right in front of you and you absolutely refuse to "Open Your Eyes."

Some of you live life in denial. I mean you spend countless nights at home alone crying and stressed out because you know the person you are investing all your feelings and your emotions into is out in the streets doing who knows what with who knows who. Well, actually some of you have an idea or know exactly what s/he is doing, and you still allow it. Ma'am/Sir, please "Open Your Eyes." You deserve way better than you are receiving. I shouldn't have to tell you any of this, "Open Your Eyes."

You go to work everyday, and you hate it with a passion. You hate when your alarm goes off in the morning. You hate getting ready for work. You are depressed on the drive to the job. All your co-workers get on your nerves, and you can't stand your boss. You can't stand the customers, not because they are customers, but because you hate your job. Ma'am/Sir, please "Open Your Eyes." A career change is necessary before you go postal. You need to make a change before it changes you. "Open Your Eyes." You are a creative and talented individual, you do have options.

I think all of us see things right in front of us, but we choose to ignore them for a number of reasons. Sometimes we don't want to see the truth because we can't handle the truth. Love is one of the main reasons we refuse to "Open Our Eyes." Stupidity is the other. We allow both Love and Stupidity to keep us from "Opening Our Eyes." We have to learn to deal with things that need to be dealt with.

With only 4 days until 20eleven, I encourage you all to "Open Your Eyes." Yes, we may not like what we see, but we have to see it anyway. No matter what the outcome, at some point we have to "Open Our Eyes." That's the only way we can truly change our circumstances or make a difference. It's okay to blink, but don't keep them closed. "WAKE UP; OPEN YOUR EYES TODAY!!!"