Relationship Words (via bobatitan.wordpress.com)

After reading Marriage Gems' post 'We All Married the Wrong Person', there were two words that caught my attention and would not stop nagging at my brain.

Committed Relationship.

Now, I won't even begin to act as though I am on the same level as @lorilowe when it comes to dissecting relationships, but I do believe that a little common sense goes a long way in anything you do.

But, committed relationship? At what point in any relationship does it go from a 'LOVING relationship' to a 'committed relationship'? Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong in being committed to something or someone. But, in my opinion, when used in reference to the person who you [supposedly] love, committed seems to offer a more 'trapped' than loving tone in its use.

When I hear someone say, 'Sorry, I'm in a committed relationship,' I hear in my head, 'Sorry, I'm with somebody, I may or may not love them, but I'm at least going to fulfill my end of the bargain... however, if circumstances were different, I'd definitely be in.'

Just something I had to let out...

September 11, 2010 — 9 years later.

As I was laying in bed in my barracks room, I was pondering how I was going to show that I remember this day nine years ago. Everything I could possibly think of was, in my mind,cliché. With every idea that came to mind, I thought, “Oh, someone is already thinking that,” or, “Everyone is doing that.” And that’s when it hit me.

“Everyone is doing that.” This is exactly what I’d like to see on this day, every year. Every American should take a moment on this day to remember what happened; to remember how they felt at that moment; to remember the fallen.

It doesn’t have to be a somber day afterward — we understand, life goes on. But the moment we forget to remember, is the day that the enemy has won.

Remember, don’t forget.

I think this is a great song, written and performed by Alan Jackson, that establishes the right mood for what I’m trying to say.

Where were you when the world stopped turning?