Never forget who you are!

When I was a kid, I was (and still am in some respects) a huge fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I remember watching the second movie, The Secret of the Ooze for the first time. At one point in the movie while the turtles are visiting April O' Neil, Raphael starts to mimic the evil Shredder and leans out the window in jest. Immediately Master Splinter chastens him and yells, "Never forget who you are!"

I find that at times in my life when I'm just relaxing, or have nothing in particular to do that my mind wanders and I find myself getting lost in thoughts that aren't my own, or at least shouldn't be. As these thoughts progress I lean towards thinking ill of somebody else, stressing out about things that I cannot control, or other unsavory matters. When I come to, I'm disgusted with myself and wonder why it was that I gravitated towards such slime. Perhaps it's because of the fact that I'm very impressionable or that I tend to overanalyze things. But I do know this to be a fact: If I don't keep my own mind, somebody or something else will. We all have personal battles, and we all hope to win them. But the battle must be fought and not ignored, because the weakest moment of any battle is when one isn't paying attention to it.