it's what keeps me going...

i had a facebook chat with my friend sean, the other day. he's a fellow hawaii alum from back in the glory days, who happens to currently be stationed in iraq with the marines. he's divorced, and about six years older than me (i'll let you do the math). so i figured he would be the perfect person to shed some light on my current relationship problems. here is the advice he gave me as he patiently listened to my ramblings about my inability to find the right guy:

use your time to improve yourself and accomplish things and have adventures and you will cross paths with someone who appreciates that...

but at the same time be careful not to become so independent that you can't adapt to another life you might not expect

i'm glad that i am fortunate enough to not only have friends that will listen to my problems, but who can also still manage to have a positive outlook on life, even if they have been dealt a bad hand in the past.