  Stones by a river are smooth.&nbsp; And while I’m on the subject, they’re also dull, lifeless and covered in mud.&nbsp; The sad thing is these stones weren’t always in such a state…they began as rocks with distinct shapes and textures.&nbsp; But alas, once these rocks were engulfed by the river, the waters eroded their features until they were as smooth as a smooth stones. &nbsp; The river my friends is the world in which we live.&nbsp; If you stay in the river too long, the current will rip away all that is unique and special, and leave you an undifferentiated shell of a man.&nbsp; That’s the bad news.&nbsp; The good news is that we jumped in the river, and we can jump right on out.&nbsp; &nbsp; I jumped in the river about two years ago when I started working at Procter & Gamble, and stopped writing.
&nbsp;As somebody who is completely submerged in the river, I can report that it is cold, harsh, and full of money.&nbsp; As much as I would like to leave the river, I don’t think I could live without the ability to afford the extra super deluxe cable package. &nbsp; I’m so happy that Aaron took the initiative to start a blog to get everyone writing again.&nbsp; I’ve been looking for an opportunity to get out of the river by writing again, and seeing your hilarious posts will get me back in the game. &nbsp; I promise to write something less depressing in the very near future, but I just needed to get this off my chest to the only people that would truly understand just how amazing it can feel to stand on a cliff high about the river.&nbsp; 
