Hey guys! How is everybody today? :)

I know I've been doing a lot of posting here on my blog on other topics aside from wrestling, but I really wanted you guys to see this. So, here it goes...

I wanted to take this time to speak on a topic that's very close to my heart - my years as a fan of the lady making her HIGHLY anticipated return to the world of music today, Ms. Britney Jean Spears. This is a retrospective of not just how much of an influence she has had on my life over the many years that I've supported her as a fan, but, how I've gained a new outlook on life & everything it has to offer as well.

Looking back over the 10+ years that Britney has been in the industry, it's certainly been a ride of ups, downs, & in betweens for her & her fans (especially for those of you who've followed her as long as I've have). Today, w/ her 27th birthday & the release of her 6th studio album, Circus, I say that it has been well worth all the blood, sweat, tears, hard work, suffering, heartache, & rough times. She's back, better & as hot as ever! I seriously don't think the world knows what's about to hit it w/ her return to the music world. She's already proven the doubters, haters, & naysayers wrong w/ all of her success & I see that continuing for many, many years to come.

I personally feel that Britney is a TRUE testament to the fact that you can & will overcome everything that's put in your path if you don't give up, be strong & persevere, and strive for what makes you happy, what makes you YOU - all in spite of what others may do, say, or think about you. If you live by that motto, then you can't go wrong. This is not only a motto I apply for being a fan of Britney's, but one that I also apply to my own life. For the longest time, I always worried of what others thought of me, the things they said to me, & overall, what kind of person I was in their eyes. It's safe to say that NOW, that has all changed & I think it came when I took my week's vacation about 4 weeks back. Having the time to relax & be by myself, it really gave me a chance to think about my life thus far and if I was really truly happy w/ where I was at this point. During that time, I reconsidered where I wanted to go w/ my life & I took every aspect of it into consideration and now, I'm at a place in my life where I'm happy & content w/ the direction my life is headed in now and well on into the future. What that may hold for me, I don't know, but I'm willing to say that I'm looking forward to what it has to bring.

With that being said, I apply this to Britney & her fans. From the fans like myself that I've met over the years, it's very interesting to find out that, like me, they were unhappy for the longest time w/ their lives & the directions they were going in. That unhappiness, I feel, ended when just 10 years ago (this past January being the anniversary), a relatively new unknown to the world of music was introduced to us & to the public. That relatively new unknown? Ms. Britney Spears. What would happen from that day forward is now the stuff of legend & up until now, in my honest opinion, has come full circle and will only further cement Britney's status as a true Superstar in both the world of music & the world we live in today. For 10+ years now, we've literally seen Britney grow up from a hot up & coming newcomer to being, honestly, the biggest & most successful female artist/entertainer in the world.

For me, I feel a personal tie to Britney because of a key situation that was a HUGE wake up call to how, even if we don't always think so, valuable & meaningful our lives really are. This situation forever changed my outlook on life & the influence that Britney would have on my life from that point in time. This happened about 8 years ago (if my memory serves me correctly, that is) and, till this very day, remains very much a part of my life. At the time, I was in HS about ready to graduate, I had a part-time job @ The Andersons (my current employer) which was going anything less than smooth, and I was at odds w/ my mom & dad over different things - my job & school included.

To bring you guys up to speed, I deal w/ (& have dealt w/) mild to severe depression all of my life, due to the fact that I came from a broken family in which I was abused by my biological (birth) parents. I was taken from them & placed in foster care till I was 6, which is when my mom & dad that I have now adopted me.

Back to it...

I came home one day after getting off of both school & work, neither of which had gone very well (and hadn't been for a few weeks), and because of it, I got into an argument w/ my parents about school & work not being satisfactory. All the animosity between us continued to build up & build up and it got to the point where I really couldn't tolerate another argument w/ my mom & dad. That, in turn, had me on the verge of me wanting to take my own life & just end the misery that I was going through. I was considering walking from my house down to the bridge near my old elementary school and leaping from there. I just didn't feel that my life was worth living anymore and that nobody would miss me if I was dead & gone. This is where Britney comes into the equation... My radio had been on, I had a 2-In-1 clock radio @ the time, and I was gonna seriously end it all. Before that could happen, however, Britney's 2nd single (from ...BOMT), Sometimes came on my radio and that's when it happened. I don't know what triggered this reaction from me, but I actually collected myself & sat back down on my bed and just listened to it... to Britney's voice... to the lyrics of the song. After the song was over, something caused me to break down & cry. I cried for what had to be 15-20 minutes, the song had overcome me & I couldn't help but think 'Why? Why do I want to end my life? It's not really THAT bad, is it?' From that day forward, I never thought of Britney the same again. I saw her as a voice of reason, a voice of influence, a beautiful, angelic voice that could calm me down & bring me back to my senses. Since that time all those years ago, Britney has been my mainstay #1 as my personal favorite female celebrity. Sure, I have other favorites now as well, but B has always been my girl - always has, always will be. To this day as well, I say Brit has BY FAR, the BEST & MOST loyal fans on the planet of any celebrity out there.

Since that time has passed, I've grown to love & support B more & more w/ each passing day. It's that situation that forever changed my life & the path it has taken up until now. I'll continue from here on out to give Brit all of my love & support, just as I have these past 10+ years that she's been a star. I hope to one day be able to tell my kids (if I have any by then :p) about my days as a fan of the world's biggest & brightest star.

That is the end of my piece, I hope I've gotten through to the people who are fans of Britney & have made clear my intent of showing my love & support to B herself. In ending, I'm leaving the piece w/ a song that I feel (and I'm sure many, many of her other fans) best describes how I feel about Britney and perfectly puts into perspective how far she's come since that day 10 years ago and the influence she's had on not only her fans & admirers, but on the population of the world as a whole. I hope you guys enjoy this & feel free to pass it on to others you think might be interested.

My message to B... HAPPY 27TH BRIT, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU. BEST OF LUCK WITH 'CIRCUS' & CONTINUED SUCCESS INTO THE FUTURE. MAY YOUR DAY BE ONE OF JOY, PEACE, & HAPPINESS. :)

Song: Time
Artist: Backstreet Boys

I know that I, I can't believe
Just what the past has brought me
To the man I wanna be
I know that we have had some times
That we can't forget the struggle
Cause we have so far to go

I know we've changed but
Change can be so good
So let's not forget why
It's understood that

[Chorus:]
Time, look where we are and what we've been through
Time, sharing our dreams
Time, goes on and on everyday, baby
Time is what it is
Come what may (come what may)

I remember when, mom used to say
That things are getting better
And you'll soon be on your way
Remember those days
When we would sing at the drop of a dime (Oooh)
Way back when nothing mattered (Mmm, mm, mm)

I know we've changed, but
Change can be so good
Oh so let's not forget why it's understood that

[Chorus:]
Time, look where we are and what we've been through
(look where we are)
Time, sharing our dreams (dreams, dreams, dreams, oh yeah)
Time, (goes on and on) goes on and on everyday (everyday)
Time is what it is (Oh)
Come what may (come what may)

[Bridge:]
So here we are (here we are)
And we'll always stay together
And through it all you know we owe it all to you, you, you , you
Time goes on and on

[Chorus:]
Time (Time), look where we are and what we've been through
Time, sharing our dreams
Time, (goes on and on) goes on and on everyday (everyday)
Time is what it is (Time is what is it)

Time (Time), look where we are and what we've been through
Time (Time), sharing our dreams (sharing our dreams)
Time, (goes on and on) goes on and on everyday
Time is what it is, Come what may

Time, goes on and on everyday, Time is what it is
Come what may
Come what may

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