"First we make our habits, then our habits make us."

As per Lilly's request...

5 of my Weird Habits/Quirks

1. I count my fingers when I'm lying in bed in the morning. Perhaps it's paranoia - I want to make sure that they're still attached.

2. I hate putting my face underwater without a mask. Even after living near water for my entire life it freaks me out. I almost failed "orange" in Red Cross swimming lessons becaue I refused to put my face in the water when doing the front crawl.

3. Not being able to see open water for an extended period of time makes me incredibly anxious.

4. I can't get into a car at night without checking the backseat. I then spend the next 20 minutes checking the rearview mirror waiting for someone to appear and try to murder me.

5. I have over-active tear ducts. This means that I cry about everything - happy things, sad things, television commercials or slightly heartwarming stories. It's a family trait.

O Great Spirit whose voice we hear in the winds
and whose breath gives life to all the world,
Hear Us, We are small and weak.
We come to you in mind to find strength and wisdom.
Let us walk in beauty and make our eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make our hands respect the things you have made and our ears sharp to hear you voice.
Make us wise so that we may understand the things you have taught our relatives.
Let us learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
We seek strength, not to be greater than our brothers and sisters,
but to fight our greatest enemy-ourselves.
Make us always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset, our spirit may come to you without shame.