One thing that I have been thinking about is what I really want to do.
I am at a job that in a way is satisfying as I do feel that I help people.
I however have been feeling like I want something else to be more involved in helping people. I like some phone work but I know that I like to be around people too.
I have been told by some of my family that I should go into a certain field. They felt that I would be good in that line of work. So after years of up and down weighing the options and really wanting to get into something I would enjoy and know that I would be helping people. I decided to look into.
I went on Wednesday to an appointment with a school that was close by and really liked what the information I got from it. Right now I am putting it in God's hands due to the fact that I would have to get help through financial aid. I am hoping that things will work out and the program that I would take is going to be looks like 11.5mos for it to finish.
I am excited for the changes because I think it would put me in a better place.
3/13/2009
Getting to Things
You know those things that you need to do but don't want to and put off and put off.
This week was the week I couldn't put it off anymore. I had two things that I needed to get done but didn't want to.
Through a situation I couldn't put it off anymore. So Tuesday night I tackled one of them and ten Wednesday morning I tackled the other. It felt really good to get those done so that they weren't nagging on me anymore. Plus it made my world seem so much nicer because I didn't have to worry about them anymore.
Sometimes I think to myself why did I wait so long to get to those when it made me feel so much better when it was done.
This week was the week I couldn't put it off anymore. I had two things that I needed to get done but didn't want to.
Through a situation I couldn't put it off anymore. So Tuesday night I tackled one of them and ten Wednesday morning I tackled the other. It felt really good to get those done so that they weren't nagging on me anymore. Plus it made my world seem so much nicer because I didn't have to worry about them anymore.
Sometimes I think to myself why did I wait so long to get to those when it made me feel so much better when it was done.
2/13/2009
Friday - 2/13/09
Well I haven't posted in a little while. So I thought today was just as good as any to make a post.
I am not a superstitious person. I don't believe that kind of thing. I believe that there is reason for what happens when it happens. However I do have to say that I know there are those out there that do see things in a different way.
I know there has been a lot of emphasis with the number 13 and a lot of emphasis with making Friday the 13th a day that is not considered a good day. I try to look beyond what Hollywood has made this day into and I try to look at the good in it. There is a lot of good that can come on a day when most people would cringe because of the way it has been portrayed. For instance today where I live it was sunny. Of course I didn't think to get my camera out and take a picture to prove but since it tends to rain where I live at the end of winter I enjoyed having some sun out. It has not turned out so far to be a bad day.
So going forward from this point. Instead of seeing the Bad in Friday the 13th - I am going to chose to see the good.
I hope that those that read this post would chose to do the same as well.
On that note - Have a Happy Friday the 13th or what is left of it.
I am not a superstitious person. I don't believe that kind of thing. I believe that there is reason for what happens when it happens. However I do have to say that I know there are those out there that do see things in a different way.
I know there has been a lot of emphasis with the number 13 and a lot of emphasis with making Friday the 13th a day that is not considered a good day. I try to look beyond what Hollywood has made this day into and I try to look at the good in it. There is a lot of good that can come on a day when most people would cringe because of the way it has been portrayed. For instance today where I live it was sunny. Of course I didn't think to get my camera out and take a picture to prove but since it tends to rain where I live at the end of winter I enjoyed having some sun out. It has not turned out so far to be a bad day.
So going forward from this point. Instead of seeing the Bad in Friday the 13th - I am going to chose to see the good.
I hope that those that read this post would chose to do the same as well.
On that note - Have a Happy Friday the 13th or what is left of it.
1/17/2009
Calm
Today, I was thinking about my previous study on gentleness and thinking about what I had learned. I realized as I was thinking about it I had intermixed gentleness and calm. Being gentle and being calm are two different things. They are similar and I desire to have both in my life in moderation.
I decided to look up both in the dictionary.
Gentleness means:
kindly; amiable; not severe, rough, or violent; moderate; gradual; characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable; easily handled or managed; tractable; soft or low; polite; refined; noble; chivalrous.
Calm means:
without rough motion; still or nearly still; without rough motion; still or nearly still; free from excitement or passion; tranquil; freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness; freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquility; serenity;
They are similar looking at it I realized not only do I desire to be gentle but I also desire to be calm in certain situations. I went to my Bible to see what I could find on calm. Most of the references were of when Jesus calmed the sea when the disciples and him were on the boat; the disciples woke him to calm the sea.
I did find one other one which is in Proverbs.
Proverbs: 17:27
It says: (New King James Version)
"He who has knowledge spares his words. And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit."
In my quest to be more gentle and more calm I find that I am needing to gain knowledge and understanding. With knowledge comes the ability to find different words to use in different situations so that I can find different words to use that don't sound harsh and in gaining understanding it will help me in my quest to be more calm, with calm - to be more gentle.
I decided to look up both in the dictionary.
Gentleness means:
kindly; amiable; not severe, rough, or violent; moderate; gradual; characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable; easily handled or managed; tractable; soft or low; polite; refined; noble; chivalrous.
Calm means:
without rough motion; still or nearly still; without rough motion; still or nearly still; free from excitement or passion; tranquil; freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness; freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquility; serenity;
They are similar looking at it I realized not only do I desire to be gentle but I also desire to be calm in certain situations. I went to my Bible to see what I could find on calm. Most of the references were of when Jesus calmed the sea when the disciples and him were on the boat; the disciples woke him to calm the sea.
I did find one other one which is in Proverbs.
Proverbs: 17:27
It says: (New King James Version)
"He who has knowledge spares his words. And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit."
In my quest to be more gentle and more calm I find that I am needing to gain knowledge and understanding. With knowledge comes the ability to find different words to use in different situations so that I can find different words to use that don't sound harsh and in gaining understanding it will help me in my quest to be more calm, with calm - to be more gentle.
12/31/2008
Farewell 2008
Well it is the last night of 2008.
This for me was a year of restoration.
There are things that God said that He would restore to me this year, it was a long road. Towards the end of the year when I thought that there was no chance for it happening. That is of course when God works His biggest.
With this year at the end I am excited to see what next year brings. There are a few things left unfinished however I know in my heart that they are being worked on.
I am looking forward to the next with anticipation for what God is going to do. I am excited for what He is going to bring around for all of us. I am watching and waiting for what I have gotten from Him.
So Goodbye to 2008 and Welcome 2009
This for me was a year of restoration.
There are things that God said that He would restore to me this year, it was a long road. Towards the end of the year when I thought that there was no chance for it happening. That is of course when God works His biggest.
With this year at the end I am excited to see what next year brings. There are a few things left unfinished however I know in my heart that they are being worked on.
I am looking forward to the next with anticipation for what God is going to do. I am excited for what He is going to bring around for all of us. I am watching and waiting for what I have gotten from Him.
So Goodbye to 2008 and Welcome 2009
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