I am somewhat hesitant to start posting these quotes. I got the list from a friend who emailed them to me, so I don't actually have the book from which they come. I have googled it and found that the author is Rhonda Byrne and published in 2006. This information came from that unerring site called Wikipedia.com. Also here is the link to the official site http://thesecret.tv/.
The following is my opinion on the quote that I use.
Now that I've gotten that out of the way, here's the first quote I have. Although I don't have page numbers on any of the quotes you'll see here.
"Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting."
If you are thinking positive thoughts, you will be attracting positive energy. Conversely if you're thinking negative thoughts, you will be attracting negative energy. This is like that old saying "You are what you eat". This could be re-worded as "You are what you think". I have found that not only will you be attracting positive energy, but you'll feel better about how things are going. Your perspective on things will be easier to change. This could change your whole mindset and you view of what's going on in your life. So this quote tells me if I don't like what's going on, change what is going on in my mind. At least that's something I have control over. I may not have control over some of the things going on, but I can control what's going on in my mind. I think I said that a couple times huh.
I hope this has not been confusing, but has been at least a little helpful.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
A continuation of a previous post or two...
It occurs to me that we can choose how we feel about things. We may be in a royal mess where everywhere we turn there's stress, pain, suffering and what ever. It's at those times that it's really REALLY hard to feel good about the situation we find ourselves in. I've talked about changing our perspective. To look at the situation at a different angle. It might be easy to do that at first, but it becomes increasingly more difficult to maintain that perspective. Sometimes, I think most times, we find ourselves fading back into the old way of looking at our situation.
I have this list of things called 100 quotes from "The Secret" (Law of Attraction). These 100 quotes are positive ways of looking at things and changing our thinking. I have this list on my desk. I printed them out so I would have them on my desk. My intent had been to look at this list everyday and gradually change my thinking. I looked at the list a few times that first week then only sporadically after that. Certain things have occurred that is urging me to look at and read this list again and this time to be more consistent about reading it. It may help me to do that if I take the next 100 days and post each quote and express my thoughts about that quote. I'm not sure how entertaining it will be, but if it helps me and one other person to change their thinking from the negative to the positive, then I think it will be worth it.
I have this list of things called 100 quotes from "The Secret" (Law of Attraction). These 100 quotes are positive ways of looking at things and changing our thinking. I have this list on my desk. I printed them out so I would have them on my desk. My intent had been to look at this list everyday and gradually change my thinking. I looked at the list a few times that first week then only sporadically after that. Certain things have occurred that is urging me to look at and read this list again and this time to be more consistent about reading it. It may help me to do that if I take the next 100 days and post each quote and express my thoughts about that quote. I'm not sure how entertaining it will be, but if it helps me and one other person to change their thinking from the negative to the positive, then I think it will be worth it.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Doing what you want to do...
Many of us have jobs. Jobs that we do because we needed a job and the particular job we have opened up to us. There's nothing wrong with that. We all need a means of supporting ourselves and our family and it's definatly honorable to hold down a job and be responsible. The problem is that many time (most?) we would rather be doing something else. I am a computer programmer. I have been working at the same job for almost 29 years with nearly 25 of those years with the same company. I like the people I work with and work for. They are all good people and I consider them my friends, but over the years I've found that I'd much rather be doing something else. But what am I good at? I can think logically (I am a programmer after all), I'm a good speller, I can express myself with the written word. I'm also decently talented in music. I don't know how well I can sing (you poor souls who have heard me) but I can play a musical instrument or 2. I spent a few years playing the clarinet (better than Squidward I might add for those of you who are familiar with SpongeBog) and in 7th grade the band (junior high school band) I played with won a first place in state and a wind ensemble won a first place that year and I played a bass clarinet solo that also garnered a first place for me. So I know I can play.
What I'd like to do is a couple things. I'd like to pick up the clarinet and get back into it. I'd like to learn the guitar and bass guitar. And, I think more so, I would like to write a story. One good enough to get published and make me an author. Perhaps this blog is a way of doing something along those lines at least. Though I have not written a story here, I have written quite a few different things and, in a few of my earlier posts, I included stories that I had started. I've had no special training and I think my stories show that lack of education and experience in the matter, but at 54 (nearly 55) I've decided that I want to do that. I've heard some say that you should write what you know. But nobody wants to read a program that has over 10,000 lines in it. It could be somewhat boring.
What I'm trying to say is if you can do it, do what you like doing. Learn what you're good at and if you have a job then do that thing in your spare time. Holly, my daughter is a wonderful artist and I would love it if she could dedicate her time to doing her art. Painting, drawing and what not. She's really good at it and I think she could earn a decent living at it. The fact that she's still quite young, means she's got lots of time to hone her art and grow confident in what she does.
I plan on taking up one of my stories and working through it to the end and then see where it goes. I hope all of you who read this look at yourselves as others do and see the talents that you have and feed those talents and make them grow. I think all of us would benefit from that.
What I'd like to do is a couple things. I'd like to pick up the clarinet and get back into it. I'd like to learn the guitar and bass guitar. And, I think more so, I would like to write a story. One good enough to get published and make me an author. Perhaps this blog is a way of doing something along those lines at least. Though I have not written a story here, I have written quite a few different things and, in a few of my earlier posts, I included stories that I had started. I've had no special training and I think my stories show that lack of education and experience in the matter, but at 54 (nearly 55) I've decided that I want to do that. I've heard some say that you should write what you know. But nobody wants to read a program that has over 10,000 lines in it. It could be somewhat boring.
What I'm trying to say is if you can do it, do what you like doing. Learn what you're good at and if you have a job then do that thing in your spare time. Holly, my daughter is a wonderful artist and I would love it if she could dedicate her time to doing her art. Painting, drawing and what not. She's really good at it and I think she could earn a decent living at it. The fact that she's still quite young, means she's got lots of time to hone her art and grow confident in what she does.
I plan on taking up one of my stories and working through it to the end and then see where it goes. I hope all of you who read this look at yourselves as others do and see the talents that you have and feed those talents and make them grow. I think all of us would benefit from that.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
A Matter of Perspective
Isn't it interesting that many things experienced in life is subject to perspective. I was thinking of the grandkids the other day. It's been tough on us and them for them to be living with us. They aren't in their own beds, using their furniture, watching their movies. For us it's tough because they are 5, 6 and 14 and we are not used to having children of that age living with us. After all Matthew is 25 or 26 this year (Yikes!) so it's been a while since we've had a kid living with us.
Recently I've spent time thinking about how tough it is. That at times it's a pain in the ass (forgive the expletive please). Last night (February 13) I went to bed and just began to thank God for the opportunity to have them with us. Thanked Him for the fact we had a place for them, that we could be there to take care of them and feed them and provide a place to sleep (even though the place to sleep is the couch) we do have enough for all 3 of them plus a room for the little dog, too.
All it took was a shift in perspective to go from lamenting the problems, to thanking Him for them. I don't mean to call the kids problems. They are not, though frankly they are not angels either, but what child of 5, 6 or 14 is? But at least we have the opportunity to help them in their time of need.
I guess I'm saying, that when you're feeling like I have, that life is kicking you while you're down, just turn your head a little and change that perspective. See what you have and just begin to give thanks for it. I'm sure everything will be fine and we will all have our lives back to normal shortly, but while it's not, I am going to give thanks for being able to help.
Enjoy life, remember it's the only one you have.
Recently I've spent time thinking about how tough it is. That at times it's a pain in the ass (forgive the expletive please). Last night (February 13) I went to bed and just began to thank God for the opportunity to have them with us. Thanked Him for the fact we had a place for them, that we could be there to take care of them and feed them and provide a place to sleep (even though the place to sleep is the couch) we do have enough for all 3 of them plus a room for the little dog, too.
All it took was a shift in perspective to go from lamenting the problems, to thanking Him for them. I don't mean to call the kids problems. They are not, though frankly they are not angels either, but what child of 5, 6 or 14 is? But at least we have the opportunity to help them in their time of need.
I guess I'm saying, that when you're feeling like I have, that life is kicking you while you're down, just turn your head a little and change that perspective. See what you have and just begin to give thanks for it. I'm sure everything will be fine and we will all have our lives back to normal shortly, but while it's not, I am going to give thanks for being able to help.
Enjoy life, remember it's the only one you have.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Something I don't understand...
First I need to make a correction. In my last post regarding What a week I'm having. April's house got flooded on the 14th of January, not the 7th. It felt like the 7th and it seems like it's been longer than a month, but in reality on Valentine's Day it will be a month.
Now on to something I don't understand.
April holds 2 jobs (both part time, but she's at least working and being responsible). One of her jobs is with a school district and the other a private day care center. February 18 is President's day and we all know that the government employees (local, state and federal) have the day off. Well, it just so happens the private day care she works for will also be closed. But that's not enough, they are holding a one day meeting (mandatory of course) for their employees, which means the children that go to that day care will not be there. What I don't understand is why do they close day care on a day where 84% of the working population is still working and many of those (April included) needs day care to be open? That means that one of us (guess who) will have to take a day off to watch the kids. Why do they do it? I understand that perhaps the laws of the state require a certain amount of re-education or enhancement, whatever, but why not do it on a Saturday so those who have to work can still work rather than risk losing pay or using up vacation time to babysit. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with being off watching the children (I get about 5 weeks paid vacation a year and have never used them all) but thinking of the other parents who need to work and can't afford to take the day off are screwed. To me it just seems silly, but then I'm a silly person sometimes so oh well.
One thing to make you say "What??" A CNN news reader interviewed Bill Nye (spelling?) the Science Guy, about the asteroid that is supposed to make a pass by Earth at around 17,500 miles (inside the orbit of our geostationary satellites at 22,000+ miles) and asked him if it was "due to global warming or a metoric something else" Really?? Global warming would affect asteroids in space? That sounds nearly as odd as the representative from Georgia being concerned that an expansion of the military presence in Guam would capsize the island.
Just makes you wonder about the people we rely on for news and the people in government.
Have a great day.
Now on to something I don't understand.
April holds 2 jobs (both part time, but she's at least working and being responsible). One of her jobs is with a school district and the other a private day care center. February 18 is President's day and we all know that the government employees (local, state and federal) have the day off. Well, it just so happens the private day care she works for will also be closed. But that's not enough, they are holding a one day meeting (mandatory of course) for their employees, which means the children that go to that day care will not be there. What I don't understand is why do they close day care on a day where 84% of the working population is still working and many of those (April included) needs day care to be open? That means that one of us (guess who) will have to take a day off to watch the kids. Why do they do it? I understand that perhaps the laws of the state require a certain amount of re-education or enhancement, whatever, but why not do it on a Saturday so those who have to work can still work rather than risk losing pay or using up vacation time to babysit. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with being off watching the children (I get about 5 weeks paid vacation a year and have never used them all) but thinking of the other parents who need to work and can't afford to take the day off are screwed. To me it just seems silly, but then I'm a silly person sometimes so oh well.
One thing to make you say "What??" A CNN news reader interviewed Bill Nye (spelling?) the Science Guy, about the asteroid that is supposed to make a pass by Earth at around 17,500 miles (inside the orbit of our geostationary satellites at 22,000+ miles) and asked him if it was "due to global warming or a metoric something else" Really?? Global warming would affect asteroids in space? That sounds nearly as odd as the representative from Georgia being concerned that an expansion of the military presence in Guam would capsize the island.
Just makes you wonder about the people we rely on for news and the people in government.
Have a great day.
Friday, February 01, 2013
What a Week!
What a week! Not in a good way either. First of all, you have to know that at the beginning of January, it got really cold here, and by that I mean it dropped below freezing over night, which does not happen very often here, and it did that for 5 nights in a row. Lots of people, as it turned out, had problems with pipes bursting and flooding homes and businesses. Thankfully, Cathy and I did not have that problem, however, April did (see picture)
That's what happens when a 1/4" copper line feeding the ice maker freezes and bursts. You can't see the ceiling from this angle, but practically the whole ceiling in the living room collapsed on her furniture and other items that were in that room. Plus, as it turns out, the house was built in 1971 which means asbestos was used in the drywall. So, since the 7th of January (or thereabouts), our grandkids have been staying with us. April has been able to stay with friends as we don't have the room.
That's the beginning of woes. :-)
Tuesday I got sick. Not throw up my guts sick, just stuffed head, headache and other things associated with that, so I left work early and went home. That morning Sean (our 6 year old grand son) said his stomach hurt, but he went to school anyway. I spent Tuesday afternoon resting and feeling worse. So I figured I'd be staying home on Wednesday. Sean got up Wednesday morning, again complaining that his stomach hurt and before he could go to school had thrown up 3 times. He stayed home and by 10:30 that morning he was feeling and acting just fine. Me, on the other hand was feeling worse. I couldn't just go lie down, I mean I've got a 6 year old running around like a maniac, which is what 6 year olds are capable of doing. After dinner I took an Aleve and went to bed. I woke up Thursday morning feeling okay enough to go to work. So I did. About an hour after I got to work, I got a call that Sean has pink eye and has to go home. So I took him home, then took him to the doctor to get checked out. The doctor pronounced him infected with pink eye and sent a prescription to Walgreens. We left the office, and drove to the Walgreens to pick up the eye drops and was told that that particular Walgreens did not have the drops and that Sean's insurance information was not on file, PLUS this was the expensive medicine ($100 for a tiny bottle). So I called April who called Walgreens and gave them his information. They called a different one and they did (7th St and Thunderbird, not too far from the house). So we ate some lunch and went to pick up the drops then was informed that I needed Sean's insurance card so they could bill the insurance company. Basically the same thing I was told about an hour or so earlier.
Well it did get straightened out and Sean got his medicine and took it like a little kid would. Well he's home again today but I don't have to watch him. His mother is there and she's sick.
So, it's been an interesting month and week. I hope I didn't bore you too much.
That's what happens when a 1/4" copper line feeding the ice maker freezes and bursts. You can't see the ceiling from this angle, but practically the whole ceiling in the living room collapsed on her furniture and other items that were in that room. Plus, as it turns out, the house was built in 1971 which means asbestos was used in the drywall. So, since the 7th of January (or thereabouts), our grandkids have been staying with us. April has been able to stay with friends as we don't have the room.
That's the beginning of woes. :-)
Tuesday I got sick. Not throw up my guts sick, just stuffed head, headache and other things associated with that, so I left work early and went home. That morning Sean (our 6 year old grand son) said his stomach hurt, but he went to school anyway. I spent Tuesday afternoon resting and feeling worse. So I figured I'd be staying home on Wednesday. Sean got up Wednesday morning, again complaining that his stomach hurt and before he could go to school had thrown up 3 times. He stayed home and by 10:30 that morning he was feeling and acting just fine. Me, on the other hand was feeling worse. I couldn't just go lie down, I mean I've got a 6 year old running around like a maniac, which is what 6 year olds are capable of doing. After dinner I took an Aleve and went to bed. I woke up Thursday morning feeling okay enough to go to work. So I did. About an hour after I got to work, I got a call that Sean has pink eye and has to go home. So I took him home, then took him to the doctor to get checked out. The doctor pronounced him infected with pink eye and sent a prescription to Walgreens. We left the office, and drove to the Walgreens to pick up the eye drops and was told that that particular Walgreens did not have the drops and that Sean's insurance information was not on file, PLUS this was the expensive medicine ($100 for a tiny bottle). So I called April who called Walgreens and gave them his information. They called a different one and they did (7th St and Thunderbird, not too far from the house). So we ate some lunch and went to pick up the drops then was informed that I needed Sean's insurance card so they could bill the insurance company. Basically the same thing I was told about an hour or so earlier.
Well it did get straightened out and Sean got his medicine and took it like a little kid would. Well he's home again today but I don't have to watch him. His mother is there and she's sick.
So, it's been an interesting month and week. I hope I didn't bore you too much.
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