This is a beacon in the night. A place to think and grok and grope for meaning.... Have thoughts about this life? How do we make sense of our lives and the crazy world? What is our duty while we're alive? How conscious and actualized can...
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This is a beacon in the night. A place to think and grok and grope for meaning.... Have thoughts about this life? How do we make sense of our lives and the crazy world? What is our duty while we're alive? How conscious and actualized can we be? This is a gathering of words for the sake of actualizing our greatest potentials for the benefit of all.
** WARNING- This post is kinda’ long**
Let me begin by saying that because of budget cuts, the district will no longer be paying for hotels for teachers’ training. Nor will they be providing lunch. They provide a continental breakfast (fruit, coffee, juice, croissants, and muffins) to get you there. After that, you are on your own. I know that we’re adults and we shouldn’t expect to be fed breakfast and lunch, but we had gotten accustomed to the star treatment. Now, it’s taken away? That’s... Read Full Story
You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to uncover clues that our country is going through difficult times. Most recently, the unfolding drama on Wall Street looks like a scene from “Extreme Makeover” and does little to instill public , let alone investor, confidence in our financial and regulatory institutions. Fuel prices, which skyrocketed over the summer, continue to create both pain and panic at the pump. The cost of groceries is also rising at an alarming rate, making it more... Read Full Story
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the path of righteousness for his namesake. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me… Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies…Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Psalm 23
When I was in church a couple of weeks, the preacher, Caleb, spoke on this very... Read Full Story
Welcome again to the PRISONERS OF OUR THOUGHTS conversation series. In this 2008 review, so far we have explored three of Viktor Frankl’s core principles: ---- Exercise the Freedom to Choose Your Attitude ---- Realize Your Will to Meaning ---- Detect the Meaning of Life’s Moments
If you missed these posts, I invite you to review them and add your thoughts! I think you will benefit from the review as we move on to the fourth principle.
PRINCIPLE 4: --- Don’t work against yourself Avoid... Read Full Story
In my program, there are a lot of young “intellectual” types. They are working my last nerve. Whenever we are given an assignment, they have to question everything and let the instructor know that they don’t agree with the assignment for whatever reason. Usually it’s a vague, almost hippyish reason why.
These are three of the top reasons that were given for not wanting to do the assignment. I don’t want to do the assignment because:
I am opposed to testing.
I don’t believe that I... Read Full Story
I was @ a birthday party on Saturday when I noticed that the owners of the house owned a karaoke machine.
“Hey, Rose. Is that a karaoke machine?” I ever so politely asked.
Do you guys karaoke???
“Yes,” she replied. “Would you like to try it?”
“Try it? Are you kidding? I am the karaoke queen. I am definitely game!”
Boy, did I enjoy myself. I was unstoppable. Six, seven… well, about 15 songs later, I was as happy as I could be. Of course I sang my staple songs, but since I had the... Read Full Story
I had a presentation yesterday in my second class @ B.N.U. I nailed it. My assignment was to analyze the California Department of Education website. I had to summarize the website, detail any relevant websites, and lastly give my opinion of it.
I perused the website for hours, got the necessary information and took it from there. From the information that I gathered, I was able to do a 20-minute presentation without looking at my notes. I didn’t do it by myself though, I had two partners... Read Full Story
I say, no, no, no. A THOUSAND TIMES NO! My dear readers, I say this very emphatically, “I am no benchwarmer!”
True, I have been sidelined with this no job having thing. I truly did not think it would take this long.
True, I did think I would have a job by now. I was probably even a little cocky. However, I am back to my old humble self.
True, I have been a bit discouraged, of late, but I am no benchwarmer. I am not the guy who will never get any playing time in the game. EVER!!!
I am... Read Full Story
I wish I felt like this when I was younger, but I didn’t. I have a situation I’m dealing with right now that reminds me of this particular book. I have been very upset lately with someone that I am very close to. It has to do with a young female relative. You see, this person is so extra, super-dee-duper, ridiculously cheap. She doesn’t buy her little girl any pretty clothes. Nor does she fix her hair nicely. It’s doubly bad because this person is a hairdresser. Needless to say, this little... Read Full Story
In the words of India.arie- I am not my hair. I am not this skin. I am not your expectations. No… I am a soul that lives within.
You know what? That is so trye. I am a soul that lives within. I am more than a title. But, if that’s true why do I feel like a loser, a nobody. I feel- bound & gagged; like I have nothing to contribute at all, since I don’t have a job. My whole identity is wrapped up in my job.
Why is that? Why do we, as human beings, wrap all of our self-worth up in our jobs... Read Full Story
