So, love myself today …. uh …. i’m sore from the Gym… so does that count?
I got a Venti Shaken Black Iced Tea from Starbucks …so yummm very much loving me.
And finally…. I got through to a 17 year old and she kinda gets where I’m coming from WOOHOO I’m accomplishing something now. Well, at least I think I am we’ll see what happens more down the line.
Okay day 2…. Where as yesterday I spent it with family today, I was so selfish.
Went to the Gym
Went out with hubby
Went out with friends and drank just a little 
…. Enjoyed myself
However, I have learned one thing. I cannot bowl. Pool not bad, Bowl…. eh I need to leave it to the pros…
Like most everyone on the planet I have a few new years resolutions. Wanna hear them? Too bad here they are 
1. Love myself
2. Lose all the extra baggage because I love myself
3. Chase after what I want, by stopping being a bystander in life.
I wonder what will happen with these.
I’ll let you know!
You know, I made it to Church this morning and Pastor Kurt had a wonderful sermon about Gratefulness. How in this day and age we are so worried about what we are entitled to. Pastor pointed out that we are not entitled to a thing. That we should be grateful for each and every thing we have. I have to agree. I really try to be thankful for everything that I have but you know, I am not as thankful as I think I could be. I think I could be better. But, I agree that I could never be perfect. I agree that I have to accept that I will have flaws and not do everything to the extent that I should.
Pastor also told us a quote by a seminary professor he had once. It was, “Only he who is grateful, will ever have enough”. Dr. Bill Cole. This quote made me think and think hard. It made me think about what I want and what I was grateful for. It also got me thinking what was the bigger list. What i’m grateful for, or what I want. Pastor also had us make a list of 5 things that we were grateful for. Well, my list was 21 and I only stopped because I was out of room. I could have kept going. So, he suggested to everyone to keep a grateful journal. Which, is what I am going to do. What do you do? What are you grateful for?
So this is going to be an interesting post. Anyone who knows me knows that I have been going to college and taking an Ethics class. Well, one of the subjects my illustrious professor has bequeathed us with was Abortion. Now, having read all the essays on this subject (well all most all there is half of one I’m finishing) I have concluded I’m Pro-Abortion and Pro-Life. I’m both. I think it depends on the person. Myself, never could never do it. It is just not in me to do. That being said, I looked at other peoples lives and I’m not sure that I can pass judgement. Maybe you could, and more power to you however, I’m saying I could not. Just a little nugget passing though my mind this evening
Before I start yes I know I suffer from this infliction and I have for most of my life. But, I am learning that it is much wiser to keep my mouth shut than to let it run off.
People who are constantly running their mouth about things that they think they know, really aggravate me. The reason that they do, is because they are not allowing for any one else’s opinion. I know I used to be really bad about this. I would just jump in, slam down my opinion and expect everyone in the free world to accept it as law. Okay, so I still do. Well at least I know I have an issue and I am attempting to work on it.
It’s not like i’m sitting here telling you what you are doing wrong, without pointing the same finger at myself and saying, me too! Because, it is me too. I’m just getting really ticked about people who think that they know everything and the right answer for everything too. Yes, i’m beating a dead horse but it’s my blog and I can complain if I want to so 
P THERE!
yea yea, I know I’m juvenile, but that is another post!
Ever hear this… When I was your age… I must have heard that phrase over and over again when I was growing up and like most kids, I rolled my eyes and I went on with my day. However, I now do it to my kids. And, geez it makes sense. Oi vey, I have become the enemy lol!
But, I will tell you looking at my kids today I can see that the reason I do this is because they think they have difficulties. They think that they have it so rough. And, then you take and look at your life and what you did at their age and your mouth drops open. Then you see those posts on Facebook what say I grew up drinking from a waterhose and you have so many vivid memories of what you did as a child. You played OUTSIDE. You played Tag! You knew the value of a sprinkler and so on.
I guess in my day I had it better than my parents that did not have much to watch on TV and had to go to the local movie theatre to see cartoons most of the time. Then their parents who lived though and grew up during the depression, world wars and i’m sobered to see what my life could have been. I am waiting for my kids to get to that point to where They understand that things could have been so much worse for them.
I had just left a shoe store when walking to my car I see a van doing donuts in the parking lot and a lot of screaming. I get to my car and I have to go that way to get out. Well, when I drive a little bit I see the van parked a little boy outside the side door and more screaming coming from inside. Around the boy are misc objects nothing major then a woman comes out of the open door screaming. I am just paralyzed my mouth hanging open listening to what they are screaming. The little boy who has to be about five screaming and crying and standing still. It seems the woman was leaving the man and was looking for her purse. She was not fast enough the man jumped out of the drivers seat and ran after the little boy. Then the boy screams louder and the woman screams for her not to touch her son. He gets into the drivers seat with the little boy, and before he can close the door the woman grabs the boy and gets him out. She hollars for her purse, the man said he’d get it out but instead speeds off and jumps on the highway and leaves. Another lady helped the woman, I lost track of the man and just went home. So sad. So very sad. Made me think.
After this, I had a very long conversation with David. He told me he was glad I did nothing more than what I did. He said I was smart. He told me several stories that made the hair crawl up my back if you know what I mean. I think the biggest moral from this story is simply this. Sometimes if you do not control your anger, situations can blow up and I mean explode. I pray for the little boy and the mother. May they find safety and a better life situation than they had. And, I am very thankful no one was hurt and that the man did not have a gun. It could have been a much worse situation. When you think EVEN THINK about losing you temper people will you please AT LEAST CONSIDER where it might lead and think if it is even WORTH IT? If not, walk away….
