Every year around this time people are asked what they are thankful for? I am thankful for my health and for the health of my family and friends.
I am thankful I wake up each morning. I am thankful to be able to watch my children grow, learn and experience life.
I am thankful that I am able to go back to school with the love, and support of my husband and family.
I am thankful my daughter had a brain tumor because it has made me see how fragile life is and how quickly it can all be taken away. It has brought my husband and I closer with more respect and love for each other and our family.
Not a day goes by that I am not thankful for something. I don't wait until Thanksgiving to be thankful. I'm thankful all year long.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Traveling Salesman??
I read a little story in my English book about a traveling salesman and how he went around selling ladies slips and undergarments.
The author wrote about how her dad was the traveling salesman and how after years of doing so, there was no longer a need for his job, and therefore went on to another career, one that seemed to be very prosperous. The author went on to explain how she and her mother have been moving from city to city due to lower cost of living because she no longer had a good paying job.
She also went into some detail about the economy and how over seas companies are taking away jobs from American people because the workers over seas will work for far less than what people in America expect to work for.
As I kept reading all I could think about is when will it end? When will people stop wanting more? Sadly, but I don't think this will ever happen. What I see a lot of with younger people and couples, and some older ones, is their abuse of the credit card. Charge it, charge it, charge it! Not a good idea.
People are living beyond their means. They have a good job, maybe making more money, so instead of saving that money, they spend it or assume their job and amount they are paid will always be there. Take it form me, life can throw you curve balls and things can change in a hurry.
I had a job where I was making more money, but when the need for better health insurance came first, that was it. I make probably 6 to 8 hundred dollars less a month and let me tell you...it is hard to go from making more to less. You get use to a certain amount of money and now all of a sudden you have to budget big time.
I think people need to start learning to live with less, before you are forced to and then it really won't seem so bad.
The author wrote about how her dad was the traveling salesman and how after years of doing so, there was no longer a need for his job, and therefore went on to another career, one that seemed to be very prosperous. The author went on to explain how she and her mother have been moving from city to city due to lower cost of living because she no longer had a good paying job.
She also went into some detail about the economy and how over seas companies are taking away jobs from American people because the workers over seas will work for far less than what people in America expect to work for.
As I kept reading all I could think about is when will it end? When will people stop wanting more? Sadly, but I don't think this will ever happen. What I see a lot of with younger people and couples, and some older ones, is their abuse of the credit card. Charge it, charge it, charge it! Not a good idea.
People are living beyond their means. They have a good job, maybe making more money, so instead of saving that money, they spend it or assume their job and amount they are paid will always be there. Take it form me, life can throw you curve balls and things can change in a hurry.
I had a job where I was making more money, but when the need for better health insurance came first, that was it. I make probably 6 to 8 hundred dollars less a month and let me tell you...it is hard to go from making more to less. You get use to a certain amount of money and now all of a sudden you have to budget big time.
I think people need to start learning to live with less, before you are forced to and then it really won't seem so bad.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
It worked for me!
I can remember back when I was in tenth grade and there was a program in our high school that was taking students to Washington D.C. called Close Up. A lot of my friends were going, so of course I ran home and had to ask my parents if I could go too. Keep in mind I was not someone who was involved with groups at school. I was not in bad, choir, play practice, tutoring or anything of that nature. I played sports here and there, but that was about it. My parents of course were wondering why I wanted to go. I gave the all familiar answer of," Everyone is going." Everyone meaning my close friends. They just kind of looked at each other and me and I could see by their expression, they needed more than that. I went over the information I was given at school and elaborated on my simple answer. In the end I had the green light to go. I must say that was the best experience of my life. It was a huge learning opportunity and one of the best trips to this day that I have been on. Although my fallacie had to be backed by more information, it still ended up working and gave me the experience of a life time.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
I love to read!!
Reading for me is an escape. I love to read and learn new things. I recently read the book The Glass Castle for the second time. It's amazing to me how much you can forget in just a short time. I didn't read it all that long ago, I would say in the last six months. It was great to read it again and I still had to tell myself that this is true story and not fiction.
There was another book I read before this one that was kind of like this book. It is called Crackers and Milk by Arlene Nelson. It took place in Minnesota and not to far from Rochester.
I really enjoy reading anything and everything. I have read the book by Jesse Ventura called American Conspiracies. He had some very good points in his book about the government and how corrupt it actually is and how, in his opinion, they were behind a lot the assinations of the presidents and bombings and events of 9/11 and other so called terrorist threats. It was a huge eye opener to me.
I hope everyone picks up a book and gets taken away by it. Let your mind wander and take in the words as your mind goes to a far away place where anything can happen.
To get started reading more I highly encourage people to start a book club. It not only is a way to get together with people, but a great way to see how different people view different books. Start one today with different people you don't usually get together with. It's a great way to meet new people and gain new friendships along with expanding your mind.
There was another book I read before this one that was kind of like this book. It is called Crackers and Milk by Arlene Nelson. It took place in Minnesota and not to far from Rochester.
I really enjoy reading anything and everything. I have read the book by Jesse Ventura called American Conspiracies. He had some very good points in his book about the government and how corrupt it actually is and how, in his opinion, they were behind a lot the assinations of the presidents and bombings and events of 9/11 and other so called terrorist threats. It was a huge eye opener to me.
I hope everyone picks up a book and gets taken away by it. Let your mind wander and take in the words as your mind goes to a far away place where anything can happen.
To get started reading more I highly encourage people to start a book club. It not only is a way to get together with people, but a great way to see how different people view different books. Start one today with different people you don't usually get together with. It's a great way to meet new people and gain new friendships along with expanding your mind.
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