I’m working 3 jobs right now because I’m putting every extra dollar on my debt. I’ve been neglecting my family, too (meaning my mom and sister, not my son). But, they will be there when I can stop working like a crazy person.
On to my story…
We had our annual December birthday celebration tonight at the our local hang-out bar. I had a blast and the cake was my favorite — chocolate! Five of our group have December birthdays.
I’m at the age now where I get the “drinking age verified” wristband without being carded. I’m the second oldest of the group. The oldest is only 6 months older than I am.
I am upset that I wasn’t invited to the dinner before the party at the bar and my name wasn’t on the cake this year, a sure sign that being out of site is being out of mind. It’s my own fault. I even forgot this month was my birthday until I was invited to the birthday party for the others, so if I forget, I guess I can’t really expect anyone else to remember. It’s ironic because I just wrote an article about the value of our attention on my TDC blog, and I’m guilty of not giving my friends enough time and attention to fully include me in the birthday celebration.
I was good (financially). I only spent $10 tonight, and I had $30 in the budget for the special occasion. That extra $20 is going on the debt. I spent $10 on my own cover charge and I bought my own diet Cokes. My friends were buying the drinks (thank you!). I don’t drink much alcohol, so buying me a drink is pretty insignificant comparatively.
I am off to bed. I’m very sleepy and it’s very late. I have to be at the library tomorrow this afternoon at 2 for 5 hours of tutoring. My students have mid-terms this week and are cramming sessions in where ever they can. Come on Thursday! My last heavy work night will be Wednesday before the last day of tests on Thursday. Then I can focus on reconnecting with my family and friends and blogging for a few weeks before school starts again.
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December 16th, 2007
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I took the quiz on Julie’s Journal and here are my blogging attributes:
You get scores on greed, experience and sociability. Here’s how I scored.
Greed: 5
Profit
Money, Money, Money! Whether its Adsense, Affiliate programs or Banners, blogging is all about the clicks, paid ones that is! Although you do get enjoyment out of writing for the sake of it, you blog because you enjoy rolling in the dough!
Experience: 3
Experienced
You’ve been blogging since Nick Denton was in diapers. When it comes to blogging experience, you are the authority on blogging. Heck you probably even have a blog where you give advice about blogging!
Sociability: 5
Social
You love web 2.0 stuff like Digg and Del.icio.us and you’re involved in more blogging groups, networks and activities than anyone else you know. With all your connections, you make Neil Patel look positively anti-social!
I’m not too sure about being that experienced. I know people who blog a lot more than I do. I blog a lot, but have been doing it less than a year. They don’t give you many answer choices so you have to pick the best fit, which may not fit that well.
I’m definitely in it for the passion and for the profit. I don’t see why passion has to be a pure thing. Why can’t your passion be your profit? If more people’s work was there passion there would be a lot more happy people around than there are now.
I agree with my sociability score, although I wish I had more subscribers. To get you who are reading this to subscribe, I’ve got to write engaging content that you look forward to reading.
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November 28th, 2007
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I’ve spent a lot of time in meditation and prayer as I’ve gotten older. I learned a very valuable lesson about both after reading the Neale Donald Walsh series “Conversations with God”. Then, I went back to the new testament of my Bible and reread Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I discovered that whenever Jesus was about to perform miracles, he always thanked His Father before beginning his work. Jesus never doubted that what he needed would be provided, so he said thank you as though his needs had already been met. His faith was complete and unwaivering.
Once I began meditating and praying from an attitude of thankfulness, or gratitude, my prayers started being answered in the ways I needed them to be answered. I’ve also learned that a prayer of gratitude for someone else is even more powerful than a pray for myself. My faith has become so much stronger since I began praying and meditating in this way. Not my religion, my faith. I am very spiritual and faithful, but I am not religious. I now believe without a doubt that the Lord works in mysterious ways and all we need to do is trust it and be thankful for it. By doing that, we help God help us and we help each other. If you study the Lord’s prayer, it is a prayer of gratitude and faith.
I’m not saying to pray “Lord, thank you for the Ferrari I’m about to receive” when you have no money and have done nothing to aid the acquisition of a Ferrari.
I am saying to pray “Lord, thank you for the opportunities and insights I am about to receive to help me solve my financial problems”. Or “Lord, thank you for the health and healing of my friend who is battling cancer. Thank you for the brilliant team of doctors, nurses, technical and support people who you have given the knowledge and abilities to treat my friend successfully. Thank you for the many healthy, happy years we will spend in the future sharing our lives and families.” Or “Lord, thank you for the strength I need to endure the hardship I am about to face”. I don’t pray for a lighter load, I pray for stronger shoulders. I believe that to be a much more powerful prayer. The Bible says God helps those who help themselves. I believe that’s 100% true.
By praying with gratitude, I’ve found I take a lot more personal responsibility for my problems, actions, and everything else in my life. By taking more personal responsibility I’m able to create the life I want rather than go along and let life happen to me. I don’t believe God meant for us to be victims of circumstance. I believe He meant for us to use our consciousness, intelligence, and abilities to create our lives and our world. We have a lot more control over a lot more than we think we do. We have much more potential than we believe we do, and we can reach a greater level of that potential if we decide to do so. Whenever you feel you can’t do something, remember to pray thankfully for the ability to do it. You may not accomplish something in the way you expected, but you will accomplish a lot more than you do now. Your accomplishment may come from getting the help of others instead of doing something by yourself. Don’t limit yourself. Open your mind and your faith to the possibilities, and you will bring more into your life. More love, more people, more joy, more money, more faith, more hope, the ability to help others much more, and so on.
Sometimes we get things we don’t think we need, but I now trust that I do need them and I need to figure out how and why I need them, and God has given me enough wits to figure it out.
So I recommend: pray with gratitude, trust in God, and strengthen your faith. You will see the power of God work miracles in your life and in the world.
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July 13th, 2007
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