Hello, how are you? I wrote Bert. I sent to letters. It was the same letter, but I sent two copies. One letter I sent to San Diego, California. That letter will get there. I sent the second letter to Laramie, Wyoming. You know, I drove through Laramie on my way to Washington State and- it didn’t seem like there was very much around. So, I made sure to send it from a specific mail box. I can just imagine, the mailman forgets his snow chains, and gets into a wreck- how depressing. I hope one of these letters gets through. It would be so nice to hear from Bert. That would give me four friends. Yay me!
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Do I Trust My Instincts?
Sometimes. Yes, I do, but there are times I ignore my instincts. By instinct I am naturally a person who dwells in depression and anxiety. I find that, to easily I slip into those things. I take medicine, and have a therapist to help me with these conditions. So, I have found that I can develop a positive outlook on things. It is not by instinct, by any means. Despite what I think, or despite my instincts I try to do like President Trump- where I say, or act in a positive way.
Aside from medicine, how do I do this? Well, first of all, I draw upon my faith in Jesus. “All good things flow from Him above”. So, I find it to be important to me that Jesus is central to the things I do. Then, it makes it so much nicer to come to the positive, or to find the beauty in something, or the possibilities. I am not sure why it is that way, but it is- and it works. Jesus gives us “That peace without understanding”, and I feel it. Because I feel that “peace”, inside of me, I feel I can be positive instead of always being negative.
My Dad always says, “Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative”. In my present condition that is what I do. Of course, I have plenty of reasons to be positive too! Why, just this year alone, I went from living in Washington State on my own for eight months- to preparing to go back to school, all within a year. So, I believe its working. That doesn’t mean I don’t have bad days. I certainly do.
When I got my parking citation, that was definitely a bad day, or when I realized I might face eviction in Washington State. I keep my eye on the positive- first for my citation I appealed it, and it should go through. When it came to my lease- I broke it. Thus, I never faced an eviction. In breaking my lease, I felt and thought for certain, I was acting upon my instincts. Just as I was doing it, when I appealed my citation.
So, there you have it- yes I trust my instincts- to a point. But In order to function, I feel I am having to work against my instincts too. Well, thank you for reading my blog- God bless you!
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I LOVE Christmas Music!!!
I am enjoying every song I hear.
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The Hypocrisy
One thing I don’t like is hypocrisy. Normally, I think of “Holy Roller” ‘Christians’ as hypocrites- but lately the hypocrites have been the liberals, and the media. They have dreads- yet they make fun of Trump’s hair! Its to funny.
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Enrolled!
My SAP hold is gone. So, I went into the Department of History and Nancy Gandre helped me this time. She told me the SAP hold was lifted, and that I could enroll. I appreciated the fact that she did the enrollments for me. For now, I am going to try and just take two classes, as recommended by Nancy. Thank you, Nancy!
PHIL 2311
I tried taking this class before. But it was back when I was running around, trying to figure out how to get Disability at the VA. So, needless to say I didn’t do so well in that class. So, this will be my second time taking it. I think I still have the book somewhere. You might be wondering- why is a History major taking a low level Philosophy class? Well, at UTA, this particular class counts for math. When I complete it with a “C”, I will have my math requirements fulfilled. I have never met the Professor before.
Russian Culture Class
This is the class on Russian Culture, that I was telling you about. As I expected, it is taught by Dr. Palmer. I am excited to be enrolled in these two classes. At first I was going to take a full load, and quit my job. So that I can qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation. But, I am going to give it a shot, and see if I can work part time- Ranger Guard is a pretty good employer. So, maybe they will mind my schedule, and I will be able to continue working as well.
So, instead of four classes, I will have two. I will pay for these classes myself- I don’t qualify for Federal loans right now because my GPA is garbage. But I am a Junior. So, that is something. I expect Grams did not think I would make it so far in school. Junior is pretty high- but its not high enough. I need to be a graduate for my plan to work.
Both classes are lecture classes, I expect that the Russian Culture class will have a lot of course work. But, it will be all about Russia- a fascinating subject- the biggest conspiracy known to man. I have taken classes with Dr. Palmer before.
After a stop at my Mom’s to talk, and drink coffee- I went to Ross – Dress for Less. It is next to Target, over in East Chase. I bought this sturdy looking backpack. It was just under $40. It has straps on the back, which will give it support. I am 41 years old, going to school. Again. I am more than a little bit nervous. But I know this is a step in the right direction. God will take care of me at school, just like He did up in Washington State. Well, thank you for reading my blog. Have a good day.
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November
It’s the middle of Fall, and it is also my birth month.
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Me And Television
I don’t watch much television. Especially after my collision on Jan. 29 2020. I cannot sit still long enough. Even before that, I had difficulty in remembering to watch the television when it was on. I would inevitably end up on my laptop, instead. I am not against television, but I just find myself not having the ability to sit there, and watch a show. I keep moving around, or going to smoke. So, I would rather be on my laptop where I can go to YouTube and Facebook, and yes, WordPress too.
Sometimes, when I am at my Mom’s I watch Fox with her. Thats about it. With Tucker Carlson gone, its the Five usually. But I usually have a coffee, or coke in my hand to sip on it while I watch- and I spend more time talking to my Mom. My Dad can sit and enjoy a show, once in a while I will watch a minute of one, but usually its just a distraction for me. Well, that is the end of my rant on television. Thank you for reading my blog.
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A Birthday Party
Happy Sunday! How are you? I hope you are well. I have just been sitting at my desk, listening to music. Mostly Christmas music. I took a nap. I went to the party that my sister put on for my nephew and niece. It was a nice little party, it lasted a couple hours, there was finger foods, and cake/cupcakes. Yum!! I really enjoyed the party. I brought some gifts, nothing special just an addition to each of there toy collections, and some candy too.
I also listened to First Baptist in the morning. All I remember from the sermon was something about Joseph, and his brothers. Dr. Robert Jeffress gave a quote from Chuck Swindoll too.
I called Bert, at both numbers I found. One was disconnected, and the other one went to voice mail. Disappointing. But still- I made progress. I will get in touch with him before long. I know it!
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A Discovery
I should be a sleep. But I am not tired. Usually, I am up at this hour anyways. I might have to work- I am not sure. If I do not have to work, I will be attending a birthday party at 2 PM. My Dad is planning to go to the farm, rather than going to the birthday party. I guess that is ok.
So, I have been searching for an old buddy of mine. Bert, from Misawa, Japan. Bert and me used to play World of Warcraft together, and we tanked for an Australian guild, together along with Meanbean. I remember all this, and am happy to have finally discovered Bert in an unlikely place- Together We Served (TWS). It was that easy- I put his name, and then filtered his rank, and sure enough I found him. I Looked Bert up on Facebook- I think I found some family members of his, and I friended them/messaged them to see if its so. Bert it seems, is currently in Laramie, Wyoming. So, I have a phone number, and in the morning I will give it a call. Plus, I now have an address. I will keep searching. Wish me luck! Thank you for reading my blog.
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