BING!

I made the switch about nine months ago, when I got bored at my auditing job and saw a commercial on the TV in the background. I have not used Google since. I mean, for my purposes, this is one rad search page. The pictures alone make my day a little brighter. I personally prefer the "animal" subjects to the "architecture" ones...but that is a matter of personal preference. The coolest thing is the little blippets that point you in different directions concerning the topic of the day. If you are a person who appreciates the visual...you can get a lot from it. You can link to cool photographs and make wallpapers for your destop (which I have done many times). This almost makes make want to take up photography...again. Anyhoo...just my thoughts for the day. Just thought I would pass it along...

Eye Contact

( . ) ( . ) Those are my eyes.

I instantly feel challenged when people do not make eye contact with me. It becomes a personal mission to get them to look at me. I will pull out every trick in the book, but doing a cartwheel normally works.

Nothing like a little dose of silliness on a Sunday.

Crap Cliches

The most recent one that came across my line of sight went something like this..."you will find what you look for in people." No better word for that, but "crap." I innately have the feeling that people are innately good. I look for them to do the right thing...after all...we are all in this thing together. Some never cease to amaze me. I often get hit from out of the blue by the actions of some people. They do things I would never have expected, or even thought rational to begin with. Either I am an idiot, or they are...well...crap. Since I do not consider myself an idiot, I can only assume the latter. Maybe I should start looking for that in people. Maybe... That will conclude my pity party for this afternoon. Time to start smiling again and reveling in my own awesomeness. Arrogance is another post altogether.

Toodles!

I suggest...

Learn if you have the ability to do something that you think is cool. Like...pitching a tent on the beach in order to watch the full moon rise. You never know when life will hand you an unique experience that will make you marvel at the awesomeness of life.

My Kind of Therapy

Like most people my age, I have had my dabblings in one sort of therapy or another. Actually, I have only seen three therapists, and that was over ten years ago. I fancy myself a naturalist, and think that the problems we encounter in life are solved by utilizing our environment. I didn't take too well to the clinical sort of therapy that included seeing a specialist and maybe having medication to go along with it. I believe that having a strong support system of family, friends, and faith are all the tools I need to get through things.

I recently started a new job (which I love), and the first co-worker I met was a lady who volunteers her time with local group therapy programs. I think she works mostly with chemical dependence groups, but her understanding of personal problems spans to other things as well. Anyway, after I started working with her, we immediately hit it off and became fast friends. I have found that I can talk to her about things, and she has common sense solutions for dealing with "stuff." I also find that I am able to listen to her problems, even if having someone to listen is all she needs.

Last week she made me aware of something I need to change in my way of dealing, or reacting, to events that happen in my relationships. I know refer to one of my favorite tomes of philosophy...

151. THINK BEFOREHAND. Today for tomorrow, and even for many days hence. The greatest foresight consists in determining beforehand the time of trouble. For the provident there are no mischances and for the careful no narrow escapes. We must not put off thought till we are up to the chin in mire. Mature reflection can get over the most formidable difficulty. "The pillow is a silent Sybil," and it is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards. Many act first and then think later- that is, they think less of consequences than of excuses. Others think neither before nor after. The whole of life should be one course of thought how not to miss the right path. Rumination and foresight enable one to determine the course of life. from "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" by Balthasar Gracian

Sometimes mere habit can betray us. Just last week, a lifelong misgiving of mine manifested itself in one of my personal relationships. I acted before I "thunk it." My body totally betrayed me. Talking this out with my friend at work made me realize that I need to be concious of this. I need to think before I react. Breathe...

This is how I get through my problems. I didn't need to spend a lot of money listening to someone I have just met. I need to have the support of people who want to be in my life and help me, not those who are being paid to. That way, I can turn around and be there for someone else... and they won't have to pay me, either.