Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Day Two
It’s day two of thinking happy thoughts and pushing off the negativity. Since yesterday was a struggle, I’ve decided to start today out a little differently. I’m going to start the day with happy thoughts. It may be a bit like Peter Pan, but hey, the kid was smart!
Happy Thought #1: I live in Oregon, the best state in the USA.
Happy Thought #2: It’s only one more week until payday.
Happy Thought #3: After eating ounces and ounces of Jell-o, my hair is finally long again.
Happy Thought #4: Chocolate exists.
Happy Thought #5: Purple is the color of royalty.
Happy Thought #6: The US Postal Service made all first class stamps FOREVER stamps for 2011.
Happy Thought #7: Today is Thursday.
Happy Thought #8: Tomorrow is Friday.
Happy Thought #9: I have really great friends.
Happy Thought #10: My family is awesome.
Happy Thought #11: The Oregon Ducks are a pretty awesome team.
Eleven seems like a good number. It was my first volleyball number back in the seventh grade. Today is bound to be a great day.
Happy Thought #1: I live in Oregon, the best state in the USA.
Happy Thought #2: It’s only one more week until payday.
Happy Thought #3: After eating ounces and ounces of Jell-o, my hair is finally long again.
Happy Thought #4: Chocolate exists.
Happy Thought #5: Purple is the color of royalty.
Happy Thought #6: The US Postal Service made all first class stamps FOREVER stamps for 2011.
Happy Thought #7: Today is Thursday.
Happy Thought #8: Tomorrow is Friday.
Happy Thought #9: I have really great friends.
Happy Thought #10: My family is awesome.
Happy Thought #11: The Oregon Ducks are a pretty awesome team.
Eleven seems like a good number. It was my first volleyball number back in the seventh grade. Today is bound to be a great day.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Forty Days of Good Thoughts: Starting Now
Being a good person takes a lot of work. It means we have to stay positive, be friendly, and let people we love know how much we care about them. It also means there’s a lot of grinning, letting things go, and taking the higher road. Sometimes, I don’t feel like being a good person. I want to scream, yell, eat too much chocolate, and sleep all day. But that’s not me. I care way too much about doing my best and making a difference to settle into an apathetic lifestyle.
Today was probably one of the roughest days I’ve had in a while. I cried at least three times at work. And when I watched Glory Road this evening, I cried a little again. It was just one of those emotionally charged, completely draining days. And then I decided to finish this blog entry. That’s when I saw a word doc named ASD fascination. I checked the properties. It was from April 18 of 2010 and was about wanting to work more with children with autism. It was strange. Back then I had no idea I would be working at the school I do, working with kids with autism.
I started to think more positively. Perhaps what I do matters. Perhaps it’s good that I work where I do. Maybe I’m exactly where I need to be for the time being.
I’m sure today isn’t going to be my only rough day and I’m sure that in a few days, I’ll feel emotionally and physically drained once again, but at least I can end today on a positive note. My job matters, if for no other reason than that I care about doing my best and making a difference in the lives of the kids I work with.
Oh, and if you want, check out my old blog entry here. It’s kinda cool how things turned out.
Today was probably one of the roughest days I’ve had in a while. I cried at least three times at work. And when I watched Glory Road this evening, I cried a little again. It was just one of those emotionally charged, completely draining days. And then I decided to finish this blog entry. That’s when I saw a word doc named ASD fascination. I checked the properties. It was from April 18 of 2010 and was about wanting to work more with children with autism. It was strange. Back then I had no idea I would be working at the school I do, working with kids with autism.
I started to think more positively. Perhaps what I do matters. Perhaps it’s good that I work where I do. Maybe I’m exactly where I need to be for the time being.
I’m sure today isn’t going to be my only rough day and I’m sure that in a few days, I’ll feel emotionally and physically drained once again, but at least I can end today on a positive note. My job matters, if for no other reason than that I care about doing my best and making a difference in the lives of the kids I work with.
Oh, and if you want, check out my old blog entry here. It’s kinda cool how things turned out.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Lent
Lent. It starts tomorrow. I didn’t really ever learn about Lent until college when the Nazarene chaplain talked about it at Wednesday’s Ash Wednesday chapel. I got the ashes on my forehead and decided to give up chocolate. It was rough though. I had to wait until after my birthday to eat the candy my mom had sent to me. This year, I’m not sure I’m participating in Lent. But since in the next half an hour I plan to start my Fat Tuesday celebration, I thought it might be good to think about what I could possibly give up. Here are my ideas.
#1: Sarcasm – Nope. There’s no way I could handle myself without sarcasm for 40 whole days.
#2: Chocolate – I’m already on a pretty serious diet. What would be the use of cutting off the random piece of chocolate I consume once every two weeks?
#3: Jelly beans – Nice idea, but I don’t even eat jelly beans unless it’s Easter.
#4: Sandwiches – Sure, the whole idea of Lent is to help you focus more on Holy things by cutting out other idols and obsessions, but I couldn’t give up sandwiches. Come on, I’m a good enough person. Let me have my sandwich! ☺
#5: TV – It’s hard enough to go a weekend without watching TV. Why on earth would I try this for Lent?
#6: Writing – Are you kidding me? You might as well ask me to hold my breath for 40 days. Are you really ready to plan a funeral?
#7: Soda – Ok. This is an idea. But I just tried to cut off soda for a week and only lasted 6 days. Sad.
That’s it. I give up. I’m not sure what I should do for Lent this year. Perhaps I could just try to think happy thoughts. I like that. Be happy for 40 days. It’ll be 40 days towards my goal for 2011. All I want is to be happy. Hmm. I like this.
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
#1: Sarcasm – Nope. There’s no way I could handle myself without sarcasm for 40 whole days.
#2: Chocolate – I’m already on a pretty serious diet. What would be the use of cutting off the random piece of chocolate I consume once every two weeks?
#3: Jelly beans – Nice idea, but I don’t even eat jelly beans unless it’s Easter.
#4: Sandwiches – Sure, the whole idea of Lent is to help you focus more on Holy things by cutting out other idols and obsessions, but I couldn’t give up sandwiches. Come on, I’m a good enough person. Let me have my sandwich! ☺
#5: TV – It’s hard enough to go a weekend without watching TV. Why on earth would I try this for Lent?
#6: Writing – Are you kidding me? You might as well ask me to hold my breath for 40 days. Are you really ready to plan a funeral?
#7: Soda – Ok. This is an idea. But I just tried to cut off soda for a week and only lasted 6 days. Sad.
That’s it. I give up. I’m not sure what I should do for Lent this year. Perhaps I could just try to think happy thoughts. I like that. Be happy for 40 days. It’ll be 40 days towards my goal for 2011. All I want is to be happy. Hmm. I like this.
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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