Saturday, July 7, 2007

Keeping your sanity in the face of reality.

The best way to do this is to keep a healthy level of insanity.  Here is a clever list.  I have actually done a number of these...

 

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the
intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3. Every time someone asks you to
do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your garbage can on your
desk and label it "In."

5. Put decaf in the coffee maker
for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch
to Espresso.

6. In the memo field of all your
checks, write "For sexual favours"

7. Finish all your sentences with
"in accordance with the prophecy."

8. Dont use any punctuation

9. As often as possible, skip
rather than walk.

10. Ask people what sex they are.
 
Laugh hysterically after they answer.

11. Specify that your
drive-through order is "To go."

12 . Sing along at the opera.

13. Go to a poetry recital and ask
why the poems don't rhyme.

14. Put mosquito netting around
your work area and play tropical sounds all 
day.

15. Five days in advance, tell
your friends you can't attend their party
because you're not in the mood.

16. Have your co-workers address
you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard.

17. When the money comes out the
ATM, scream "I won!, I won!"

18. When leaving the zoo, start
running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're
loose!!"

19. Tell your children over
dinner, “Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

      And the final way to keep a
healthy level of insanity.......

20. Send this Blog to someone to
make them smile.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

A Reality Poem

One Perfect Rose

A single flow'r he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet -
One perfect rose.

I knew the language of the floweret;
'My fragile leaves,' it said, 'his heart enclose.'
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose.

Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah no, it's always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.

Dorothy Parker

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Fortuen Cookie

Fear is just excitement in need of an attitude adjustment.

 

If you have done all of your assignments you may now truly be scared to death to face reality. Fear is good.  It serves a purpose when used properly.  Fear is designed to instill respect not induce immobility.  You now have a fairly concrete picture of what you want and don’t want.  You also should have an idea of the disappointments, excitement, challenges, heart aches and fulfilled passions that await you depending on which road you choose.

 

You are most likely in one of two moods. 

 

Mood 1:

Uncontainable excitement:  You either now realize how happy you truly are OR you know what you need to do to achieve the happiness you desire.

 

Mood 2:

Holy S*#@!  Now what do I do.  I know what I want and don’t know how to get it.  I’m afraid to get it. I can’t get it!  I am afraid to chase it, yada yada yada.  What now?

 

Fear comes from a few different sources. 

~ Genuine fear of the unknown

~ Lack of confidence

~ Ignorance

~ No sense of adventure

~ Inability to change

~ Loss of hope

 

Decide where your fear comes from.  We will deal with that in the blogs to come.


 

Happy Fourth Of July

Happy Fourth of July!

 

Reality is the topic of the week and there are many out there who are facing a harsh reality of loosing a loved one to the war in Iraq.  My heart and prayers go out to anyone who has a loved one currently serving in our Military today.  I would like to honor the sacrifice that those serving are making to keep all of us here at home safe. Thank you!  (Thank You just isn't enough)

 

Here is a video of an amazing woman who found a way honor those fallen in battle:


 

Sorry there was no Blog yesterday, I had to face reality on Tuesday morning.  The spirit was willing but the flesh was week!  I went to bed at 11:00pm and needed to be up by 3:00am.  I had hoped to have my Blog posted before leaving for the airport, but alas, plane schedules do not wait so my Blog had to.  There was also a lack of Internet connection when I arrived at my destination.

 

Monday, July 2, 2007

Aye!

 

Aye, to be certain, you must be lost to find a place that can’t be found!

~ Captain Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End

 

What is your reality?

 

You have done your homework.  You may seem more lost now then you were before you started.  Some of the questions you may not have answered.  Why?  Are you scared to death to face reality?  Do your answers scare you?

 

Are you more afraid to leave your reality or stay in it?  Is your reality comfortable and pleasant?  Are you content?  Does contentment suit you or do you want to live your life with passion?   Either is fine, as long as YOU choose it. 

 

Look at your answers to the questions from last Thursday June, 28.  Create two essays with your answers.  Here are the guide lines:

 

The first essay should be your current situation.  Describe it completely.  What is your life like?  What do you feel like in the morning?  What do you feel like when you are getting dressed?  What do you feel like when you are looking in the mirror?  What do you feel like when you are going to work, a party, church, lunch, dinner, the gym, the beach, add anything and anywhere you go or do.  Describe how you feel as you go about the various activities of your day.  Be as descriptive as possible.  Be honest.  If you are miserable, name it!  If you are content, say so.  If you are happy, claim it. 

 

The second essay should be about what your life would be like if you followed your dream and you jumped without a net.   Answer all the same questions. Include what your life will be like if you succeed the way you are dreaming of.  How wonderful will it be?  What will the pitfalls be like?  If you fail, what will be the worst case scenario?

 

 

If you arelost and confused you may be getting close to a turning point.  Fear may be the only thing blocking you.  We will cover that tomorrow.




Sunday, July 1, 2007

Scared to Death To Face Reality

Facing Reality:

Simply put:

1. Be careful what you wish for. 

2. Know your true desire. 

3. You can’t turn towards what you want, until you turn away from

    what you don’t want.

 

Luke 9:62

 

The week ahead

We will be covering how to face reality. Make certain that you have done the assignment from Thursday June28.  Also, I am traveling to California early Tuesday morning.  I usually try to post my blog before 10am EST, however, travel and time zone changes will be putting that into a bit of a time lag.  Please bear with me until my return on July 14th.