Sunday, May 29, 2011

Thankful for Me

Today I have to say I am thankful that I havent given up even during the tough times of the last few years. Many ppl have lost their jobs, homes, and some even their family.

Those all those people I say, lets try and find some happiness in everyday. I am greatful to be able to still have my health and my mind. My soul is intact and my desire to be greater, better, fitter, smarter, more productive has never changed.

My prayer woud be: That God allows only good and positive people to come into my life and that he continues to show me how to improve my life and my faith.

I am greatful for me today!
What are you greatful for?

Monday, May 23, 2011

The New Homeless

Recently I went to a clothing store sponsored by Metropolitan ministries to deliver clothes donated by an organization I volunteer for. As I pulled up at 7am, I was amazed at the people I saw outside.

There were young and old, well dressed and not, women, children, teens and men. There were people from all walks of life. As I was making my delivery I was fascinated by these people and I wanted to know how did they get here? Often we believe its of there own doing, often we judge people but what I found out that day was something I suspected to be the truth. The truth is there is a new homeless in our society.

As I stood outside waiting to get in, I asked a small group of people how did they get here? There was a woman here 20's, decently dressed with car keys, a black man with a bike and 2 teenagers. As we started talking, the woman said she lost here job 2 years ago and works part time to support her children but needs nicer clothes to go on job interviews. The teens said they became homeless when their parents lost their place to live and the other gentlemen said he was a war veteran who cant work but his retirement check doesn't cover clothes.

No matter how these people got there, I was amazed at peoples honesty, these individuals reminded me of my neighbors, of my friends, of me. There were over 50 people of all walks of life there that day, all looking for clothes to go on job interviews. That is the service the Ministries offers and how grateful those people are for any gift they can get.

I know that there is a thing happening in America, people lose their jobs and eventually lose everything. These are the new homeless. The statistics are that there are 10,000 new homeless in in Tampa bay the last decade and many are families.
I hope that we all have compassion and not judgement, for we never know how someone got where they are.

What I am greaful for? The ability to have compassion.
What are you greatful for?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What Does I Do Mean??????

Ok with the immediate and sad failure of a certain high profile marriage between a
exgovernor and his reporter wife. I wonder what I do means, does it mean, I do love you but I might cheat on you??

I have to say I have wondered what happens when we say I do. I do want to date you, I do want to marry you, I do want to sleep with you? Does it really mean, I do want to date you today but on Friday I might want to date you and a band of go go dancers? Does it mean I do want to marry you today but in 10 years I do want to sleep with the maid because she is married and is willing to get naked in the food pantry? Does it mean, I do want to sleep with you, but I do want to be able to fantasize about the escort I had sex with last week. HAHAHA.

I am personally greatful for all the times I said I do want to date you and then the person I was dating said I do want to sleep around and wreck this relationship. I can look back now and say, thank GOD that we said I dont. And I am thankful I said I do believe we will now have to stop seeing each other becuase I know that this behvior is never gonna change.

To Maria and everyone else I say, move on. There is someone out there that says,
"I do", and actually means, I do believe I am going to be a person of my word and not mess this up.

I am greatful for saying I dont, what are you greatful for?

Thursday, May 12, 2011

For the Love of Money

Ok its official, the love of money has never really worked out for me.

Today I promised myself I would not use more than $10 however the recent gas crisis and prices have derailed my new FISCAL RESPONSIBILTY PLAN 2011. Yes thats right I am on a plan to save save save and save with nothing, but Im going to do it. However, those $10 went into getting about 2 gallons of gas for my car doesnt understand the conept my my FISCAL PLAN.

So what is the lesson in all this. That you can have best laid plans and sometimes you have to evaluate and change them and adjust to the economy..LOL. My new plan today is to stop at the Citgo giving away free coffee and go there for coffee and not pay of coffee and the Mcdonalds. Yes that is part of my new money plan. What am I greatful for today? My ridiculous sense of humor.

What are you greatful for?

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mothers Day

Its Mothers Day and I wonder about all those mothers in the world who have lost their son or daughter. I cant imagine what it would be like to lose a child. I suppose there is a certain order to things and we get so side tracked when that order is shaken up.

I would hope that on a day like to day all those Mom's out there in the universe are able to achieve some semblence of happiness today through all the sadness and chaos. Through war, disease and other unspeakable events we lose our children and there doesnt seem anyway to console or make anyone feel better with such a bitter loss. But I hope and pray that today we all remember a Mom who has gone through this hell and is survinving. I know it takes a tremendous amount of faith and love to get through these kind of though times but I also know that with the of the people who are still in our lives we can get past any loss.

No I am not saying I have lost a child but we all have lost someone who we still miss tremendously so with that thought, I say a prayer today to all those Moms who are missing a loved one. God Bless.

What are you greatful for?

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Back to the Beginning

Well its been awhile since I wrote something here and I have had the chance to do alot of thinking during this time about what to write about. The conclusion I have come to is that I am simply going to write about the fact the I have my health. I may have nothing else but I have my health.

When I was younger I thought this was overrated but these days it is truly about simply being healthy. Being able to get up, go walk, workout etc. I am so greatful for being healthy and still having my mind, yes it sitll works tand with that I am looking for foward to being able to build in this simple miracle of feeling good.

What are you greatful for?