What's It All About?


"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.

You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase." MLK

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Money Changes Everything

Since the arrival of some lost wages checks, I am totally spinning around and yet I’m paying bills and I’m getting things done but all I can see is more fixing of things and replacing of things and giving people what they want, giving my family what they want and thinking about my future and it feels really good, but then I have this feeling of guilt for having needed people‘s help for so long - yes, I’m thinking of you my love….

Though it really does feel good to give I’m finding as I help O & V get some little things they’ve been wanting to get…e.g. further proof of how amazing V is, he wanted to get his best friend some birthday presents and it didn’t cost more than 60 bucks.

I guess this is just further motivation for me just to hurry up and get a job so I can use this money for useful things instead of survival. Yeah, I don’t wanna have to use that money, that big check for the mortgage and HOA and bills…so yeah, so why don’t I think about work and finding a job instead of focusing on all this other shit??

I could start again with DSP roles since I’ve had proper training and the Red Cross CPR certificate so that’s a good thing…but find places that just serve seniors ….so senior overnight companion not a nursing assistant. 


I am asking myself is there enough engagement in that job though?? I get a lot of engagement with V and his friends so that’s something to think about… I’ve been saying I wanna work with youth, but I think the interactions I have with V and his friends actually is enough right now, so maybe I just need to tap into the part of me that really cares about people and wants to help people but just not sell them anything. 


My ultimate true desire is for people to see the good and positive in themselves. Feel as good about themselves as they could. 


So what job is that? Maybe that’s a conversation for ChatGPT! 


I’ve been doing so much thinking about this ever since quitting OP. I’m truly lucky that B is my biggest fan and I just want to share that feeling with others. 

Noire

Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!

Things I'm grateful for everyday....

- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)

Current Favorite Quotes

“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain

(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)

7-25-07

1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.

Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)

  • 1. No one can bring your life to you
  • 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
  • 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
  • 4. Every choice means giving up something different
  • 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
  • 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
  • 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
  • 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
  • 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them