And a New Journey Begins!!!

So I have made it through my English course.... Ya!!  I never thought I would see the light...lol. This has been a very wonderful experience for me.  I met some new friends. I could express my thoughts on a blog; which I have never done before, and I learned something all in the same ten weeks... Go Me!! 
With this being my last entry for class, I would just like to say I will still continue to Blog I love it.  It is a way that you can put your feelings out there, be creative, and have someone listen to what you have to say.

With, a new journey beginning in 2011 for most of us,  I want to say blogging will allow me to see the progression or the change in me.  I have already noticed  a difference in my writing,  and how I say , and think things.  So in 2011 I say "And a New Journey Begins, I will move on,  and take what I have learned, and apply it to all that is out there.

Thanks class and Professor


Tasha

Self fulfilling Prophecies

Hi everyone,
So last Monday I wrote about self fulfilling prophecies and the Manic Monday Blue's. 
I always seem to have a crazy Monday not too sure why but after the crazy Monday I had last week I decided to evaluate myself and figure out why this Manic Monday Blue's keeps recurring for me every Monday. 
So what I believe I have been doing is called self fulfilling prophecy, this is where you think or wish things into existence. 
 Kind of like, "If you build it... They will come".  Our minds are very strong more than we believe to give the mind credit for. 
  I'm not sure if you have every watch the "Secret", but it tells you have to make things happen in your life with the power of your mind, putting those energies out in the world to see a positive return.
Check it out it could change the way you look and think about the things that are going on in your life.

So anyway back to the Manic Monday Blue's... According to the Secret, I need to stop saying the Monday Manic Blue's because I am putting that out in the atmosphere and causing Monday's  to be manic and have chaos for me.
    So this Monday I woke up, and I told myself it was a normal day.... I kept thinking in my head it is just like a Saturday when everything is mellow and things will go smooth. 
It seems to be a different Monday just by starting there... Today has been very positive for me, and I will continue to think positive...  I  believe in the powers of the mind and this Monday it seemed to work well with me, I just need to continue to put those positive energies our there and my Monday's will be the greatest day for me ever.

Thursday... Seven days until Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving is almost here....
The house is  full of in-laws, cousins you haven't seen for a year or longer. All the kids have grown so much, and you're looking at everyone in amazement.  This is the time of the year when everyone gets together, sit down, eat some really great food and talk about what's been going on since the last time you have seen them. We all smile, say what were our thankful for and at the end of the day, we our fat, full, and tired...lol. 
 
   As we approach this Thanksgiving, please keep in mind of all the less fortunate people... Who,  may not have a family , a home, a stable income, or even food to eat on this day.
If you can... Try to get out among your community,  see how you can help someone who may need your kind heart.
Thanks again everyone, enjoy your Thanksgiving  by giving!!

Manic Monday Blues

Hey everyone... Hope you are not having the  Manic Monday Blues!!!

So this morning I wake up.... the alarm goes off at 6:15am.... I think ok... I'm going to get up and I will not have the Manic Monday Blues.  Today will be different ,I will make sure today goes smoothly, and I will have a great day.   I snooze the button for fifteen minutes... The alarm goes off again.  I say ok,  here we go.....

My daughter comes running in and says that my son feel asleep with gum in his mouth, and its all in his hair,  and bed.
My daughter is complaining because she thinks it may have gotten on her.  I run in the bedroom its all over him, he begans to cry because I'm scolding him on why did he fall asleep with candy in his mouth.  I look at the clock we have an hour to get dress and get out of the house.  I think to myself , oh boy here comes the Manic Monday Blues.  I finally get the gum off of my son , get him all clean up,  and my daughter starts to yell I cant find my shoe!!.... At this point I now have thirty minutes to hop in the shower and get dressed.  I turn around and say "Dunesia,  I have no time to find your shoe,  your twelve, and you need to look for it yourself".  She thens gets upset slams the bathroom door and now is in a bad mood.  I get out of the shower to my surprise my daughter has found her shoes but my son is sitting in his underwear and is upset because he can not find his favorite pants and shirt to wear..... We now have five minutes to leave the house and my son is not dressed...... We ended up being late,  leaving the house,  Im driving crazy and all I can think of is OMG the Manic Monday Blues gets me everytime.....


So as half the day has settled I did some self evaluation... Do you believe in the power of the mind and making what you think will or could happen.... Happen

I think that is what I have been doing every monday.  I wake up dreading that its monday, that its going to manic a, nd I'm going have the blues about it.  

So going forward I'm going to try to change the way I think about Monday's to see how that works.....   To see if anything will change if I'm more postive about the day.  I will let you know next monday if there is a change for me!

Subject: Will you give this to my daddy...

Subject: Will you give this to my  daddy...
Will You give this to my Daddy?

As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support  'Red Fridays.'

Last week I was in  Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While  I was in the airport, returning home, I heard  several people behind me beginning to clap and  cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed  One of the greatest acts of patriotism I have  ever seen.

Moving thru the terminal was  a group of soldiers in their camos. As they  began heading to their gate, everyone (well  almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with  their hands waving and cheering.

When I  saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being  applauded and Cheered for, it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red-blooded American who still loves this country and supports our troops and their families.

Of course I  immediately stopped and began clapping for these  young unsung heroes who are putting their lives  on the line everyday for us so we can go to  school, work and home without fear or reprisal.

Just when I thought I could not be more  proud of my country or of our Service men and  women, a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years  old ran up to one of the male soldiers. He  kneeled down and said 'hi...'

The little  girl then asked him if he would give something  to her daddy for her...

The young  soldier, who didn't look any older than maybe 22  himself, said he would try and what did she want  to give to her daddy. Then suddenly the little  girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him  the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed  him on the cheek.

The mother of the  little girl, who said her daughter's name was  Courtney, told the young soldier that her  husband was a Marine and had been in Iraq for 11  months now. As the mom was explaining how much  her daughter Courtney missed her father, the  young soldier began to tear up.

When  this temporarily single mom was done explaining  her situation, all of the soldiers huddled  together for a brief second... Then one of the  other servicemen pulled out a military-looking  walkie-talkie. They started playing with the  device and talking back and forth on  it..

After about 10-15 seconds of this,  the young soldier walked back over to Courtney,  bent down and said this to her, 'I spoke to your  daddy and he told me to give this to you.' He  then hugged this little girl that he had just  met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He  finished by saying 'your daddy told me to tell  you that he loves you more than anything and he  is coming home very soon.'

The mom at  this point was crying almost uncontrollably and  as the young soldier stood to his feet, he  saluted Courtney and her mom. I was standing no  more than 6 feet away from this entire event.

As the soldiers began to leave, heading  towards their gate, people resumed their  applause. As I stood there applauding and looked  around, there were very few dry eyes, including  my own. That young soldier in one last act of  selflessness turned around and blew a kiss to  Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.

We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and thank God for  them and their sacrifices. At the end of the  day, it's good to be an American.

RED  FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great  many people wearing red every Friday. The  reason? Americans who support our troops used to  be called the 'silent majority'. We are no  longer silent, and are voicing our love for God,  country and home in record breaking numbers.

Our idea of showing solidarity and  support for our troops with dignity and respect  starts this Friday - and continues each and  every Friday until the troops all come home,  sending a deafening message that.. Every  red-blooded American who supports our men and  women afar will wear something red.

By  word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the  United States on every Friday a sea of red much  like a homecoming football game in the  bleachers.

If every one of us who loves  this country will share this with acquaintances,  co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be  long before the USA is covered in RED.
The  first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can  we do to make things better for you?' is.....We  need your support and your prayers.  

When nothing else could go wrong.... My Vertigo kicks in!

So Halloween....
My son runs his head into the wall and his face swells up as if he had a allergic reaction to something.  So I spent a day in the Urgent care.  They gave my son some type of medicine to reduce the swelling and then he got sick.  I was like OMG, what else can happen...  I'm not to sure if he got sick from the medicine but it was as if he had a common cold or something like that.  I called his primary physician and she said take him off of the medicine.  Once I did that everything went a way  and he was back to being my little man...Thank God!  So I begin to stress because I had not been class for a few days, never knew how far you could get behind in just a Little bit of days.  I began to stress because I always been "A" and "B" student in my class and I was starting to drop in my grades.  Now I'm not to sure if you know  how much stress can cause all kinds of things to go wrong with your body but it can.  My vertigo started kicking up and it has been like this for the last week.   Today was the first day that I didn't feel like crap all day.  Vertigo is an Inner ear disease that can cause you to feel like you on a roller coaster that will not stop going.... Imagine that lasting for 3-4 days.  There is no real cure for it the Dr. or specialist I should say just puts you on this medicine that is suppose to make the nausea and dizziness mild but never takes it completely away.   Some people have it once in while and some people have it constantly.  I'm one of those people that have it more then twice a year and lately it happens once every month especially if I drink caffeine or get stressed.  So with all that being said, I'm starting to feel much better now... Time to kick into gear and get my work caught up and done.

If you want to read more about this condition go to this website:
www.emedicinehealth.com › home › topics az list

www.webmd.com/.../dizziness-lightheadedness-and-vertigo-topic-overview

My 28th birthday.......

Wow I'm actually 28.... I have come a long way from the eleven year old sitting on the pilar at church.  I'm still that same girl, don't get me wrong I will always have those morales instilled in me no matter what.  The difference from then and now is that I'm not the little girl that saw the world through a looking glass. 
The little girl who had no worries and life only seemed hard  when my mom would say,  "You have to wait to get the Barbie Doll Dream Car or House". Now that I'm 28, I look back, and I would give anything to just worry about a doll or a toy.  My responsibilities are not just to myself, now have my own two children who have the same worries that I had as a child. I just look, smile and think they have no idea,  what's to come for them when they get my age.  I'm still very young at least I like to think so, there are so many more things I have to and need to  learn.  I have been on this journey for the last 28 years. I have cried, smiled, lived and loved.  I would not take anything back for nothing........Because the trial and tribulation that I have gone through along this path are what has made me who I am today.

Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.”
Said the old man, “I do that too.”
The little boy whispered, “I wet my pants.”
“I do that too,” laughed the old man.”
Said the little boy, “I often cry.”
The old man nodded, “So do I.”
“But worst of all,” said the boy, “it seems
Grown-ups don’t pay attention to me.”
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
“I know what you mean,” said the old man.
- - - - Shel Silverstein