Jan 3, 2019
Sign Language: You might have to lose to win, Scorpio Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Some rules are made to be bent or broken – but only by experts.
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Sign Language: You might have to lose to win, Scorpio Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Some rules are made to be bent or broken – but only by experts.
Bathroom Schedule - Bring. It. On.
Bathroom Schedule – Bring. It. On.
It’s come down to this….we need a bathroom schedule. Sad, but absolutely necessary.
In spite of the fact that we have 2 bathrooms in the house (I know, pales in comparison to most homes these days, but I don’t have any desire to clean any more than that), it would appear as though that is not enough for the two (often at odds) teens in my house.
First, we have the oldest, 16 years old and feels…
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Picking Battles
Recently, I purchased a Samsung S4 to replace my phone, ipod and laptop. I was trying my best to “simplify” my life by choosing one gadget to keep and selling the others. But since the all-in-one gadget is not really cheap, the sales of my other gadgets…
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Relationships...
How does one know which battle to pick and which ones to let die? The cause of my irritation isn't much, but I figured it's better to solve in now rather than let it brew to something bigger than what it is. However a friend warned me that maybe I should just let it die since its a minor issue. Sigh. Relationships... It's not always rainbows and butterflies, I tell ya.
When I think about the fact that people use maliciousness in attempt to "correct" or alter the behaviors and ideas of others, I realize that there is not much need for shame and offense. I often find myself in arguments in which wars are being waged on totally different terrains with a slew of different weapons. In the end, I am left wounded not by feeling in the wrong, but by the misfortune of having provoked a monster I never intended on stirring (or believed existed, for that matter). I am condemned for thinking how I think, while the opposition feels no shame in condemning. If I try to ricochet such shame, I become the monster. So I'm learning now how to guard my heart from false battles and the scars that rise from them. If your aim is to hurt and sow guilt where there was once peace and assurance, I'm sure there is no need to take you seriously. It is quite possible to disagree without the desire to damage. If no endeavor to understand was made at all, why even raise my hand or voice? Is there such a thing as a soldier that cares about the well-being of himself and his enemy? I don't know. I'm not quite in uniform. And I've never been great in war.
Does anything matter?
Some moments have been rolling around in my head--moments consisting of tired women. In the past few days, my mother and my professor have practically congratulated me for submitting. They've reminisced on times when they challenged their peers, their so-called leaders, and in retrospect, they concluded that none of it mattered. Tired women are looking at me, alive and on fire, telling me not to waste my time. If a teacher wants you to just regurgitate information for an easy A, why insert your pride, why demonstrate that you can think for yourself...when it's only gonna make things harder for you? I remember Spring Semester 2010, I started calling all sorts of bluffs. I started writing papers however the hell I wanted to. For some professors, it was revitalizing. Others took it personally and altered the grades I was getting...even though the eloquence of my work never faltered. There are people in leadership positions who act out of envy and stubbornness. And I'm supposed to let it slide? 'Course that was when I dropped out. That is just one example. But I am a little bothered by this. How everyone around me is so quick to suggest complacency. While on the other hand, if college is a joke, and you already know the punchline, why go against the grain? Just do what needs to be done and get out. What about the system though? And relationships? And opportunities? I know there are things worth fighting for. I hate that everyone is so tired. Me included. Yet I always find a way to do things the hard way. Believing it is the right way. Maybe the tired women are right though.