Heat Wave

What a heat wave. I can't believe this heat or rather the humidity. I could handle the heat if the humidity would just disappear.

Meh, c'est la vie!!!

it all finally makes sense

You are a Mystic, known for your imaginative, intuitive spirituality. You value peace, harmony, and inner silence. Mystics are nurtured by walking alone in the woods or sitting quietly with a trusted friend. You may also enjoy poetry, meditation, wordless prayer, candles, art, books, and anything else that helps you connect with God.

Mystics experience God best through rich images and symbols. You are contemplative, introspective, intuitive, and focused on an inner world as real to you as the exterior one. Hearing from God is more important to you than speaking to God. Others may attribute human characteristics to God, but you see God as ineffable, unnamable, and more vast than any known category. You are intrigued by God's mystery.

Mystics want to inspire and persuade others, and need to live lives of significance. At times you push the envelope of spirituality, helping the rest of us imagine who we might become if we followed your lead.

Sometimes you may feel a bit guilty about your need for solitude and silence. If so, you probably have bought into the American myth that says being alone and doing nothing is lazy, antisocial, and unproductive. Stop it -- now. Give yourself permission to retreat and be alone. It's essential for your well-being.

On the other hand, don't get so carried away retreating that you become a recluse. That only deprives the world of your gifts and deprives you of the lessons that come from being with others. Some Mystics may have a true vocation for solitary prayer, but the rest of you need to alternate retreat time with involvement and interaction.


If you want to do this test hit the link http://www.upperroom.org/methodx/thelife/test.asp?act=test

I just arrived home after a meeting at work. Today we found out that there will be some significant changes at work. As of August 7th there will be six 12-hour shifts as opposed to 4 12-hour shifts and 3 8-hour shifts. Eeek!

I am hoping that we (all the students) don't get transffered to Stoney Creek's site.

The shifts will be as follows:

Group A (12 hour continental work week) -- this is my current group 3*

Group B (12 hour continental work week) 4/5*

Group C (12 hour continental work week) 6*

Group D (12 hour continental work week) 4/5*

Group A/B (straight days--7am-7pm, semi-continental) 1/2*

Group C/D (straight day --7am-7pm, semi-continental) 1/2*

*red font indicates ranking of prefered shifts

Well, here's to hoping that I don't get shipped over to Stoney Creek.

Ta-Da

It’s a new look.

I was seriously ill with the look of my former blog. As a result I thought I would be spontaneous and experiment with a new layout. So here it is. I personally think it is visually more appealing then the other. It is easier to navigate through and it is definitely easier on the eyes.

What do you think?

Disappointed I am...

I am dedicating this post to this blog http://making-history.blogspot.com

At first I thought it was going to be a history blog however, it turned out to be an individuals story of her ongoing life. What a interesting blog title.

This blog helped me realize more attentivley that we are surrounded by history, in our families, in our neighborhoods, in our communities. In fact, as we move through our daily lives, we are all making history right now. Hopefully, this will remind us to appreciate the past, and to consider every day as an opportunity to contribute to our families and to our communities.

Now back to why I am writing about this blog: It amazes me that she has yet to recieve any feedback from anyone. No one has provided any sense of guidance, reassurance, motivation, or even a simple "i am here". It has been my experience that everyone comes together when in harm or a physical illness sets in but when something is NOT as visible we ignore it, like its not worthy of our attention. This is where we are wrong. Everyday, even Christians, walk around with masks on to hide what they are really feeling, in hopes to be unnoticed..but they are hurting.

Let me provide you with a couple of examples.

1st example:
When my mother was diagnosed with Cancer I didn't really tell anyone except my former roommates who where there when I recieved the call and wow, what a blessing. They helped me let it all out, and were my strength when I needed it. I don't even have the foggiest idea of how to thank them especially since we have all parted our seperate ways --but they continue to be with me in my heart. Anyways, back to the whole point of this thing, everyone that we (my family) knew who knew (we didn't tell a whole lot of people but thats another story) of my mothers illness were there to help, in prayer, phone calls with words of comfort, and simple questions like "how is she doing" made us realize that we were not alone in this. That there were people who cared. It provided us with the strength to go about our daily lives.

2nd example:
My friend suffered from depression and a magnitude of other things and we didn't really know about them for she wore a "mask". A mask to disguise how she was really feeling. When people asked how she was she would respond "great". She was one of the most cheerful people I knew, always had a smile on her face, and always lent a helping hand. She was awesome. One day she just didn't show up for school and we were told that she had committed suicide.


Now we have someone here http://making-history.blogspot.com pleading fro our help and we turn our face in another direction.

I hope those two scenerios help to paint my point. It is not only the physical but the "whole" peorson that needs help.

...and we're off...

...to the SEMI-FINALS!

Okay, so we beat England in a shoot out and now it's off to beat the French.

VIVA PORTUGA

FORCA