April 29,2013

Well I am finally starting to be able to walk like a normal person again lol. Sometimes my foot hurts and I feel like I'm moving like an old lady, but those episodes are thankfully decreasing in frequency, so I am able to be more active and sit with my foot down more often.

I have started work on re-building my new business. Last year I started making different flavors of chocolate covered popcorn and people were wanting to buy it, so I made extra and bagged it up, then they would call wanting more. I have since expanded toa menu of 39 individual flavors, and added chocolate and chocolate covered fruit to my menu. I recently experimented with a granola bar idea I had and they turned out very good so I might be adding that to the menu as well. I also brought on a new person to train and help me keep up with the growing demand. She is very sweet and helpful and so encouraging. I believe this business is going to continue to grow and I am looking forward to the experience.

I have started work on my next blog, "Never lose your cool" and I have to be honest here.... I still struggle with that concept. I recently had some experiences that tested me in that area, and that occurred after I had already posted the title and basic content. I guess something inside me knew I would soon have a fresh perspective on the subject eh? Nevertheless, I believe I have grown tremendously in this area, even to the point of being accused of not having any emotion and sounding like a counselor because I was controlling my emotions and not allowing them to cause me to react without thinking it through first. Odd how people around you get upset because you choose not to get wrapped up in the drama lol.

I am proud of myself and the growth I have made over this last year and I look forward to learning and growing more.

Shellz

April 7, 2013

I added a couple of new topics to my queue today. One in the Air element and one in the earth element. So spiritual grounding inspiration is what I had today, and it just came unexpected after reading a post on facebook about the speech Darrel Scott, father of one of the Columbine victims, delivered to the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. I was moved by his words, he expressed a great deal of wisdom in what he said. Here is the poem he wrote and included in that speech:

"Your laws ignore our deepest needs, Your words are empty air. You've stripped away our heritage, You've outlawed simple prayer. Now gunshots fill our classrooms, And precious children die. You seek for answers everywhere, And ask the question "Why?" You regulate restrictive laws, Through legislative creed. And yet you fail to understand, That God is what we need!"

He is right, when you take God out of any equation, you leave an empty space, and it will be filled by something else. And this has nothing to do with the existence of Jesus, or any other religions belief out there, ts God. And as far as I know, most of the world believes there is a God, so I don't understand the conflict. Is it because some teachers were taking things too far and trying to recruit church members from their classes? Now that is something I don't believe should happen, it's crossing a professional line, But to take God out completely, when words that our nation was founded on say that this is "one nation, under God" is to arrogantly say that we don't need God to protect us anymore. 

If the basic laws of our society are based on self determination (free agency) then how can we justify taking out the right to have God in our schools? When laws and rules prevent us from being able to practice free will, then the law makers need to be fired!

Shellz