My Unique Life in Windows Live Space: Friendship

The Best Classroom in the World!

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:07:21 GMT


	I've learned... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows I've learned.... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I've learned..... That being kind is more important than being right. I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child. I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. I've learned ... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I've learned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class. I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts. I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds. I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. I've learned.... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher. I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. I've learned... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away. I've learned..... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them. I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life. I've learned... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. I've learned. That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done. To all of you.... Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. I received this Email today from RockyBear and I edited the picture, which had these words at the bottom: The Mountains in life are sometimes hard to climb. But always know I am by your side. I just loved receiving this Email with these words in it and the life's lessons to be learned in its message. I just couldn't resist posting this because I wanted to share these beautiful thoughts with all of you. Source: Written by Unknown Source: Picture by Experience Project Greeting Card Source: Background Table Thanks for Listening, Jeff

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I Like You!

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:43:21 GMT

Why is it so very hard? at least for me it is to say, "I Like You!" Luvlinks had this posted: I Like You and I left this comment:

I really liked this greeting, comment, statement, cartoon or whatever you want to call it…It made me feel good because I think we all want to be “liked” don’t you? Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us; being liked doesn’t cost anything and it is much better than the alternative being “hated.”

I like you and Enjoy Life: I hope that you have a great day; you have certainly made mine much better.

Just wanting to be liked,

Jeff

I realize the cartoon is made for children but I also felt a hesitation not to express what I felt when I saw the I Like You cartoon. What is that hesitation? Am I afraid to express a very normal reaction to someone else saying that they like me? I think it has something to do with not being able to share the love that God has so graciously gave to the world John 3:16-22, or is it because I am afraid of what others may think of me?

I often find myself not leaving a comment on someone else's page even though what they are talking about has created thoughts that I would like to share or say. I believe it is the child in me that is afraid to express my thoughts at times. The feeling of being laughed at or ridiculed by other people because I have expressed my feelings openly comes to mind to deter me from speaking.

Confronting these kinds of thoughts and feelings is something I have been working on by writing in my Blog. It has been a very tedious and emotional process as I fight with my inner self to write and express myself by writing. Just sharing these thoughts leaves me wondering why I feel the need to write such things. It becomes a very personal stand off in my soul between the extraverted and the introverted part of my personality: In that one part of me wants to share and the other wants to keep quiet.

I want to Thank Luvlinks for my writing prompt today and I am sure that she had no idea that this little cartoon could result in me writing my inner most feelings about telling someone that you like them when really it should be no big deal. This is just my way of getting my daily therapy by writing the thoughts in my head!

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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What a Trip!

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:21:20 GMT

The Two Traveling Angels Email has been all around the world "What a Trip!" The reason I am writing about it today is that I want to Thank everyone for spreading the word of hope. I sent the Email to five of my friends, and I also shared it with FeeBee from StumbleUpon.

It's no secret that I Read My Statistics page and I have got to tell you that it has been going crazy with about 750 hits at the moment. All of these people have giving the Email a thumbs up review on StumbleUpon and I want to say, "Thank You for Stumbling the Two Traveling Angels story and spreading the feeling of hope!

I also started a new group to share the story with the people from the Experience Project, and I was surprised to see this Tweet from Bas on Twitter. You maybe wondering: Why am I writing about this today? I will tell you in one word: Gratitude! I am so very grateful for the people who have shown their love for others, and I wanted to share this beautifully written story asking the question: What is love?

I am not much for going on and on with the words that I write, but believe me when I say, "These words come from my heart!"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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I Joined Twitter!

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:00:21 GMT

I get an Email from my friend Heinz today, here's the subject: Heinz Rainer wants to keep up with you on Twitter, so "I Joined Twitter!" Here's what it says:

About Twitter
Twitter is a unique approach to communication and networking based on the simple concept of status. What are you doing? What are your friends doing—right now? With Twitter, you may answer this question over SMS, IM, or the Web and the responses are shared between contacts.

So look me up on Twitter! My name is of course MyUniqueLife, but please call me Jeff. Here's what I said for my first entry: "I just signed up for a Twitter account and I am trying to figure this site out, you know? How it works! Any help will be appreciated :-)" About the: What are you doing? I don't know why anyone would want to know what I am doing for, but if you must know I am typing this entry for my Blog.

I am always looking for ways to meet and talk to new friends, maybe this site will be more interactive than some of the other sites I have accounts with, we will see, besides what have I got to lose?

Maybe I will be talking to you on Twitter!

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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I was Stumbled

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:07:15 GMT

This entry is about being Stumbled by Starry-nights for my list, which she is part of; from my StumbleUpon Experiment and why her name is on the Experiment List and why "I was Stumbled" today. In her review of my list Starry-nights asks, "Hmmmmm, what is this and why am I a part of it?" To answer your question it is a list of my favorite sites that I placed my generic review on, the experiment, ten months ago.

This is a quote from the StumbleUpon Experiment entry and it's so strange writing about it today as so much time has past. I said, "I am curious to see how this turns out?" and now in retrospect; maybe I should have just sent everyone on the list a message and said, "Hi, How are you doing today?" When I did the experiment I was so excited about meeting new friends and making acquaintances and that is what the list is about.

Thank you for Stumbling my list Starry-nights, the only thing that would make me happier is if everyone on the list would give it a thumbs up review like you did.

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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The Cable Reunion

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:31:21 GMT

I went to a Cable TV employee reunion party last night and since I left the company I hadn't see any of these people for years. I was hesitant to attend the party because of the circumstances surrounding my termination with the Company, but as usual I was making more of a big deal out of the situation then there actually was.

To me; it was like I had just seen these people yesterday, not that much had changed at all that I could see. Sure we were all a little older, some a little fatter, some a little balder, some had changed their hair color and styles, but they were still the same people. I don't know what I was expecting, I had trouble remembering a few names, but their faces were still pretty much the same.

I was so unsure of myself, how was I going to answer all these people's questions they had about me? I even surprised myself with my answers; here are a couple questions and my answers to tell you what I am talking about. Question: "So what are you doing now?" Answer: "I am retired and I write in my Blog every day to keep myself amused."

Question: "So how has life been treating you?" Answer: "I couldn't be better; I am living each day moment by moment and doing the best that I can." I was at the party for about three hours and I had been so worried about going because I didn't know how I was going to respond to all their questions. Come to find out, being at the Cable reunion party wasn't as bad as I was making it out to be in my mind.

Seeing all my old friends and former associates was really a lot fun, why was I so afraid of what they were going to say to me? What I got out of going to the party was; I have no reason to be ashamed of "who I am" or what happened with my loss of employment. The strangest thing about going to the party, to me, was the feeling like it was just the other day that I had seen these people, when in reality it was actually years.

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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I want to meet You!

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:07:17 GMT

Stating my intentions can be one of the most difficult things for me to do that's why I am saying, "I want to meet You!" Meeting new people was one of the main reasons why I wanted to start my Windows Live Space site. Yet I have not come right out and said that.

A friend from the Experience Project said, "You deserve a LOT more friends...what's the deal with that??" I said, "I have no idea about the friends, I have always had a hard time meeting and making new friends. I often think that something is wrong with me, in regards, to how I am perceived by others."

I got this idea about trying the direct approach from a new friend on Live QnA because he comes right out and asks the question, "Do you want to be my friend?" How will I every meet new people and make new friends if I don't come right out and say it?

If you don't communicate what your looking for: Be it new friends, meeting new people, what you want from life or whatever your desire is, how can you expect to receive what it is that you want? What I am talking about here is the steps to The Law of Attraction from The Secret.

The reason that I am writing this today is I am starting a new group at the Experience Project called: I want to meet You! I am going to use this post as my story to start the group. There's more to it than that though and I am working on being more straight forward with what I am trying say. As in the way that I write and I have a lot to learn about writing and the way that I use the words that I choose.

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

My Unique Life in Windows Live Space

Should I say, "Hello?"

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:21:16 GMT

Some how the Blogosphere got a little smaller to me today and I thought, "Should I say, Hello?" Have you ever had that happen to you? where you click on to a link and the person's face shows up on their site and you think, They really look familiar to me! I was on the Write Stuff site today looking at the Creative Carnival and I clicked on a link: a fun and crazy writing experiment and went to the article. I saw the author's picture in the upper right hand corner of the page and I thought, I know her; she looks so familiar for some reason.

Then it dawned on me where I had seen her, it was on StumbleUpon and we had exchanged Emails regarding us both being INFP personalities. It was weird, for some strange reason, which I haven't quite figured out yet. I did send Isabella Mori an Email saying hello, it was just too coincidental for me not to, at least say something. Then I had another thought, I wonder what she would think about my Wicked's Alter Ego story? Maybe I could have her psychoanalyze Wicked for me, too funny don't you think.

I really don't even know why I am writing about this today: I guess it's because I don't believe in coincidences, yet I wonder what all this is about. Is this the Universe trying to tell me something? or is it something to write and record in my Blog today? All in all, it's been an interesting day so far, I wonder what other surprises the Universe has in store for me today!

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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StumbleUpon: The Fanciful Muse

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:11:17 GMT

It has been so long time since I have Stumbled anyone, and I was reading Square1's Blog today and I thought to myself, Maybe other people would enjoy reading her work, too, I know that I certainly have!

From the page: What I expect from my Blog "Well the first thing I expect is a comfortable venue in which to write. This particular blog was created as a capsule for all of my creative writing." I also like this: "It's nice to know that my writing evoked enough of a reaction in them that they wished to respond, but it's hard to take drive-by's as seriously as those who stick around for a while." I know that I will be sticking around to read more of her writing; I really enjoy her fresh an open style of writing.

Square1 has also been a Guest Writer at the Write Stuff and she wrote: An Essential Writing Tool and I though she did an excellent job with this article. You can see for yourself, but I really think that she deserves a thumbs up review from me. She has commented may times on my Fiction Friday entries and I really appreciate her remarks.

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Bobby's Broken Heart!

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:07:20 GMT

Is there anything that I can do to help you today! I was looking through my favorites in Technorati and I came across this entry Dying From a Broken Heart. Even though it's dated November 8, 2007 I couldn't help but leave this comment:

Hi Bobby,

I am so sorry to hear that you're not feeling well, I too have days when I can't deal with the kinds of feelings that you're having. I just want to say that although you can't see it right now because of the way that you feel, there're a lot of people that Love you!

Just take each moment as it comes and get through it, you can talk to me, I am here for you man. If there is anything that I can do to help you through this day I will. I hate to see anyone suffer like you are at this very moment, and I am ashamed to say that the best advice that I can give you is what I tell myself.

This too will pass, get through this terrible day and think better thoughts. The feelings that you are experiencing right now are all because of the way that you are thinking. Think of one good thing, which makes you feel better and keep doing that until you are back to the Bobby that I know, is in your heart.

Love, Peace, Hope and Joy to you my friend,

Jeff

I am really concerned for Bobby and I think that it's so coincidently that I wrote Writing about Comments this morning before I even knew he was having a problem with depression.

This is my Horoscope today:

Scorpio
Whether you use a pen, pencil, stylus or keyboard, any writing you do today should not be wasted. Wring every ounce of creativity out of your brain to make your messages more interested and meaningful. Do not deliver the expected 'hi, how are you doing?' right now -- that's too plain to accurately communicate what's going on in your mind, and it's not going to get anyone excited. But if you employ some simple rhymes, vivid descriptions and other creative touches, you will stand apart.

I find what my Horoscope says today so amazing that it is actually eerie about what's going on today. My hope is that Bobby will be able to pull himself out of the depths of his despair and be enlightened by the endless possibilities of Life.

I wasn't going to say anything about it being my Birthday November 20, 2007. Now I am hoping that Bobby will see this and it might give him a date to recover by, making him feel like he's needed because truly it would be our loss not to be able to read his Blog. Hang in there Bobby and wish me a Happy Birthday! Me writing about "Bobby's Broken Heart!"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Love in the Blogosphere

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:36:41 GMT

What a wonderful concept "Love in the Blogosphere" and Bobby has really shown some Blogging Razzmatazz with this article: The Blogging For Friendship Writing Project. I really needed a writing prompt like this one to get me thinking about how everyone is connected by the Internet, friendships, caring and Love. I might not have a high standing in regards to people visiting my site but that doesn't mean I don't feel the love of the people that are sharing it with me.

Bobby has over 1300 beautifully written words not counting the links and I usually struggle to write about 250 words in an entry. He talked about writing pages and pages of words of appreciation to all his friends but really all you need to say is "I Love You" there aren't enough words to express the gratitude of true friendship. I am so honored that Bobby included me on his list but you don't need to be tagged to participate in what he's saying, just write your own article.

Conceder reading this as you are being tagged! Write something regarding The Friendship Writing Project; this is your opportunity to express your love of friendship to the world. I wish that I felt as excited as Bobby was in his writing of this story but we each have our moments of passion.

A few of my entries you may find relevant:

I really liked this about friends:

"Friends are special people. If you are a friend, it means you were chosen. You are not in someone's life by happenstance, or by accident of birth. You're in someone's life because he or she wants you there.
Every friend is a gift from God. Treat each of your friends as the gift he or she is."

I wanted to Thank Bobby for writing this great article and I have done the best that I can in trying to express my thoughts in writing. As Bobby said, "I stand as one person with all of you. We are in this thing together. Let us all stand together, regardless of where were from. Let’s join as one race. We are the human race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It starts one click, one heart, one person at a time

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Hello Everyone!

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:07:17 GMT

Today I am going to try and practice a few of my My Writing Goals along with saying, "Hello Everyone!" I now have three places where I can write in a Blog: Here, StumbleUpon and my newest addition The Experience Project. I am going to continue to write here because this is my original Blog site. But it kind of makes it a little confusing; to myself and possible to you the reader, if I have any that is.

The reason I am saying that is because my Windows Live Space site is my oldest Blog; started on November 25, 2006: I have a Statistics count here of about 13,000 hits. My StumbleUpon site; started on March 20, 2007 although it doesn't show the statistics it does tell you how many people have visited at 955 hits. The reason I am writing about this is because I received 41 viewing's of my first post at The Experience Project Blog in one day...I find that phenomenal maybe it's because I am "New" there or it could be because of the fantastic features that they have to let you know that someone wrote something.

I really Love The Experience Project site I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants an interactive experience on the Internet, I think that it's Great!

I joined this group today and wrote this:

I Need to Write

I Started Writing

I started my Windows Live Space Blog and made a commitment to myself to write something in my Blog everyday. I have kept that commitment that I made on November 25, 2006; not that anything that I have written is of any great contribution to the Blogosphere mind you but it has helped me.

I feel better because of the therapeutic satisfaction that I receive from putting my thoughts into writing. I don't consider myself to be a writer but by default; because I am writing this and you're reading it, I guess that makes me one. I have a tendency to make things more difficult than they need to be, I struggle with writing, because I think that who's going to want to read this?

From my very first Blog entry I have felt a paranoia that exists till this very day: That no one wants to hear what I have to say but yet I continue to try to express my thoughts into writing. I do feel that I need to write because it makes me feel better to get my thoughts out of my head and onto the page. I want to learn how to communicate my thoughts into writing so that other people will know what's on my mind.

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

You may be thinking: Why copy that and put it here? And I would say, "If I have learned one thing about Blogging; it is your Blog write in it whatever You want!" Me saying, "Hello Everyone!"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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About Writing: From a New Friend

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:53:21 GMT

I received this Email today "About Writing: From a New Friend" and I wanted to use it as a writing prompt because I think it could be very useful for me too ponder. I am going to edit the Email so that I can concentrate on the parts that I want to remember:

"Hello, Jeff
Regarding: Your entry, Write Something Everyday. Here is my suggestion for when you DO feel like writing, but are just not sure WHAT to write, such as when thinking back on your childhood. . . Don't make it too difficult. I think that the best writing comes, not from forcing oneself to consciously plan what to write, but to simply let your fingers tell the tale.

Don't over think it; in fact don't think it at all. See, the unconscious is an often-untapped but flowing source of information that you can write from. So, sometime you might try simply typing/writing without having a lot of conscious thought there at the ready, if that makes sense. You may be surprised at what you see. I enjoy your pages and find now after reading some things on your site, that you could be an inspiration to me to make blog entries. Thank you, Jeff.

Take care."

The fact that: I am always making writing about anything so difficult; that I can't just let my fingers tell the tale, troubles me. It reminds me of my Making Blogging Hard entry and how I haven't progressed as much as I would have like to, in my writing. I over think about every word that I try to write to the point that it makes my head hurt, from the tornado of thoughts, that are just screaming to me to let them flow to my fingers to tell the tale.

To think that I may have actually inspired anyone to write their own Blog entries makes my heart soar with delight. Surely, if I can put my thoughts into writing anyone can, and should. Even though I have such a hard time with writing, there's still the therapeutic benefit that I feel from actually putting my thoughts into words, which I can't even explain.

As you can see from the Email this person has a way with words and I have such a connection with what is being said, that I had to put those words in my Blog today. I need to take heart to what is being said and get over the conflicts, which are hindering me, from expressing myself in writing. Me recording an Email "About Writing: From a New Friend."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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How Much does it Mean?

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:53:23 GMT

When you give someone a link in your Blog entry: "How Much does it Mean?" I never know if I should give someone a link or not? If I don't give them a link they will never know that I even said anything about them, unless they read my Blog. Even if I do put in the link, there's really no way for me know if they have seen it or not, unless they let me know.

I am going to try a little experiment and see what happens; I never know if it's proper to put other people's Email, to me, in my Blog or not? But Buck seems like the type of guy whose looking for feedback, so I hope he doesn't mind. Here's the Email he sent me:

Greetings,
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed some of my stumbles. Feel free to stop back anytime. Would love to hear any comments if you care to leave one.
Buck
Hunt & Release Photography

Here's the Email I sent him:

Hello Buck,

Thank you for taking the time to send me an Email. I can't even put into words the beauty of your work, can you imagine what the words would sound like to describe a crystal clear image.

The offer to stop back anytime is greatly appreciated; it is a comforting thought to be Welcome.

Comments are wonderful to receive; I too often wonder what is on a visitor's mind when they stop by my site. Too often we just have to imagine that they are simply too shy to express their thoughts and hope that they enjoyed their visit.

You asked for comment about my visit: The word awesome came to mind, very impressive work. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of your work and it inspired a strong feeling of admiration for beauty.

Enjoy Life!

Jeff

The experiment is: Will Buck see my link? Will he let me know if he does? I am not posting this until tomorrow, maybe after I post this in my Blog here, I should give Buck's website a Thumbs up review and use this for the review. No, that would ruin the experiment, I am going to wait a few days and then do the review. Me saying, "How Much does it Mean?"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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10 Million Clicks For Peace™

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:53:24 GMT

I was visiting Lynne's Space reading her Blog and I saw this entry: 1 Click for you - 10 million clicks for mankind... I clicked on the icon link and listened to the video and it sounded a lot like what Rose was talking about when I wrote this article: World Peace at her request to spread the word.

I am such a skeptical person and I was hesitant to give out the names and Email addresses to my friends that I wanted to invite to join me on this journey of peace. I hope that if you receive an invitation from me to join, please don't feel obligated to do so, on my account. Just the thought that I could actually do something that might contribute to the cause of Peace is all I hope to accomplish.

This is from the Email that I received from them: "Peace is more possible today than ever before, because citizens of all countries can now talk to each other directly. With 1 out of every 5 people in the world connected to the Internet, we're realizing it's no longer a case of "us" and "them." We're all in this together. We're all connected. We all hope for a happy future, a place where we can live and love our families."

My hope is that you too will join me and 10 Million Clicks For Peace to make the World a better place for everyone. What a wonderful cause and to think that you could be a part of it too!

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Wondering about Visitors

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:47:24 GMT

I am always "Wondering about Visitors" and now with my Statistics page not working correctly, I am even wondering more. I am getting some of my hits showing up, one in particular visitor was this one that I wanted to share with everyone:

It is a Blog that is showing some of my articles here is a link to the site and I don't know why anyone would want to read what I write about but to each his/her own, I always say. I did want to Thank all the people that visited my Blog on Friday because of this [Fiction] Friday #13 entry: A Stranger in a Strange Land.

I wanted to especially Thank the people who left me a comment; I think the first one was Tammi but I can't be sure because it says (no name) who said, "Nice job, Jeff. I love that you chose a deep message and even took the time to change the font to an antiquated-looking one. It goes well with the old fashioned term." What a wonderful comment; I Loved it because I was worried about using that font that I like and that made me feel better about it. And what she said about a deep message; also made me feel good. It was just the day before your comment when I wrote in my Blog that I thought my entry was weird.

That was very perceptive of Lyn in that she knew where the thoughts for my entry came from reading Esther and Jerry Hicks' books on the Law of Attraction. Then giving me the address to a web site Thought Renewal so I can read more about it, was very thoughtful. Jaysee's comment is genius in that: "We have to know and love ourselves before we can be truly happy and fulfilled." Isn't that the truth!

Paisley, Thank you for your comment, you are such an inspiration with your writing. The books that I have been reading are: The Secret; Ask and It Is Given and The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent. These books have given me hope; in that I can change the way that I think and be more positive in my thoughts about Life. Me writing and "Wondering about Visitors."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Advice on Writing

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:43:19 GMT

I was given some "Advice on Writing" by a new friend and I want to post it on my Blog as a reminder to myself.

First message:

Hello, I really do appreciate it your advice, although I struggle with writing. I thought you might like to read this article I wrote: Faith about Writing and I welcome you to read any of my articles on My Unique Life in Windows Live Space site. The Working on Goals in Life was one of my first articles and it is copied mostly from the dictionary but I still like to read it and remember my Life Goal.

Enjoy Life!

Jeff

When reading your articles, I enjoyed the read, but I feel that you ponder on the unknown, stop looking for your goal so hard, write exactly what comes into your head, fiddle with it later and you will see a story appear from all those thoughts that you projected on paper.

Live for today, there might not be a tomorrow, relax and breath listen to your favorite music. I find when I am frustrated about my path in life, the easiest way to knock it on the head is to get on my exercise bike do 20 minutes and I feel alive refreshed and stress less. Let go and the words will flow.

Second message:

Hello , I don't think that my writing is worth reading but you are Welcome to read it if you like. You have a Great weekend too! I will be wondering what you think? You will surely see that I am no writer but just trying to learn.

Enjoy Life!

Jeff

See you don't need to bring your self down like that. Who cares these are your thoughts if people like them well and good if not, that's fine too. Your are writing for you because that's what you enjoy.

"I don't think that my writing is worth reading" all you had to say was, "Thank you I'd be honored if you would read my articles". Confidence in ones self comes from within start projecting that attitude and you will succeed in anything you put your mind to.

I hope my new friend doesn't mind me posting our Email like this but I need to keep this advice right in front of my face where I can see it and let it sink in...I think that it's great advice and something that I need to learn. Me posting messages and "Advice on Writing."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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StumbleUpon Review for Bobby

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:53:27 GMT

I was checking out my Website Review on StumbleUpon and I noticed Bobby's picture in my People who like this website. So I clicked on his picture and he doesn't have any reviews and I thought that it seemed strange that no one has given him a review.

To tell you the truth Bobby I feel like some host on a T.V. show trying to interview you but you aren't here and I am no host. If you don't like my review I will remove it but better yet, you write a review about yourself and I will post it, what do you think?

I mentioned Bobby in this article: What is on My Mind and I copied this from his StumbleUpon page: "Jazz-Fusion Guitarist, writer, Linux Freak, artist. I learned to alternate pick years ago from Paul Gilbert's Intense Rock Video. I am now and forever learning jazz.

I am also a guitar design engineer and only play my hand made guitars. I have also built many guitars for Eddie Van Halen , two basses for Brian Bromberg and instruments for several other artists. I am now developing web sites and building a new career adventure in writing and several web projects. I am an aspiring poet also."

I hope you don't mind me copying that and using it to do your review? I usually look at the "About Me" section on the sites page to see what they say about themselves because I think the people themselves do the best reviews. I did the best that I could with your review. I really don't know Bobby that well but I just couldn't leave him review-less. Me writing a "StumbleUpon Review for Bobby."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Are They Real?

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:07:28 GMT

How do you tell if a person is "Who" they claim to be? "Are They Real?" Or what are their motives for having a conversation with you? The reason that I am writing about this today is I can never tell if a person is just being friendly because we have something in common or is there some other ulterior motive.

I have never been known to be "The sharpest tool in the shed" and you can read all the rest of the sayings but when anyone pays any attention to me, I feel like something's going on. But I just can't help but feel that most people are good and are just trying to help, I guess in that sense I am quite naive. Because I have always given the person the benefit of the doubt and I never want to think the worst of people, I think those days are over.

The whole point of all this is that although posting your Email address on your web site allows people to comment on your entries, it also leaves you vulnerable to unsolicited contact with people that don't have good intentions. I have learned a valuable lesson today and I hope that no harm was done and it has opened my eyes to a harsh reality that I now must face. That if someone wants to be your friend that you must always ask the question; Why? Me saying, "Are They Real?"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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It is so Strange

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:11:20 GMT

It is another first for me today and "It is so Strange" that someone is actually communicating with me. I never would have believed it was possible that someone would take the time to exchange Emails with me. It's like everything that I had hoped for when I started Blogging and I don't really know exactly what it means, it's like having a wish come true.

You know I have been Blogging now for over six months and things are just starting to happen, a few days ago I got My First Fan! And now this was I expecting too much too soon? Does Blogging take that long to get established? I think part of it is that I am not a very outgoing person, I have trouble leaving comments because I feel they won't be received with the intent that they were given. It's the whole feeling that I can't communicate my thoughts into writing and have them understood with the intent that I had meant.

I go through this everyday though, I make such a big deal out of writing in my Blog, like today, I couldn't think of anything to write about hence I am writing about communication because it is something that I have wanted from Blogging. But I am not going to be foolish enough to think that this is going to be something that's going to happen all the time though; I am just going to enjoy the moment. Me saying, "It is so Strange."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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Welcome Back Catherine!

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:33:17 GMT

I was so surprise to see this article; Critical Theory on the Write Stuff page today and it made me want to say, "Welcome Back Catherine!" It was May 7, 2007 when I last heard anything from her in this Blog entry; Hello! Crack Pot Writings and I just wanted to say it's good to read your writing again. Catherine has a new Blog More Than Slightly Off Center and I wish her the best of luck in all her endeavors.

While you were away Rose from StumbleUpon reviewed one of my articles; Making Blogging Hard and I just wanted to share what she said in the review, "One of the most enlightening thoughts I ever read way back in my twenties that I had to ponder long and hard to understand is found in Richard Bach's book Illusions. He wrote, "You teach best what you most need to learn".

That made absolutely no sense back then and is so very obvious to me now. In that vein, I say to Jeff that what he wrote to another blogger named Catherine is also a message to yourself from yourself. Most of us are far harder on ourselves than we would ever be on anyone else. Keep up the good work."

I hope you don't mind me writing about you in my Blog today? But I am sure you understand because you know what a hard time I have coming up with something to write about everyday. Me saying, "Welcome Back Catherine!"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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To Rose; In the Moment

Wed, 23 May 2007 20:35:13 GMT

The title today "To Rose; In the Moment" comes from Rose who did this StumbleUpon review on this Blog article that I wrote; Making Blogging Hard which I had in my StumbleUpon Blog because of this article; RE: Making Blogging Hard. The In the Moment part comes from The Secret book and the Law of Attraction and I can't help but feel that the Law had something to do with Rose giving me this review.

I want say right now what I am doing here, I am writing this in my Windows Live Space Blog and I will publish it here and then I going to use my writing today as a review for Rose's StumbleUpon Pages which should put it in My StumbleUpon Blog. I don't really know Rose, the first time I seen her was when she reviewed my article and I wrote her this Email thanking her for the review;

10:17am
Hello Rose,
I am so surprised, shocked and honored with your StumbleUpon review of my Blog entry; Making Blogging Hard, to say such wonderful things, "You have to admire someone who writes from the heart with such honesty." and "Keep up the good work."
I Loved the quote that you used, "You teach best what you most need to learn". It made me think that I should be the best teacher because I don't think of what I write as writing. I look at it as my futile attempt to communicate my thoughts into writing and it's something that I want to learn.
Publishing my Blog entries just makes me try to do it in a coherent way so that anyone that might stop by and read it will, I hope, understand what I trying to say.
I can't Thank you enough for your wonderful review, although I don't feel I deserve it, I am going to try to continue to Blog everyday because the enjoyment that I get from doing it is greater than the embarrassment.
Again, Thank you so much for the review and the encouragement.
Sincerely,
Jeff

Rose sent me this Email and I hope she doesn't mind my sharing it here but because you never know what the future holds in store with regards to the Internet I want to post it in my Blog, here is the Email;

12:29pm

Hello Jeff,
Many of us are called to write. Some know it early; some realize it later. I suspect that your persistence in the face of "embarrassment" indicates that writing is part of your true calling.
Reading what I write helps me to recognize what I believe and what kind of thoughts I'm allowing. It is clear that you are your toughest critic. Because of how we are raised, many of us are overly hard on ourselves. We judge what we do far more than we would judge any others. I strive to learn not to judge - simply to allow.
The quote "You teach best what you most need to learn" means different things to different people. To me it reminds me when I'm not acting on my beliefs. I write about them and advise others yet still haven't implemented what I know in my own life.
Kindest Regards,
Rose
P.S. I have a lot of links to information related to The Secret in my blog here. I also have many entries on blogging and how to blog. Some may be useful to you. When you're ready to experiment you may want to check out Squidoo first and then WordPress later.

I feel like I can learn a lot form Rose and I hope she doesn't mind if I visit her pages often because I think she's a wonderful writer and a very ambitious person from what I have seen of all the work she has done in her Blog. Please forgive me if posting this as your review offends you I will remove it, but I hope you take it in the way that it's meant and that is in great gratitude for your giving nature. Me saying Thank you, "To Rose; In the Momet."

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

My Unique Life in Windows Live Space

What is a Friend?

Wed, 16 May 2007 21:11:06 GMT

I don't know if I can answer this question or not but today Heinz sent me this; You Gotta a Good Friend In Me and you have to go through the whole thing and take the test, follow the links and read it all to get the full effect. Because what its saying is a good friend is concerned for your soul. I want to tell everyone about the wonderful sensation that I felt when I received this today. It was like tingles of joy were dancing in my heart when I received this today, my writing ability can't explain it adequately but I hope you get the idea of what I am trying to convey.

I try to write in my Windows Live Space Blog everyday and I have been doing it since November 25, 2006 but I have met more people in my StumbleUpon Blog than I have here in my Windows Live Space Blog. The reason I write in this Blog is because this is the Blog that I have challenged myself to write in everyday.

I found this poem on Friendship that I wanted to share;

The love of a friend is like no other.

This kind of love is not the kind that smothers.

It teaches us that we need to give more than get.

And that friendship is not something to forget.

The love of friendship will grow with time.

And will continue throughout your prime.

The love of friendship is unselfish and kind.

It is truly a treasure to find.

It takes constant attention and care.

But if you've found the love of friendship, surely you'll share.

Lots of people need the love of friendship in their lives.

So find a person in whom love will thrive.

I have five friends listed here in my Windows Live Space Blog, Thomas, who I have never had a conversation with, and he just ask to be my friend so I added him. Catherine, who I have Invited to be my friend but she hasn't accepted yet. Heinz, who I chat with regularly. Neecee, my wife and soul mate, who I Love dearly. Honey, who I met in QnA and has left comments on articles that I wrote about her and that's about it for people that I have met here at my Windows Live Space. I should mention the others who have left comments but I don't stay in touch with them.

There's only three people that I have regular conversations with in StumbleUpon they're Mafia11, Sanro and TheReporter who I met on May 13, 2007 and had a long conversation with that I think will continue. The other people that I have received PMs from is twenty one all total and I think that is fantastic that so may people have sent me messages, don't you?

The point to all this is, I want to Thank all the people who have sent me messages and I Welcome you all to visit My Unique Life in Windows Live Space and look at anything you want to, I have pictures 11 albums, my Blog has over a 175 entries and sign my Guest book to let me know that you stop by. I would be happy to hear any comments, questions or concerns that you may have, if you don't have a Windows sign in, send me a PM and I will enter your comments or whatever you have to say for You. Me pondering, "What is a Friend?"

Thanks for Listening,

Jeff

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