My Unique Life in Windows Live Space: Thought

My Unique Life in Windows Live Space: Thoughthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=catThoughten-USSun, 06 Jul 2008 15:31:11 GMTSun, 06 Jul 2008 15:31:11 GMTMicrosoft Spaces v1.1http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification60http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/feed.rssblogcategory4406977619992375891MyUniqueLifeSpaceNo Questionshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2738.entry<p><img title="Hear Ye" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_10_13.gif" align=left border=0> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> I thought of this line: "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies" I have no idea where it came from so I will have to look it up. It is not here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_sayings" target="_blank">List of famous sayings</a>, if fact: <b>This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy">deletion policy</a>. <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/45/messages/1059.html" target="_blank">The Phrase Finder</a> says, "</b></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies" is attributed to Irish playwright <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Goldsmith" target="_blank">Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774).</a> If you don't ask <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer. RRC<font color="#000000">" </font></strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>In Wikipedia under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Goldsmith" target="_blank">The Deserted Village</a>: "<font color="#ff0000">To this I can scarce make any other answer than that I sincerely believe what I have written; that I have taken all possible pains, in my country excursions, for these four or five years past, to be certain of what I allege, and that all my views and enquiries have led me to believe those miseries real, which I here attempt to display</font><font color="#000000">."</font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>After doing an advanced Blog Search on: </font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq=I+can't+give+you+an+untrue+answer&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images" target="_blank">"I can't give you an untrue answer"</a> I can <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0>neither confirm nor deny the origin of the saying, but I do believe it is possible to relate the words to the above writing in The Desert Village. What do you think about all this? Have ever wanted to know the answer to a question only to have it obscured by the way that it is written?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>To tell you the truth, "I don't even know why I <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>bother myself sometimes with this kind of stuff; there just doesn't seem to be a clear answer sometimes."</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3> Jeff<font> </font></font></font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> </strong></font><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+No+Questions&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2738.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2738.entrySun, 22 Jun 2008 20:21:22 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2738/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2738.entry#comment2008-06-22T20:21:22ZWe Like You!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2736.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:244px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Mickey Mouse Club: "Alma Mater"</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Yesterday I was talking about: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2718.entry" target="_blank">I Like You!</a> and it brought back a memory of this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNK5KzI48mM&feature=related" target="_blank">Mickey Mouse Club: "Alma Mater" Video</a>. The part where Jimmie says, "Why? Because we like you!" I don't know why? But I have to put this in my Blog today and share it with all of you. It's really strange how our childhood memories stay with us <a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHYDphec3VyQrJ6CjXcPWMBsAIvWVgOHjlI5RT4fv2y9ikQqu_KO2ESwNRxhs7_mnY?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=157 alt="Mickey Mouse Thank You" src="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6Sn3EVOa-ekdqNlWcWV7deYIriEJnmNDXx1oyNLgoxgI4--_DvU7u9Oag_jAL9j9ncMrzGqlN9nRw/Mickey Mouse Thank You.gif" width=244 align=right border=0></a>throughout our lives, whether or not we even realize that they are there they are! </strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>When I saw the <a href="http://www.demarketubbergen.nl/downloads/kids/i-like-you.swf" target="_blank">I Like You cartoon</a>, I knew there was something about it, deep in my subconscious that was inspiring me to write about it yesterday. It wasn't until today that I put the two things together and I just have to record this in my Blog.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+We+Like+You!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2736.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2736.entrySun, 22 Jun 2008 16:13:33 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2736/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2736.entry#comment2008-06-22T16:13:33ZThinking about the Past!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2612.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:244px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Rock Me Amadeus: The Fifth Element</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I used to play this song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF8bEBfPIT4&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">Rock Me Amadeus</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Me_Amadeus" target="_blank">Falco</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9GMNEvLZNQ&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">song/video</a>/<a href="http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Rock-Me-Amadeus-lyrics-Falco/9009DDBB0165852948256961002A0CA5" target="_blank">lyrics</a> over and over: I found myself "Thinking about the Past!" Not only with this song (I have it on a cassette tape but when I went to play the tape it's garbled) but about my writing. I find myself looking into the<img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0> archives in my Blog to what I wrote last year on this date: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!898.entry" target="_blank">Come on Talk to Me</a>. Things haven't changed that much since then, and I still find myself trying to coax the words to appear on the page.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I really have no idea what I expect in regards to writing...Like the words should just flow from my mind onto the page, as if by magic or like someone was reading my mind. I know that sounds so strange but that's what I had thought would happen if I just practiced <img title=Wizard src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_3_39.gif" align=left border=0>writing every day, like I have been doing. I often look into my archives for inspiration as to where my mind was at last year on this date. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I think it's pretty amazing sometimes that I am thinking and saying the same things on any given day or maybe it's just because I am like a broken record skipping over and over and I need a little tap to get me playing again. Because I write my words, thoughts, ideas or anything else that I am thinking here for all the world to see: I am constantly monitoring, in my mind, the words that appear on the page.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I don't really know how my writing comes across when other people read what I write, but I am constantly thinking about it...But I probably <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>shouldn't. It's just one of the many psychological issues that I have with trying to communicating my thoughts into writing, which I don't know if I will ever be able to stop doing. Well, that's all I have to say for today, and I hope you have enjoyed reading what's on my mind.</strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font color="#ff0000">I am going to continue practicing my writing to try and improve!</font> </strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Thinking+about+the+Past!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2612.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2612.entryWed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:21 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2612/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2612.entry#comment2008-06-11T16:29:45ZAmazed by my Horoscopehttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2555.entry<p><img title="Mardi Gras 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_140.gif" align=right border=0><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> I feel like such <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2209.entry" target="_blank">a fool</a> because I have already posted two entries today, but I am "Amazed by my Horoscope" and I feel inspired to share the mysterious prediction that has happened to me regarding when I wrote: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2553.entry" target="_blank">I Can't Handle Pressure!</a> </strong></font><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The part that really amazed me was I didn't read my Horoscope before I wrote today and I wrote a few things about my ego.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>This is my Horoscope <a href="http://horoscopes.excite.com/index.html" target="_blank">Scorpio</a>: </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title=Scorpio src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/5/5_7_10.gif" align=left border=0>"</font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Today, you'll be hit with an idea that you are pretty sure is brilliant -- but you're equally sure that the rest of the world is going to think you're nuts! But so what? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So resist the temptation to censor yourself. Your ego is trying to protect you from getting your feelings hurt, but your pride is ready to risk it. When you announce your new idea, do so with confidence. Don't ask for people to like it -- assume that people will like it!"</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>My ego is trying to protect me from getting hurt sounds like what I go through all the time, but just like your ego can make you feel good and important about yourself at times...It can also <img title="Crystal Ball" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_6.gif" align=right border=0>make you feel bad and tell you things about yourself that you don't want to hear. You know maybe this perdition about my ego isn't such an amazing coincidence after all? </font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>I have to deal with my ego everyday!</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Amazed+by+my+Horoscope&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2555.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2555.entryTue, 03 Jun 2008 18:07:20 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2555/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2555.entry#comment2008-06-03T18:07:20ZWho's Who: Ego!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2463.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:217px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Change for Good: True Love and Happiness, Go beyond your Ego</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I have had an epiphany, an awakening if you will and it all started with a letter I received in the mail this week, which has inspired me to write about "Who's Who: Ego!" I couldn't find the letter to give you the details in it, but it was from <a href="http://www.biltmorewhoswho.com/index.html" target="_blank">Biltmore Who's Who</a> and I couldn't help but feel the excitement of being somebody. I thought this video had a good explanation of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEI-wLWzKps" target="_blank">What is Ego?</a></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The thought of "being somebody" always reminds me of the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerk_(film)" target="_blank">The Jerk</a> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCU5xtsldV8" target="_blank">See YouTube Video</a>) when Navin Johnson sees his name in print and his ego overwhelms him and he's ecstatic about <img title=Spaz src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_47.gif" align=right border=0>seeing his name in print in the new phone book. Navin is jumping around uncontrollably shouting, "The new phone books here", and then proclaims, "I am somebody now", he says, "This is the kind of spontaneous publicity, your name in print that makes people". I just think that part of the movie is hilarious, and it shows Navin's ego in action.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have tried to write about the ego several times, without much success, ever since I read Bobby's article: <a href="http://revellian.com/2007/09/10/blogging-ego/" target="_blank">Blogging Without an Ego</a>. But I can't seem to get rid of the voices inside my head, which I think are my ego or whatever you want to call the thoughts that come to mind when I am trying to write something, to leave me alone. I talked <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0>a little bit about the ego in this entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2460.entry" target="_blank">Wicked's thoughts on Ego</a>. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The only reason I am even attempting to write about the ego today is because of this new book I am reading: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2459.entry" target="_blank">A New Earth</a>. The author Eckhart Tolle has a lot to say about the ego and how bringing your ego into your consciousness is the best way to confront it. I guess that's what I am trying to do by writing about the ego today, because I am tired of listening to the voices in my head.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have always thought that the best way to deal with these voices was to just ignoring the ego. That letting the thoughts go would be the best <img title=Meditate src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_144.gif" align=right border=0>way of dealing with these kinds of voices, but that hasn't worked. Now I am trying to do what </font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Eckhart says to do, and that is bringing your ego into your conscious reality. I am going to give that idea a chance to work because I am tired of listening to something that's just a thought!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The statement: "I don't know what is going on in <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0>my mind, becomes an oxymoron when I add: As an intelligent human being." To prove my point I wanted to show you some previous entries I wrote regarding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycology" target="_blank">psychology</a> and my mind:</font></strong> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1265.entry" target="_blank">What is Normal?</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2283.entry" target="_blank">Get Over It!</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706.entry" target="_blank">Dreaming About Writing</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!704.entry" target="_blank">A Mind like This</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1848.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Should I say, "Hello?"</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1841.entry" target="_blank">Wicked's Alter Ego</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1839.entry" target="_blank">Disclosure to the Story</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!517.entry?_c=BlogPart" target="_blank">Searching for Something</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2056.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Reading My Statistics</a>; <strong><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1596.entry">Wicked is a character</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!902.entry" target="_blank">Don't Let Me Get Me</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2179.entry" target="_blank">I am Stressed Out!</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2093.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">What Inspires Me?</a>; </strong></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2123.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Change my Thoughts</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1649.entry" target="_blank">Not Good Enough</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!253.entry" target="_blank">I am getting so Paranoid</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2377.entry" target="_blank">Things I Might Say Are?</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2426.entry" target="_blank">My First Video!</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2133.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">What's My Real Name?</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2381.entry" target="_blank">Madness and Confusion!</a>; <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!463.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Different but the Same</a>; and the list could go on and on!</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>That's quite the list there! I made this list more <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>for my own analysis of myself than for anyone that might be reading this. All this thought about my mental condition (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvIeZ30jhXA" target="_blank">Pink Floyd: Brain Damage</a>) made me think of and write this quote: </font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>Insanity is not knowing that you are crazy: It is thinking that you are not!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Who's+Who%3a+Ego!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2463.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2463.entrySat, 24 May 2008 13:53:16 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2463/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2463.entry#comment2008-05-24T19:07:32ZBlessed we are One!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2432.entry<p> <div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:257px;padding-top:0px"><div></div></div> <p> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>A <a href="http://feebee62.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">friend</a> from <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon</a> shared this video with me and I feel compelled to share it with all of you because "Blessed we are One!" </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The title of the video is: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6CL5J_4u1Y" target="_blank">The Gentle Art of Blessing</a> and the reason I have chosen this title and this writing prompt for <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>today is it reminded me of something I said in one of my previous entries: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!874.entry" target="_blank">What about the Unknown?</a> "Is it that we don't understand how the Universe and God are One connected to all living things by some unknown link?"</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The video has so many meaningful statements throughout it, but this is the moment in the video that really got my attention:<a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCE5yncfvr6fAZeMjS3_UX_v1bJeHEzvMq0EpAxqp8rfkACWfvObG6jIy-8UjfzhWvc?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=177 alt="We Are One!" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEuJ4dL7Fg0VIMmJC3d_BBa9HZ_Y1kmYCXCd7sUAOs4lWyvRDNX1EQRdW3uf5KFtvE?PARTNER=WRITER" width=257 align=right border=0></a></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The "<font color="#ff0000">We Are One</font>" and the <font color="#ff0000">1+1=1</font> and "<font color="#ff0000">One Love</font>" is what I really connected with in the video, maybe because of what I had written in "What About the Unknown?" or maybe because it was like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu" target="_blank">déjà vu</a>, I am perplexed. I see something that I have written about before it seems to have a significant <img title=Thinking src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_12.gif" align=right border=0>meaning to me, for some reason. Like a connection was made with "We Are One" and I want to make that connection known to you, but why?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I write these thoughts on the page and they have <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0>such significant meaning to me, but I never know what they mean to you...Or even if anyone's even read them? But really that's not the point: The point is to express my thoughts into writing and if you are reading this I hope that you understand my meaning. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Our thoughts control our lives and they have a <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>significant effect on the lives of others. It would be doing the world a favor if we could think good thoughts as "One" and bless each other!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Blessed+we+are+One!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2432.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2432.entryWed, 14 May 2008 16:07:19 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2432/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2432.entry#comment2008-05-14T16:07:19ZThe Crystal Ballhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2291.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFc7FqTbrNpfa4mz4eraS63KKkMN6rJkVo71vZy0q0F8ZHBA1PA4lwzZp_pH3r08F4?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=217 alt="The Crystal Ball" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCH6OAPMi7ZqY06ZiinYqJ3D6vfX39QdG_M_q4t1mCZHpZiAFKMGKS75CTXU5euX8L0?PARTNER=WRITER" width=164 align=left border=0></a> I don't know about you but I would like to have some insight into my future so I asked "<a href="http://predictions.astrology.com/cb/runningframe.html" target="_blank">The Crystal Ball</a>" this question, "Will I be inspired to write today?" This was the reply, "That's a strange question." I think we all have questions about life and I know that I shouldn't be asking a crystal ball for answers. This article answers the question about: </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://www.gotquestions.org/psychics-Christian.html" target="_blank">"What is the Christian view of psychics?"</a> That leads me to my next conundrum, "The Bible is the word of God weren't the people that wrote it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet" target="_blank">prophets</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic" target="_blank">psychics</a>?"</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I may not know what I am talking about expressing my views on theological questions, but nevertheless it is what's on my mind today. It's the age old question of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_vs._Evil" target="_blank">good vs. evil</a> and only you<img title="Good Vs Evil" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_9_209.gif" align=right border=0> can decide if it's good or if it's evil. What about all the contradictions between what one person sees as good and another person sees as evil. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_thinking#Black_and_white_thinking" target="_blank">black and white thinking</a> that doesn't take the shades of gray into consideration! It leaves us with our faith in what we believe, and our values as human beings to make the determination.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I know that it's wrong for a Christian to believe in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Ball" target="_blank">crystal balls</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_cards" target="_blank">tarot cards</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope" target="_blank">Horoscopes</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology" target="_blank">astrology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_teller" target="_blank">fortune tellers</a> and the occult. But is it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope" target="_blank"><img title="Crystal Ball" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_6.gif" align=left border=0></a>wrong to look at such things and try to determine whether or not it something that you put any faith in or believe. For example here's my tarot reading from <a href="http://www.realmsofthearcane.com/tarot_oracle.php?MX=1&A=5&B=12&C=21&D=2&E=13&F=20&G=22&H=37&I=14&J=3&K=9&L=11&NM=Jeff" target="_blank">Tarot The Oracle</a> today, <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>and I opened the Bible randomly to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_Solomon" target="_blank">Book of Wisdom</a>. I pray that God will guide me to make the right choices in my life and to do His will in my life!</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Jeff </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+The+Crystal+Ball&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2291.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2291.entryThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:21:25 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2291/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2291.entry#comment2008-04-24T15:21:25ZWondering Whyhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2264.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Today I am questioning the very reasons I even <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>try to put words on the page, and I am "Wondering Why" bother with writing? Not that I think I will find the answer but to ponder the question. My memory often fails me and having an entry for every day of the year reminds me of my thoughts. The thoughts I do remember seem to be chosen randomly with no rime or reason to them and that is puzzling me.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Its days like today that I struggle with the conflict of whether to keep trying to make an entry. I know it's just the lazy part of <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0>me that says, <em>It is easier to just quit trying! </em>The determined part of me wants to continue because of the benefits I receive from trying. I am thinking; <em>It is the very reason for my existence to keep moving forward! </em>I am constantly looking for simple answers to the complex problems of life, and I am frustrated with the shades of gray. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>This search on <a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=meta:search.pt(blogs)+site:myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com+why&form=QBRE" target="_blank">why</a> of my Blog brings up the many questions with my <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!479.entry?&_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Obsession With Why, Why, Why...</a>but leaves me with the unanswered questions I desire to find and more bewilderment.<img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0> I am writing this today not so much for your benefit but for my own, when I don't have a topic to write about, I tend to just ramble on about the thoughts on my mind!</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Jeff</strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Wondering+Why&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2264.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2264.entryThu, 17 Apr 2008 14:21:21 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2264/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2264.entry#comment2008-04-17T14:21:21ZIt's Your Thing?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2263.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:238px;padding-top:0px"><div></div>It's Your Thing by The Isley Brothers</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> I really don't know if writing everyday in my Blog is my thing or not, how do you know if "It's Your Thing?" This song entered into my mind today, because I am always questioning, "What is my thing?" I liked this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMimqfJVedE" target="_blank">song/video</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld" target="_blank">Elaine's</a> dancing like no one's watching in the video reminded me that I should write like no one's going to read this, which is probably true.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Finding out what my thing is, hasn't been easy for <img title=Gardener src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_8_215.gif" align=right border=0>me, in fact, I am still trying to figure that out, "Maybe that is my thing?" I think I am doing what I want to do, but yet I am still questioning if it's my thing? I have been doing yard work and enjoying the beautiful springtime weather. It really feels good to get outside again and not be chilled to the bone.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have more things to do outside today <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>and I don't know if that's my thing or not either, but it's something to do. I hope that you have a great day, and you're doing your thing because that's what you want to do!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+It's+Your+Thing%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2263.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2263.entryWed, 16 Apr 2008 14:29:43 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2263/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2263.entry#comment2008-04-16T14:29:43ZI Wonder Sometimes?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2261.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I often think that my voice is not being heard, <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>and it really doesn't matter to anyone but "I Wonder Sometimes?" I write something everyday in my Blog, and I usually feel like I am just talking to myself. Have you ever felt this way? The reason I am writing about this today is I tried to leave this comment on <a href="http://mattgarrett.com/" target="_blank">Matt's</a> article: </strong></font> <ul> <li> <div align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>This is my Tweet: </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/MyUniqueLife" target="_blank">MyUniqueLife</a></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong> I liked Matt's article now I don't feel so alone in not getting <a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>: </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong><a href="http://mattgarrett.com/do-you-get-twitter/" target="_blank">Do You Get Twitter?</a></strong></font></div> <li> <div align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>Thanks Matt! I enjoyed your article, I know I have more room to write here, but I am practicing my Tweeting.</strong></font></div> <li> <div align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>Enjoy Life!</strong></font></div></ul> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The comment didn't show up on Matt's article, and I wonder if he or anyone will see what I said. I tried to re-enter the comment and it said the comment was a duplicate, so it must be there but I couldn't see it. The point being: I write my thoughts and sometimes wonder whether it really matters if my voice is heard at all! What difference does it make?</font></strong> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://www.jhsiess.com/" target="_blank"><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHuszL6zqOyDJNYy-zA4jto1muj2A1-RZAID6UJcMvdH6k9XAuUsglwRFd6EOM4P2g?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=81 alt="Write Stuff New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHSHBZRN0ZVssGfRSnrlKaMmDzhhqUKmfTHMithe8ValmlLqhPXOAYKQS95ASa7QUA?PARTNER=WRITER" width=126 align=left border=0></a> Janie</strong></a><strong> a<font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>t the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> has this great </font>article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/connected-lives-three/" target="_blank">Connected Lives</a></strong><strong> and the question will </strong></font><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&ref=us&oref=slogin" target="_blank">Writers Blog Till They Drop?</a> is raised along with many other questions like: "Why do <em>you</em> blog?" Which I feel like I have answered with my title today, "I Wonder Sometimes?" This is from yesterday's entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2258.entry" target="_blank">Inspiration to Write?</a> "<strong>The reason I keep writing is the desire in my heart to express myself and be heard. I don't think I will ever learn how to write <img title=Embarrassed src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_12_9.gif" align=right border=0>the way I want to, but that is reason enough for me to keep trying!</strong>"</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I am embarrassed to answer this next question because of My Unique Life, but I spend the majority of my time every day on line: 12 hours a day. Writing, reading, learning and amusing myself on line has become my life, but it also gives me something to keep my mind occupied. I don't really think of being connected via technology as being a slave or a victim to it. I am looking at it as a way to "Learn Something New" and possibly change my way of thinking, to better myself.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>I don't know if anything I have said here today will mean very much to anyone but me. It's my therapy for today, and I have enjoyed writing this, and I hope that you like it too!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+I+Wonder+Sometimes%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2261.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2261.entryMon, 14 Apr 2008 15:43:27 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2261/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2261.entry#comment2008-06-04T20:19:35ZShould I Really Care?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2242.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEoLXhGVYQ0HgNlQTgNxRdmWzZUnw253yWWT-4COyIsi83hg68oHYJ6L_rfYrG1kB4?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=122 alt=neobrain src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFpHO5IV3li2_KEr03t4Xtj-z7sMkZCzl6_gshzGsebJddPbUv2Rg_82HKNlGfIdTw?PARTNER=WRITER" width=94 align=left border=0></a> I am always so concerned with what other people think of what I write about, and the things I say in my writing, but "Should I Really Care?" What you think of me? For the most part, I don't think that people really know who I am; in fact I don't even think I know exactly who I am. That's part of the many reasons why I write everyday, but I feel like <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>I am taking what I say too personally.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I want to be able to communicate my thoughts into writing so much that I am putting too much pressure on myself to succeed. I feel like I am actually hindering my progress by putting these high expectations on what I write. I am saying this because I really don't think that my concern even matters to you, why should it?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I found this question in a forum: </strong></font><a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/forums/social-relationships/16257-do-you-care-what-other-people-think-about-you.html" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Do you care what other people think about you?</strong></font></a><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> I really liked reading what other's thoughts were on the subject and this quote: </font></strong> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font color="#ff0000">I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. </font></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1457.html" target="_blank">Pablo Picasso</a></strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>In the forum on one of the answers I found a link to <a href="http://www.thework.com/index.asp" target="_blank">Byron Katie's site</a>, which I thought might help me with what I am experiencing because of this question: Who would you be without your story? I thought it was a great question, and I want to read more of her thoughts: <a></a><a href="http://www.thework.com/thework.asp" target="_blank">What is The Work?</a> </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I asked this question in <a href="http://qna.live.com/" target="_blank">Live QnA</a>: <a href="http://qna.live.com/ShowQuestion.aspx?qid=A86223AF93384DCF80107AD5656D62D2&ctx=/Browse.aspx%3ffilter%3d1" target="_blank">Should I really care: What others think about me and my writing? </a></font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000">Question details:</font> </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I am trying to learn how to express my thoughts into writing, my Blog entry today: Should I Really Care? I am so concerned with what other's think about what I say. How can I overcome this <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0>anxiety of worrying about what someone else may think about the things I say?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>A good example would be: I remember one day in school when I asked a question, and everyone laugh at me. I was so embarrassed for even asking the question, but why should I be? People make fun of other people all the time, but<img title="School Uniform" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_3_32.gif" align=right border=0> most people learn how to ignore people's remarks.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Do you feel nervous or concerned when you ask a question here in Live QnA? If yes, how do you deal with that feeling? What do you do to gain the self-esteem to ask and answer questions?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I feel anxious just asking this question: But should I? Do you feel the same way? What do you do to fight these kinds of feelings? I am hoping by asking this question it will give me strength and help me to overcome this feeling.</font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000">I could really use your help with this question, I want to know what you think, and surly I am not <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>the only one who feels this way!</font></font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#000000">Thank you in advance; I appreciate your advice and your answer to this question that is troubling me.</font> </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Should+I+Really+Care%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2242.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2242.entryThu, 10 Apr 2008 13:57:28 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2242/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2242.entry#comment2008-04-10T21:44:12ZPassion for Writinghttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2151.entry<p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEVgt6UQxdlkyPFhHfyVB0CAPoh8kLu6d4VYhtySXYs3C9m_P5KbR2qizykvz716MI?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=159 alt="Write Stuff New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCGUTMWgbIoaFWf11tVqkdDM5qAMnatW8KZR3iCMupVCgkID96K9rC9X3IVuOCJLqbE?PARTNER=WRITER" width=250 align=left border=0></a> I don't know whether I would say that I have a real "Passion for Writing" it is just something that I am trying to learn how to do. My writing prompt today is courtesy of the </font><a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Write Stuff</font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> and </font><a href="http://tamrey.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Tammi's</font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/childhood-writing/" target="_blank">Childhood Writing</a></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> she started her article with this question, <font color="#ff0000">"When did your passion for writing begin?"</font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>It was like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramnesia" target="_blank">déjà vu</a> to me when Tammi said, <font color="#ff0000">"When I was very small, I used to scribble in books, pretending that I was creating a story." <font color="#000000">This is from my entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2097.entry" target="_blank">What is a Story?</a> "<strong>I had a memory of me as a <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>young boy scribbling on a piece of paper with a crayon thinking that I was writing a story. I wonder, <em>What that's all about?</em> Is that thought some kind of youthful desire I had to become a writer? And now I am fulfilling that desire! Probably not, I think that all young children that are learning something new have thoughts like that, don't you?</strong>"</font></font></font></strong> <p><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>It was like Tammi was answering my question today in her article by confirming the thought I had about young children learning to write, it was just great! Then she asked these questions, </font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>"Do you remember your first writings? What were the topics? Do you think that you could bring your childhood writing back to life?"</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>My answer, "No, I don't remember my first writings and that's one of the pleasures I receive <img title="Make Someone Smile Today" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_18_106.gif" align=right border=0>from writing in my Blog today. At least now I can have my thoughts recorded for future reference." Regarding topics, "Because I don't remember my thoughts the topics are even more difficult to recall, but I have always had visions of grandeur for my future." Childhood writing back to life, "I think I do that all the time as I am trying to learn to write. One might assume I am still a child in my ability to write."</font></strong> <p><img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=left border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>I can't Thank you enough for writing about this topic today Tammi, it is just so wonderful thinking back to the joyful days of my youth. I am really tired of writing now, I want to go outside and play!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Passion+for+Writing&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2151.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2151.entryWed, 19 Mar 2008 13:37:29 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2151/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2151.entry#comment2008-06-05T18:33:07ZI feel Serene When I Light A Candle!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2082.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFYZoyvDEP6EqxH24DNeWB7AWQWTRWViAjAkoQHjITgzgqLySTjUxuvlOWjk_5yuEw?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=229 alt="My Group Candle" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFpPUnsHMuNVrm54eW_278ug5K3byyzkXt-X8btrjDJ8G700iPtiAGqqW9WAezbQeg?PARTNER=WRITER" width=190 align=left border=0></a> I am starting another group at the <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/" target="_blank">Experience Project</a>: "<a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/group_profile.php?g=74902" target="_blank">I feel Serene When I Light A Candle!</a>" I have received great comfort from the:</strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Serenity Prayer</strong></font> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>God grant me the serenity<br>to accept the things I cannot change; <br>courage to change the things I can; <br>and wisdom to know the difference.<br>Living one day at a time; <br>enjoying one moment at a time; <br>accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; <br>taking, as He did, this sinful world<br>as it is, not as I would have it; <br>trusting that He will make all things right<br>if I surrender to His Will; <br>that I may be reasonably happy in this life<br>and supremely happy with Him<br>forever in the next. <br>Amen.</font> </strong> <ul> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) </font></strong></div> <li> <div align=center><strong><a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/prayeroftheday/prayer_one.asp?pid=1890" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Source: Beliefnet</font></a></strong></div></ul> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0> Some of you may know this prayer well and I apologize for posting it again, it's really for those who haven't heard this prayer that I am repeating it. Even if you don't believe in God, as I do, there's no denying you feel your soul "Your Inner Self" you may know it as your conscience or by some other name but you can't deny that it exists.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I am creating this group to promote this virtual <img title=Meditate src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_144.gif" align=right border=0>web site that I have recently discovered from a friend. It has brought me great comfort in knowing that other people meditate and share their hopes and dreams. If you would like to visit the site <strong><a href="http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng" target="_blank">Click Here to Light A Candle</a>.</strong></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Jeff </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+I+feel+Serene+When+I+Light+A+Candle!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2082.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2082.entrySat, 01 Mar 2008 19:53:31 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2082/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2082.entry#comment2008-03-01T19:53:31ZGrateful to be Alive!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2007.entry<div align=center> <table bordercolor="#000000" height=500 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=743 background="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6Txr8EzFXvn4b92RjhcGinaj4ThHjUdQPDNqyYMAGGiJOvABeG8Vk5i_RGiMSws9St5tKjJpILtfQ/Grateful to be Alive.jpg" border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td width=39 height=145> <td width=338 height=145> <td width=364 height=145> <tr> <td width=39 height=318> <td width=338 height=318> <div align=center> <div style="scrollbar-face-color:#856300;left:0px;float:right;overflow-x:hidden;overflow:scroll;width:334px;scrollbar-3dlight-color:#feb149;scrollbar-arrow-color:#feb149;scrollbar-base-color:#000000;height:129px"><font face=Verdana color="#feb149" size=1><b> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. </strong></font> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/buddha161584.html" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: Buddha Quotes</strong></font></a> <li><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: Picture by Jeff</strong></font></a> <li><a href="http://d3vmax.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!73AF9C0F050E35D9!34275.entry" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: Background Table</strong></font></a> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Jeff</strong></font><br></ul></b></font></div></div> <td width=364 height=318> <tr> <td width=38 height=37> <td width=338 height=37> <td width=364 height=37> </tbody></table></div> <p> <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/">My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Grateful+to+be+Alive!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2007.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2007.entryFri, 08 Feb 2008 16:21:10 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2007/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2007.entry#comment2008-02-08T16:29:33ZWhy Write?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1998.entry<p> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I don't understand it, I have made and <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1997.entry" target="_blank">entry today</a>, but I still feel the need say something: "Why Write?" I think that it's just out of <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>boredom. I haven't found anything to hold my interest, you know, my <strong><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1809.entry" target="_blank">Goals/Resolutions for 2008</a> and especially achieving "A Zest for Life!" The idea is: <strong>I am going to do that by finding new interests in life and by finding what excites me in life it will give my life purpose.</strong></strong></font></strong> <p><img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Finding my life's purpose hasn't worked out the way that I had hoped that it would. There seems to be the element of excitement missing in everything I hoped I would find interesting. Keeping the idea that: Today is going to be the best day of my life, gets more and more difficult as the monotony of each day continues, maybe I am just expecting too much as usual, I have a tendency to be an excitement junky, so the mundane experiences of everyday life never seem to be enough.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3>Writing about how I feel has helped though, and maybe the whole problem was that I didn't really write much by <img title="Earth Day" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_118.gif" align=right border=0>post that Email today. I have another project that I want to post today too, it's another picture that I liked, and it is <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2000.entry" target="_blank">The Earth</a>. It always seems to help to keep my mind occupied with things that I want to accomplish. So I am going to work on posting that picture and keeping the excitement of learning something new present in my thoughts!</font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3> Jeff <font size="+0"> </font></font></font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Why+Write%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1998.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1998.entryWed, 06 Feb 2008 20:29:18 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1998/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1998.entry#comment2008-02-07T00:17:31ZThe Abyss of Thought?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1983.entry<strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> <div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:236px;padding-top:0px"><div></div></div> Do you like the title "The Abyss of Thought?" For surly there cannot be </font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>something so immeasurably deep or infinite going on in one's mind. I am certain with the vastness of thought in my mind right now that I will be able to capture some glimmer of detail. Actually, I just thought that the title sounded much better than "Nothing to Say." Maybe a good quote will help me to search the depths of my thoughts to capture some words for today.</strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato" target="_blank">Plato</a></strong></font> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>I love this quote and it is the essences of what I am going to say today: In saying anything we are admitting that we are: A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom" target="_blank">wise man</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool" target="_blank">a fool</a>! It is a balance in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life" target="_blank">The Meaning of Life</a>! It is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoisum" target="_blank">Taoism</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_and_evil" target="_blank">Good and Evil</a> that gives contrast to every part of life. Another one of my favorite quotes:</font></strong> <ul> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>The Meaning of Life</font></strong></div> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>Lies in </font></strong></div> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>Courageously Facing </font></strong></div> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>The fact that it may have </font></strong></div> <li> <div align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>No Meaning! </font></strong></div></ul> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I honestly think that on days like today when my mind's like this that I shouldn't even try to write anything. It has a lot to do with just living in the moment: The past is gone; I can do nothing but learn from it. The future is yet to come; I can do nothing but wait. It is the present that I need to concentrate on: And just enjoy the moment!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I wish there was a way of expressing what a hard time that I am having writing today. Not that it would make any difference mind you; I mean the three people that are going to read this are Me, Myself and I. So really, what difference does it make? </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I guess the whole point of all of this is that you <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>have to have faith, in something, there is a greater power working to make all things possible, no matter what your belief ( ) insert your belief there!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+The+Abyss+of+Thought%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1983.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1983.entryMon, 04 Feb 2008 20:43:17 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1983/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1983.entry#comment2008-02-04T20:43:17ZAlways Wondering!http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1958.entry<p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCGW2e2d3w98l-85lnpR1ZdZXbMNNDcWaS5BFLAbU3RWAT7XFBGxRbN7qmy45rVwknk?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=140 alt="Today's Thought" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCH58QcoSNv6LpQ4kaigqw2MQ1mE25SJY12pke8ElGH26AbjqPHaR4zPO7DT556-EXM?PARTNER=WRITER" width=212 align=left border=0></a></font></strong> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I spend so much time thinking, pondering, questioning and "Always Wondering!" What should I be doing? What should I be learning? What is the meaning for my existence? Does that sound strange to you? I am so grateful when I have a topic or subject or something I feel passionate about to write in my Blog. Then there are days, like today, where I just start typing thoughts and hope that something of interest will capture my mind and give me something to say.<img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Then the thought comes to mind, <em>What difference does it make to anyone, but to myself whatever I write on the page.</em> I am so mesmerized by the possibility that my life could be controlled by some unknown force, which has yet to be discovered. The vastness of the universe only perpetuates the possibilities that could exist, which I am completely unaware of. As I am constantly searching to find new interests in life I am in awe of the endless possibilities that could exist with out me even being aware of their presence. </font></strong> <p><img title=Wizard src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_3_39.gif" align=left border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I think that's what fascinates me the most, is the unknown, the unexplainable, the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel that is still shinning, but what it is; is left to the imagination. The thought: <em>Who knows what is in the minds of men? </em>Has left me curious to find out where our thoughts come from and how they<img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0> change the world that we live in. I am going to caulk this writing today up as some more mindless dribble that is constantly plaguing my mind. What can I say, but that's what I was thinking so that's what I wrote!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Always+Wondering!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1958.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1958.entryThu, 31 Jan 2008 16:43:21 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1958/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1958.entry#comment2008-05-23T22:13:13ZIs Writing Lying?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1943.entry<p><img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I was reading <a href="http://www.paulanderson.org.uk/" target="_blank">Paul's</a> article today at the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a>, and I am going to use <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/im-a-liar/" target="_blank">I’m a liar…</a> as my writing prompt to explore "Is Writing Lying?" I have wanted to write about this subject for quite sometime. Paul's statement: "I'm a liar" in his title today has me wondering if all those comments that he said in my Blog were true. (Just kidding Paul) </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>That's the issue though: If I am thinking about writing a story, I have to use my imagination in <img title=Morph src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_3_13.gif" align=right border=0>order to come up with a tale to </font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>tell. </font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Is that lying? I think the only one that can answer the question is yourself, how it feels to you in your heart. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Surely no one believes writing a story is like lying, but if you're telling this story with some ulterior motive in mind, it makes me wonder. I would say, "I have a very vivid imagination" and yet I can't write about a lot of the places, things, ideas and <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0>all sorts of nonsense that my mind congers up. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I don't really know why? Sometimes I think it's my internal editor, which hinders me in writing my thoughts. I have trouble turning the editor off to allow myself to be creative, and to write the thoughts that are on my mind. That makes me think, <em>Who would want to read this crazy nonsense anyway? </em></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I guess that's the point though, it's just for my <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title="Light Bulb" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_13.gif" align=right border=0></font></strong>amusement and to entertain whoever might be reading this. I think you are really making a big to do out of nothing, to tell you the truth!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Is+Writing+Lying%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1943.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1943.entrySun, 27 Jan 2008 19:27:22 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1943/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1943.entry#comment2008-06-04T21:39:23ZMy Truth Quotehttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935.entry<div align=center> <table bordercolor="#ffffff" height=350 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=594 background="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6QXLiatOSiqtPuzwH8dmlSk6yUZEbyD8lk9Vd6YkrS5uiVvhl2paIbGJu-YOcl_IhDhdoGCjXTnRA/We the People Background.jpg" border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td width=27 height=260> <td width=154 height=260> <td width=411 height=260> <tr> <td width=27 height=55> <td width=154 height=55> <div align=center> <div style="scrollbar-face-color:#666110;left:0px;float:right;overflow-x:hidden;overflow:scroll;width:361px;scrollbar-3dlight-color:#d19d85;scrollbar-arrow-color:#d19d85;scrollbar-base-color:#000000;height:47px"><font face=Verdana color="#4f3416" size=1><b> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3>Even if the truth hurts; it doesn't make it any less true!</font></strong> <ul> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><a href="http://www.spmlawfirm.com/" target="_blank">Picture Source</a></font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><a href="http://d3vmax.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!73AF9C0F050E35D9!34275.entry" target="_blank">Background Table</a></font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3>Jeff </font></strong></ul></b></font></div></div> <td width=411 height=55> <tr> <td width=26 height=35> <td width=154 height=35> <td width=411 height=35> </tbody></table></div> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+My+Truth+Quote&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935.entrySat, 26 Jan 2008 23:27:10 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935.entry#comment2008-01-26T23:27:10ZThoughts of Encouragementhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1887.entry<p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFxcw1hoHxCWUHp3K9o5-Xv-MJsS77P3ZBDLWYeWv41NlGdFtVjUrETRr0t1dnyIfY?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=137 alt="Today's Thought" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEcYc4Y4xhrkBOq83xq_XhIki6hGV7QSFZGelI2lPBypt0qY3x5XbpIiGCFoIoR4vA?PARTNER=WRITER" width=207 align=left border=0></a> I need some "Thoughts of Encouragement" today, you know, something that will inspire me and lift my spirit. With all the tragic news that we all hear everyday, sometimes it is hard, to keep a positive attitude and things in perspective. To be grateful just to be alive, and let your troubles fade off into oblivion, sounds like a perfect place for them. Having faith in your beliefs is important to keep your mind focused on the greater rewards of life.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I can't believe how much I appreciate a smile, a kind word or someone with a caring heart. It just makes me feel like; I can overcome the adversities of a trying day, and brightens my mood. Wondering why discouraging things happen is not the answer, but having Love, Hope and Faith in the future can encourage us to be victorious to achieve our hearts desire. The thought, anything is possible, always makes me feel optimistic towards better days.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I should appreciate my life the way it is, but I tend to think things should be perfect and that's not being realistic. The determination to succeed<img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0> in life will happen when my thoughts provide the desires of my heart. In the morning when I awake I should rejoice and say, "This is the day the Lord has made and make it the best day of my life!"</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Thoughts+of+Encouragement&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1887.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1887.entryFri, 18 Jan 2008 01:11:17 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1887/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1887.entry#comment2008-01-18T01:17:11ZThoughts like the Windhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1835.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>It's defiantly windy today and I have "Thoughts like the Wind" they're gusting at times and never seem to end. Then there's <img title=Tornado src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_2_10.gif" align=right border=0>calmness, a lull, in the thoughts that are always changing direction. Where do they come from? Where is my mind going to take me as I ride on the currents of my thoughts? They're so unpredictable, are they there for my amusement? What should I learn from what they're telling me, at this very moment, in time?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>It's a wonderful day; the dull dreary gray sky has given way to the sun. I know the sun is always shining above the dull dreariness when it's dark <img title="Have A Nice Day" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_6.gif" align=left border=0>and gray in the winter time. It's just hard to imagine the splendor of the light and brilliance of the sun that I am seeing now. Unlike the wind, I can't capture it, and put it into words, but my thoughts I can, or at least try. I am thinking that today's magnificent display is a stage show, where I am the audience, being entertained and in awe of the wondrous mysteries of its ambiance.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>At this moment, the wind has blown in thoughts of, <em>Why are you writing this?</em> The thought comes to mind, <em>It <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>must be something blown in by the wind!</em> I have absolutely no idea what all this about, just like the day I am accepting the wind and letting it pass through my mind.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Jeff </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Thoughts+like+the+Wind&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1835.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1835.entryWed, 09 Jan 2008 15:07:20 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1835/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1835.entry#comment2008-01-09T15:35:42ZWhat I am Thinking?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1802.entry<p><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>What can I write about other than "What I am Thinking?" I seem to get lost in my thoughts, which only leads to confusion, and how do I express this confusion into writing. If you have read any of my writing I am sure that you'll agree with me that it's confusing. The reality of it is that's what's going on with my thoughts. I keep trying to put off writing in my Blog until I have something in mind to write about, but everyday I end up just writing my thoughts.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have written about finding new interests in life and how I haven't found my passion in life. I have come to the conclusion that my problem with finding my passion in life is probably because of <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>the way that I think. What I am trying to do is write down my thoughts in hopes of finding my interests, without much success I might add, as you can see. I really liked this Wikipedia article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Thinking" target="_blank">Portal: Thinking</a> and I am going to use the links on the page to try and help myself improve the way that I think, if that's possible.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Your <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!710.entry" target="_blank">personality</a> has so much to do with "Who You Are" that I am going to start by listing the <img title=Painter src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_6.gif" align=left border=0>traits that the test says I might find interest in: </font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000">poet, painter, freelance artist, musician, writer, art therapist, teacher (art, music, drama), songwriter, art historian, library assistant, composer, work in the <img title=Snappy src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_13.gif" align=right border=0>performing arts, art curator, playwright, bookseller, cartoonist, video editor, photographer, philosopher, record store owner, digital artist, cinematographer, costume designer, film producer, philosophy professor, librarian, music therapist, environmentalist, movie director, activist, bookstore owner, filmmaker <font color="#000000">Wow! That's quite a list of possibilities!</font></font></font></strong> <p><img title="Glider 1" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_10_6.gif" align=right border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">I have never wrote about this before but when I went to college I could only think of one thing that I wanted to go to college for and that was to be a pilot.</font> <font color="#000000">Wouldn't you know it; it's not on the list: I really love flying but the cost of it exceeds the enjoyment that I receive doing it. I did receive my pilot's license but didn't graduate college. </font></font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">Thanks for Listening,</font></font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"> Jeff</font> </font></font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+What+I+am+Thinking%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1802.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1802.entrySat, 29 Dec 2007 20:53:23 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1802/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1802.entry#comment2007-12-29T20:53:23ZA State of Confusionhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1711.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:244px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Land Of Confusion: Genesis</div> <p> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/my-wall/" target="_blank">My Wall </a>is living in "A State of Confusion" and my writing prompt today is from an article that <a href="http://www.jhsiess.com/" target="_blank">Janie</a> wrote at the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a>. She said, "Leave a comment, telling us about your “wall.”" I don't really think that in <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>my case that it's just one wall but its many walls that I have built in my mind to create these problems for myself. I am going to use this writing as my Blog entry/comment on my thoughts.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I seem to have a mind that is constantly arguing <img title="You're The Best" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_10_6.gif" align=left border=0>with itself and is never satisfied with anything that I accomplish. It is emotionally draining to live in this state of confusion with the constant turmoil existing in my mind. For example: I get upset when no one visits my Blog because I feel like I am not saying anything in my writing that anyone wants to read. Then when someone does visit my Blog I am still not satisfied because I feel like they just visited by mistake and didn't really learn anything or even enjoy what they read.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>That's just one example of constant battle going on in my mine all of the time, and yes, I find that very hard to admit but I think that I am only fooling myself if I don't come right out and <img title=Embarrassed src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_12_9.gif" align=right border=0>admit it. I make a lot of mistakes all the time and then I dwell on those mistakes instead of just letting them go is another thing that really troubles me. I mean, I could go on and on about all the different thoughts that I have that literally drain the life out of me, and I have everyday in my writing. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Here's a <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1550.entry#comment" target="_blank">comment</a> that <a href="http://www.paulanderson.org.uk/" target="_blank">Paul</a> left on one of my entries, and I wanted to share it with all of you: </font></strong> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>"At the end of the day though, we all write for ourselves, so the only person's opinion on your writing that <em>really</em> matters, is your own."</strong></font> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Now if I could only get myself to accept the fact that I am who I am and I can't real change that I would be more apt to appreciate the abilities that I have and stop being so critical of myself in my mind. I want to Thank Janie & Paul for their great <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>articles about <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/the-wall/" target="_blank">"The Wall(s)"</a> that they have to conquer and I think that the real challenge to any writer is to inspire others to do some writing of their own. Thank you both for inspiring me to write this! Me living in "A State of Confusion."</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3> Jeff </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+A+State+of+Confusion&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1711.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1711.entryMon, 10 Dec 2007 19:33:29 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1711/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1711.entry#comment2008-06-05T18:58:23ZDreaming About Writinghttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706.entry<p> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Oh, great, it's not like I don't have enough problems, now I am "Dreaming About Writing" and I usually don't even remember my dreams. I wake up this morning, with the remnants of this dream that I feel compelled to write about today. The strange thing about that is I have already posted my entry for today: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1705.entry" target="_blank">One Minute For God</a> so I shouldn't even be thinking about writing.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>This may sound strange, but I am feeling like I imagine the prophets felt when they were writing what they were thinking, too weird. Ok, on with the story! I am reading a new book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-Mind-Winning-Battle-Your/dp/0446691097/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197140528&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Battlefield of the Mind</a> by <a href="http://www.joycemeyer.org/" target="_blank">Joyce Meyer</a> and I have never had an author get inside my head like she has with this book. The first thing that I want to tell you is how much I am enjoying reading this book. I wanted to find a certain sentence or paragraph that would tell you why I am writing about this today, but I guess I'll just have to try and paraphrase what I am trying to say.</font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>"When is my mind Normal?"</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>It's the title to chapter eight and it reminds me of my Blog entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1265.entry" target="_blank">What is Normal?</a> The things that she's talking about in the book are like the thoughts that I have everyday, and her thoughts sound so much like mine that it is eerie!</font></strong> <p align=center><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font><font color="#ff0000">"A Wandering, Wandering Mind"</font> </font></strong><strong><font> </font></strong></font></font> <p align=left><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font>It's the title to chapter nine and it reminds me of my Blog entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!704.entry" target="_blank">A Mind like This</a> and how my mind is so confused, most of the time, and I can't concentrate. I have said something like this in my Blog many times; this is a quote from the book, starting at the bottom of page eighty seven: "I can read a chapter in the Bible or a book and all of a sudden realize that I do not know what I have read at all." I usually just say, "I don't comprehend what I read", but it is just so familiar to me.</font></strong></font></font> <p align=left><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font>I seem to have satisfied my need to write about my dream today. My hope is that I have recorded what my dream was about, so that it will ease my mind. There are just so many topics that she writes about in this book that I just can resist the desire to write about the coincidences of them. Me telling you what I was "Dreaming About Writing."</font></strong></font></font> <p align=left><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong></font></font> <p align=left><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font> Jeff </font></strong></font></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Dreaming+About+Writing&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=73329&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706.entrySat, 08 Dec 2007 21:07:32 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1706.entry#comment2007-12-08T21:07:32ZWhat's Nothing Worth?http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1667.entry<font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://do8mva.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6RyUE788bh7wDxF4uNm-qFlCi1cDZ9DEHalOPkNLuG2JLa7aS_6uqf8SIX5x0Hd_nsq5xU29K5kfw?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=130 alt="What's Nothing Worth" src="http://by1.storage.msn.com/y1pA8zWCkNArbJemFrsjA7RWlngF7ThtpTr-c3GgGghdsEvRwiZuJF86CJ6KqYbENFGgi57kyVKvPvXfiLHx1oC6lihiwCCqUB-?PARTNER=WRITER" width=226 align=left border=0></a></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Seems like a redundant question, "<a href="http://qna.live.com/ShowQuestion.aspx?qid=0E47FB04732643CFB9761EE45F175EE0" target="_blank">What's Nothing Worth?</a>" Nevertheless that's what I feel like writing about today! You've heard the expression: <a href="http://lesliefieger.com/articles/penny_thoughts.htm" target="_blank">A Penny for your thoughts</a>, well just imagine if you could find the person that said that and make them pay up. We would all be rich! Or how about this expression, "I did nothing wrong" how many times have you heard that one? How about this one: <a href="http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2007-11-24-0010.html" target="_blank">One person's thrash is <img title="Walking Garbage Can" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_1_136.gif" align=right border=0>another person's treasure</a>! Someone will ask you, "<a href="http://qna.live.com/ShowQuestion.aspx?qid=0F1AB30D6B2441E6AE5FBA74C6F50922" target="_blank">What's on your mind</a>?" You'll say, "Nothing" when you know there's something on your mind, the person just ask you a question and you're thinking about what's on your mind.</strong></font> <p><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The question goes even deeper than that though, and I wanted to talk about the value that we place on things. What I find amazing is how a company's stock can be this price one day, and the very next day it's worth more or less depending on whose buying and whose selling. Sure, I get the idea behind supply and demand but come on now, how can things fluctuate so drastically. A good example of this is the housing market right now, how many times have you heard, "You can't go wrong investing in real <img title=Money src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_36.gif" align=right border=0>estate!" The current market kind of puts that saying to shame but if you aren't selling is it really worth any less to you? </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The definition of <a href="http: