My horoscope for today--sent through e-mail from my mom each and every morning :-)
Mar 20, 2009
Letters, phone calls, or emails from far away could put you in touch with new and interesting people. These people could well bring some fascinating ideas your way, dear Aries. Shared knowledge can lead to mutual advancement on both material and spiritual levels, and this process just might turn a casual acquaintance into a firm friend. Expect a lot of contact with these people for a long time to come. Enjoy your day.
So this past Monday March 16th I attended a Concordia Cafe Event at Concordia University in St. Paul www.csp.edu and the evening has remained stuck in my current thought process ever since because it has my brain waves spinning with ideas and what if's for my life and my situation.
See, I haven't gone to college yet and I'm a young independent mother wondering what I should do for my career and future. I've been trying to research ways to be able to go back to school while maintaining my job at the State of Minnesota where I work Mon-fri 8:00-4:30 in hopes to some day move on up the ladder of success and to have the title of manager. However, that's not always possible without a degree :(
For many different reasons the ideal college experience is not for me and would prove to be a very difficult process both in the funds department and time involved. SO ideally you begin to assume well.. this sucks.. whats out there for me then?..what should I do?..I know I'm intelligent and I know I can succeed if only I knew a path or an outlet to get me there and one that would work for my lifestyle...but where to begin???
Today, it just seems like there are TOO many options out there which makes it difficult to narrow down the right one, wouldn't you agree? Plus, like how I feel, I don't know the best idea and the most legit way and I'm scared that if I put money and time and effort into something , will it in turn be a sucessful choice?!....
On Monday March 16, 2009, after attending the Concordia Cafe event, I really do think I have found the light in this oh so dark tunnel that I've been traveling in... here was my response to a close friend of mine who told me about the Concordia BA accelerated program in an e-mail that I wrote to her:
"Wow this is SO possible for me! The opportunity I was dreaming about just knocked on my door. I know I'm ready for this, however doubts do continue to feel like they are shouting at me reminding me what if I fail, what will "they" think? This thought process described is what has held me up continuously in my life. I'm nervous, but I WANT THIS."
...And so my excitement begins to unfold and my future that I want is in reach...close reach. I really believe that the plan I have come up with to reach my goals is set to work and I plan to document everything on how I've gotten here and where I'm going so I can impact other people in similar situations get to where they want to be in life.
Matthew 19:24-26 ... [26] Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” .....something to keep in mind :)
...to be continued!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Present
Reading back on my idea of looking back into the past is definately NOT how I feel right now. Life is about today, the present moment, not the past...
I've recently received the book "100 Ways to Simplify your Life," by Joyce Meyer and wow as I've begun reading it.. it's just fantastic. Little things I really needed to hear or read in this case.
God only gave us the ability to handle 1 day, not 2 days..not the next week...today! So many of us, including ME, live in such an anxiety filled demeanor because we're always thinking and worrying and wondering about the future or in some cases the past and not thinking enough about our feelings or our choices right now, right here this minute. We just weren't designed to be able to do SO much at one given moment, so why not just tell your EXTRA thoughts to get some rest and come back for the day they are needed.
Man!- If only that could be as simple as turning off a light switch..::click::...and then you think for a moment...ponder in some, sort of still silence...I should try this idea? I need and want to feel different day to day. I want some change to actually happen this time. I want to wake up happy with myself and my surroundings. I want to enjoy my day living in the NOW.
Make yourself aware of how your acting and what your doing and decide and also CHOOSE that little voice, that something new IS there and put your very best energies through each and every day that you are so honored to have to begin again.
I've recently received the book "100 Ways to Simplify your Life," by Joyce Meyer and wow as I've begun reading it.. it's just fantastic. Little things I really needed to hear or read in this case.
God only gave us the ability to handle 1 day, not 2 days..not the next week...today! So many of us, including ME, live in such an anxiety filled demeanor because we're always thinking and worrying and wondering about the future or in some cases the past and not thinking enough about our feelings or our choices right now, right here this minute. We just weren't designed to be able to do SO much at one given moment, so why not just tell your EXTRA thoughts to get some rest and come back for the day they are needed.
Man!- If only that could be as simple as turning off a light switch..::click::...and then you think for a moment...ponder in some, sort of still silence...I should try this idea? I need and want to feel different day to day. I want some change to actually happen this time. I want to wake up happy with myself and my surroundings. I want to enjoy my day living in the NOW.
Make yourself aware of how your acting and what your doing and decide and also CHOOSE that little voice, that something new IS there and put your very best energies through each and every day that you are so honored to have to begin again.
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