Saturday, May 21, 2011

Update

I know that it's been a while since my last post, but those of you who read my last post will know that I had a lot going on when I put it up, and I needed to take a bit of a break from my blog to decompress at least a little bit. My friend, whom I spoke of in my last post, is doing as well as can be expected considering the circumstances, although as I said, their life has been changed. All I can do is continue what I've been doing which is to support them as best I can,

I woke up to a gray and rainy day where I live, so I can't seem to fully wake up. I don't like days like that as it tends to lead to what I like to call brain fog. Brain fog as defined by MotorizedMillie, is when your eyes are open, and you look awake, but you feel extremely sleepy when there's no reason for it, and no matter how hard you try, you can't seem to muster the energy to do the things that normally come naturally to you, such as put together a blog post that sounds at least reasonably intelligent lol. As you've probably guessed by now, I have a bona fied case of brain fog as I speak. And because of that, I'm now going to close this post and wish all of you who read this a lovely day.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Day of reckoning

A few weeks ago I posted that a friend whom I love very much was going through a very difficult time in their life. For reasons of privacy, I can't go into details of what my friend is facing, but today is a pivotal day for them, and I don't think I've ever prayed so hard or been so frightened in my life. My fear is not for myself, but for my friend. Even if today goes as well for my friend as it can, their life will never ever be the same again. Today, I'm praying for strength for my friend to face whatever comes, and that those around my friend will have at least some compassion in their hearts. I pray also that my friend knows that I will be there for them no matter what happens today.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Unsettled

I've been feeling unsettled ever since the news of Osama Bin Laden's death was announced. Not because I'm unhappy that he's not on Earth anymore, but because there are many people who seem to be doing tit-for-tat. In other words, returning the hate he spread with even more hate. How are some people doing this? by celebrating his demise. And that's what makes me sad. Not that Bin Laden is gone, but that people are being so hateful in response to it.

Did Bin Laden hurt and murder many US and indeed world citizens? Yes. Did he change the lives of many families forever, forcing them to live with the kind of pain that will never completely go away no matter how much time passes? Absolutely. But think about this: Do you remember how you felt when you saw people in the Middle East celebrating the 911 attacks? What message does it send to the world if people here do the very same thing in response to Bin Laden's demise? To me, it seems that we don't practice what we preach. Responding to hate with more hate is not the way I choose to respond. Think about it.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Blogger ate the post I was working on

I was working on a post yesterday night, and blogger ate it, and I was too lazy to type it all again, so I waited until today. Drat  fingers that hit keys that I don't want them to hit lol. Having a chill-out day today, so I don't have much to say today, but that's ok. Relaxation is very important,