I have been neglecting my blog....
Here is a list of new things since I last posted:
1.) Quit boring job at City of Minneapolis
2.) Started working at Salut on Grand Ave.
3.) Started internship with Council on Crime and Justice
4.) Started work on my Master's thesis
5.) Got crane tattoo
6.) Lost my lovely and amazing cousin Nora, still dealing with the pain.
7.) Signed a lease with boyfriend Paul, very excited!
So, my life has been up and down, down and up...as everyone's is I'm sure. But I'm glad to be here, I feel incredibly lucky to have such amazing friends and family, and I will continue to try and live life with no regrets.
I'll try to keep up on this blog thing too....
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Day Job
I think I have officially decided that the rigid 8-4:30, 9-5 (what-have-you) schedule is just not for me. Don't get me wrong, I love working hard, which is precicely why I cannot stand sitting at a job just to sit there because you're expected to be there for a certain amount of time. I am truly Bored of being Bored!I think it's interesting to think about how society, or maybe it's just me, leads a person to believe that the ultimate career goal should be a steady 9-5 day job with a good paycheck. I do not agree, I agree with working hard to be able to support myself financially, but, steady 9-5...not for me, until it is truly work I am proud of and love to do every day. You may say I'm a dreamer, but, I'm not the only one.........
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Generation
Well, I put in my two week notice today at the City of Minneapolis. I will be embarking on a very exciting internship opportunity with the St. Paul/Ramsey County Department of Health, and working part time.
In the span of my "career" I have worked in law enforcement, social services and now business information technology....next step community health promotion! This makes me think of the statistic I heard about people in my generation, that we will change careers an average of 4 times in our lifetime. Well, this makes 4, I guess this is where I'll settle in....
This is where my life takes on a new path, and I am so excited to see where it takes me. I refuse to be discouraged by the economy and I only see good things ahead for myself.
In the span of my "career" I have worked in law enforcement, social services and now business information technology....next step community health promotion! This makes me think of the statistic I heard about people in my generation, that we will change careers an average of 4 times in our lifetime. Well, this makes 4, I guess this is where I'll settle in....
This is where my life takes on a new path, and I am so excited to see where it takes me. I refuse to be discouraged by the economy and I only see good things ahead for myself.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
"The more we train to see ourselves as such a meditational deity, the less bound we will feel by life's ordinary disappointments and frustrations. This divine self-visualisation empowers us to take control of our life and create for ourselves a pure environment in which our deepest nature can be expressed." -Lama Yesheit's
http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/images/green_tara1.jpg
I have begun to explore the interesting world of Buddhism. My main goal for this exploration is to not let it be just another passing fad or phase in my life. I find the ideals of Buddhism very calming and affective on my life, and, so many times before I have found something that helps me and then given it up in the hectic nature of my world. I don't try to give things up, they just fizzle out because so many other things override them.
To me, that's the beauty of Buddhism ideals, I read a quote in a book I'm reading I don't remember it exactly but it was something to the nature of..."To me, there is no more important being on this earth than myself." I thought about this a lot, because I have lead my life in an in between place for a long time. Trying to be totally selfless, and give for other people with the hopes of getting back. At the same time, doing things primarily that make me happy too. I have had this profound guilt about everything in my life and I think it's because I haven't adopted this notion. This notion that, there should be no one more important to me, than me.
Another notion of Buddhism though is that if you are always kind to yourself and in tune with your own thoughts and needs, this will project on those around you. A kind of inner peace that enlightens all those around you and who you love. How better can you give back to those you love, than by being free and happy enough within yourself to be the best and give the most to others. I feel that if someone tries too hard to please everyone around them, and themself, the conflict that is created makes mush out of the person. That person is useless to them self and those around them.
So, this is my official, documented statement that I will not let these ideas fall by the wayside, and I will continue to know that to me, there is no one more important, than me.
: ) Peace : )
http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/images/green_tara1.jpg
I have begun to explore the interesting world of Buddhism. My main goal for this exploration is to not let it be just another passing fad or phase in my life. I find the ideals of Buddhism very calming and affective on my life, and, so many times before I have found something that helps me and then given it up in the hectic nature of my world. I don't try to give things up, they just fizzle out because so many other things override them.
To me, that's the beauty of Buddhism ideals, I read a quote in a book I'm reading I don't remember it exactly but it was something to the nature of..."To me, there is no more important being on this earth than myself." I thought about this a lot, because I have lead my life in an in between place for a long time. Trying to be totally selfless, and give for other people with the hopes of getting back. At the same time, doing things primarily that make me happy too. I have had this profound guilt about everything in my life and I think it's because I haven't adopted this notion. This notion that, there should be no one more important to me, than me.
Another notion of Buddhism though is that if you are always kind to yourself and in tune with your own thoughts and needs, this will project on those around you. A kind of inner peace that enlightens all those around you and who you love. How better can you give back to those you love, than by being free and happy enough within yourself to be the best and give the most to others. I feel that if someone tries too hard to please everyone around them, and themself, the conflict that is created makes mush out of the person. That person is useless to them self and those around them.
So, this is my official, documented statement that I will not let these ideas fall by the wayside, and I will continue to know that to me, there is no one more important, than me.
: ) Peace : )
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