Thinking outside your comfort zone

I am not a believer in our nations two party political system. I consider myself to be an independent and value the opinions of each American. Not because of what party they're in but because they are entitled to their own beliefs. This however is a right not a privilege and it drives me crazy when people voice their opinions but have NO idea what they are talking about. Both the republicans and the democrats of our country pride themselves not really on being one or the other but instead claiming they are not the other. They feel their views MUST be opposite of the other party and therefore create unnecessary arguments among each other and rally up other Americans to do the same. If America really wants reform the two parties really need to learn to respect eachother and listen to everybodys opinions. They need to work together and stop being so stubburn as to thinking one is better than the other and accept that somewhere there is middle ground to be covered. Not accepting ones opinions just because they are in a different belief system than you is ridiculous. We can compare our most radical politicialns to those radicals in race groups or even religions. America needs to wake up and realize if we dont work together we will surely die alone...

Soo this week has been quite hectic. My ex stepdad who my sister has lived with for years, kicked her out last week because of his new girlfriend so she is moving in with me. Been up late nights packing all her stuff and making numerous trips back and fourth between houses. Then i tried to surprise her andget a head start on unpacking when i sliced my hand open on a piece of glass from her vanity... awesome. Its slowly getting there but will take a lot of time. She also chopped 6 inches of my hair off this week and dyed it brunette for the fall.. I was sooo upset the first day but im gradually getting use to it even though i cant stop touching it. I decided to apply for a job at hollywood tan this week. If that happens I will be working full time at the law firm going to school 16 hours a week and working like 3 or 4 nights a week at the salon so this should make for an interesting semester... wish me luck

Bad Luck or Bad Karma?

I had a very interesting discussion with my sister yesterday regarding my teribble run of life in the past few years. I have been cheated on, betrayed, wrecked a car, lost funds for school, and put way to much money into a car that just doesnt deserve my time. I asked her if she thinks its bad luck or bad karma because Karma is something I hold in a very high regard. I believe people get whats coming to them and the people who have screwed me over or done bad things in life will be punished in thier own way. In high school girls wanted to start useless pity fights or say things about me that werent true, all for the sake of saving themselves. When this happened however i turned the other cheeck and said nothing back. I knew in time they would get exactly what they deserved and it would be waaaay better than anything i could ever say. One day I truly believed i could inflict karma on others lol My boyfriend was being a jerk and then as he went to get up he fell to the ground and landed on his knee. After being nice and taking care of him i simply smiled and said.. see what happens when ur a jerk... Since then many small things like that have happened to him so its our ongoing joke but many big things have happened to others that I have simply sat back and enjoyed thinking to myself... thank god i was patient because now karma is on my side. We came to the conclusion that some people have bad karma and others just bad luck. Its what u chhose to do with ur unhappy experiences however that make you who you are. so remember when life gets rough and you feel like the whole world is agaisnt you, be patient and take it in, you wont be given anything you arent capable of handling but sometimes you have to let the handling to the universe becacause the rewards are so much greater when you do.

Intelligent people can always come up with intelligent reasons to do nothing.

In the beginning of chapter fourteen, there is a profound quote by Scott Simon. To tell you the truth, I dont believe it has much to do with blogging but I do believe it has a powerful message inscribed within it.

Intelligent people can always come up with intelligent reasons to do nothing.

In our society, and even those dating back to ancient times the people who are named "intellegent" are "doers," theyre thinkers and people who make things happen. This quote however is saying just the opposite, it implies that the intelligent person can do nothing..

There is definately something to be said about our typical "BS'ers " -people who can get out of ANYTHING, or give reasons why other people shoud do nothing. They can be found everywhere, in schools, in work, at home, in the park, its fantastic. Bsing i believe is really a science. You cant be some average idiot to say something like, " i didnt do my homework because im studing psychological effects teachers can have on students who do poorly in school. You have to be smart to come up with things on the spot and then go with it to reason why its true. Many politicans are great Bsers, they get asked questions and on the fly they have great long answers that sound like they have been up all night for weeks thinking of just the issue. Kids in speech class who have NO idea what theyre talking about until 5 mintes before class. They get their speech from the energy they create in the very first sentence and can snowball it for 30 minutes. Honestly the "intelleigent" people in our society are envious of the bser because while they may have book smarts, they might not be a quick thinker and a smooth talker, which is a true gift, its not something people can easily pick up.

Yes, these people have bsed there way thru school, college, work, political systems and now... they are crucial leaders in our society. So before you say education is everything, you may want to rethink that statement and start belieing.. bsing is so much more









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