#82-Unconditional Love

Love is definitely a beautiful thing, but what happens when you love and get nothing in return? You can love someone, but when they don't love you anymore, treat you badly or have given up on that love, does your love still flourish? These are questions that I have been faced with in the past few years. It is just like the saying, "Love your enemies." That is easier said than done. Sometimes when you are in a relationship with someone who is angry with you or has done something you don't like it is very hard to still love them in the midst of it all. I feel like that is the pure definition of unconditional love. You love someone no matter what. You love them even when they have shown a side of them that you don't like. Usually when you give unconditional love to someone who hasn't shown you that love back , they are often surprised. That is not what is typical human behavior. Wars are built on enemies combating each other, not giving love. I have in the past year learned to unconditionally love people, even when they show me a part of them I don't like. Even if someone has done be wrong, I am trying to still have love for them. Just because you have love for them doesn't mean that you don't have a right to send them on their merry way. Of course I am talking in general statements. Every relationship is different. Though what if we loved people without expecting any love in return? All I can say is this world would be a different place!
-M

#81-Ignoring the Masses

Today there was an article going around on facebook about a change in our astrological signs. Basically, something about the planets changing, therefore you may not be a different astrological sign. Now instead of being your favorite astrological sign, you are the one you hate. According to this article, I am now a Scorpio. I definitely look at my horoscope about every day just for fun and I love being a Sagittarius. My whole life has been based on being a free-spirited, commitment phobe! My first thought was how dare they change my sign? After a while, I realized that I don't have to accept this. I can completely ignore this article and stay a Sagittarius. It feels so good being a rebel because you don't have to do what everyone else says to do. I realized that if I want to be a Sagittarius, I can still stay my favorite astrological sign no matter what anyone else says!
-M

#80-New Knowledge

I have come to the conclusion that I am either going to repeat titles on this blog or have nothing to write about some days. I am learning to actually be okay with that. Some days I am not going to have anything to write about and I will probably just randomly pick things. Some days are good and some are not, that is life! Anyway, today I learned a lot of new things today. When we got into the car today, the notice for low tire pressure came on the dashboard. My husband and I went to the gas station to put air in the tires and he taught me how to check the tire pressure. He first asked me did I want to learn and my know-it-all self at first resisted. Then I realized that I should learn and gave in. I was so proud of myself for learning and listen how to correctly put air in the tires. In the past I usually just put air in the tires and I usually go by how they look. I am glad that I decided to open myself up today and learn something new. Now I know how to do tire pressure for everyone!
-M

#79-Challenges

While I was in school, I was a mediocre student. I did well in some subjects, but in others I wasn't so great. I will say that I was a little lazy, even up to college. I probably could have been a great student if I was pushed more and challenged more. I thrive on a challenge. I love when someone tells me that I can't do something, because I will try my hardest to do it! Lately, I have been contemplating what my next career step will be and this has definitely been a challenge for me. I have been out of school for a while and while my other friends were in grad school, I was working my butt off. I felt great working in the real world, but I would love to learn something new. I would love to conquer a new challenge. The real issue about a challenge is all the obstacles. I find myself now knocking down obstacles like dominoes, one by one. I realized that I can't let obstacles get in my way. If I did then I would never achieve anything or even step up to a challenge. My next challenge is a little scary, but I am up for it, otherwise I should just sit down and shut up!
-M

#78-Reminders

Remember back in the day when people used to tie a string around their finger to remember something? I am glad that we have Blackberries, paper, computers, and other technological device to help us remember things. Today Verizon reminded me via text to monitor my data usage. I recently switched to a plan that allows me less time to mindlessly scroll through the Internet. Thanks to Verizon and their reminder text it made me slow down on using my Blackberry to research random things while I am watching TV. I am so thankful for having all the high tech reminders we have today. What if we only relied on that string around our finger? I wonder did people attach a note to that string because I would have never remembered what I was supposed to remember. I am still a little old school and I love writing things down on pieces of paper and I love posted notes. If we didn't have all these things to help us remember we may forget appointments or paying our bills. We all know that we can't forget to pay our bills, those late fees are crazy!
-M

#77-Lists

Lately I have been making a grocery list every time I go to the store. I heard on a TV program that you should make a meal plan for the week and make a list of all the things you need. This will help you save money by not buying things you don't need. I actually have been making a two week meal plan and it has worked well. We have saved money and I don't buy the junk food so I am getting closer to my target weight. When I go to the grocery store I love crossing out the things on the list. It makes me feel like I have accomplished something for the day. To do lists also help me finish things that I couldn't do with just making a list in my head. Whether it is on a piece of paper or on my phone, that little bit of organization keeps me on track. It also helps my day to run smoother. Now onto another list!

#76-Sanity

There have been times in my life in which I really felt like I needed to talk to a shrink. I needed to talk to someone who didn't know me and was unbiased. When I would walk in New York City people would talk to me out of nowhere. Soon they were talking about their problems in life and I just listened. I walked away and had to basically shake it off. I had to shake off all of their problems, so that I could deal with my own problems of the day. I wonder is that what a psychiatrist does everyday. Do they need to shake everything off so that they can deal with their day? Well, just because you want to speak to a psychiatrist or mental health counselor doesn't mean you are insane. But I will say with all of the people going crazy and shooting people, I am very grateful for my sanity. I couldn't imagine waking up everyday and hearing another person's voice or having an addiction problem. My biggest crisis is usually an argument with a loved one. So I am thankful for my sanity and if I ever become insane, please give me the health insurance to have a shrink to talk to because I wouldn't want to bother random people on the street!
-M