I Promise Myself by Christian Larson

I Promise Myself:

• To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

• To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.

• To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

• To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.

• To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

• To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.

• To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

• To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.

• To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.

• To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

• To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world- not in loud words but in great deeds.

• To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

~Christian D. Larson

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has anyone ever just felt -- you know, BLAH. Like you could stay in bed all day, all night, not eat, not care?

yeah, that's kind of how i'm feeling. it's taking every ounce of energy to just do the bare minimum i need to do to get by today. I don't have the energy to care, to fight, to cry, to argue. I'm conserving what energy I have so that i can appear happy and wonderful for the kids.

I feel like I'm trapped in a hole. I can see my way out, but the shackles on my ankles won't allow me to climb out.

What happened?

I'm taking this discussion off facebook because I hate airing dirty laundry longer than I have to. Facebook let's my anger thrive, and I don't need that right now.

So, here's my question and I want it answered HONESTLY.

What happened with Bacon? I want answers from everybody involved with the dog. One of the key sources of bitterness and anger in my mind right now is that I wasn't able to take care of that dog. I don't know where I was when she disappeared (I hate to think it was while deployed), but my biggest regret is not trying harder to make her mine. So, I want to know the situation behind her.

And then we can get back into the sin of declawing a cat.

NEW KITTY! And Dulce's best photo to date.

Planting the Seed for Legal Pot

Lawmakers consider bill to allow pot for pleasure

Hey Family! Its Time for an Update! Jan. 7 2010

Everybody knows I'm not the best at communication. I was going to end the blod pot at that, but I'm trying therapy of writing...

Just not really my thing, not saying I have a problem working well with others, everybody happens to adore me. or so my ego likes to think :) I just cannot maintain the best lines of communication. However, Suzanna is a wonderful communicator with a Bachelor's in IPC, so what was I getting at?

Anyway getting to the point of the matter, I feel as though sometimes I am being carried by a wave, life, and I'm surfing the ride trying to stay on afraid to fall and ruin the ride, but what I just realized is that YOU HAVE TO FALL. So that you can ride the next wave. And I've never surfed, which is funny that I used that as a metaphor. But I'm sure you can all imagine what it would be like to surf, it's gotta be scary shit. Anyway, when you fall it's scary cause your under water and you have lost your bearings and you can't breathe and your scared, but than eventually there is only one way but UP. saddle up and go after another wave.

1) This is the last semester for my Associate's in Applied Business

Still trying to grasp the Applied part, but I'm getting better.

"A person's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains original dimensions."

2) Work is really slow. More reason to start applying my business.

3) Dad's House Update on projects

• Subfloor almost complete in the office. Sturdy, new floorboards. Does the trick. carpet to be installed at dad's leisure.
  
•  We need to build a wood porch in the front, cover up the cracked cement., by next week.
• Windows should be arriving 4 weeks, maybe sooner.
• Kitchen floor to be installed in two weeks time
  
• Need to replace the old thermostat with a digital one, looking in Nate's direction, he's done this.
• Also, Dad needs to seriously pack the rest of his stuff, Nate also looking in your direction to give him a boost of confidence for this...
• Alot of other smaller things. Oh, and bug bomb again for spiders and other creepy subcutaneous creatures, after the new windows are in.
• Floor in living room needs work on the sub floor before we install laminate wood, patch and level, maybe 1/4 inch ply to level out.
  
• Oh, and hand railings at the front and side porches.

Anyway, got some paperwork and filing that needs to be done, and preparing for school.


Love you guys,

Eric

World's tallest skyscraper opens in Dubai

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/6932543/Worlds-tallest-skyscraper-opens-in-Dubai.html

Burj Dubai

Architecture is frozen music.

www.burjdubai.com

The website is extremely busy. 

Quote about the swimming pools

"The Sky Lobbies on 43 and 76 additionally house swimming pools and a recreational room each that can be utilized for gatherings and lifestyle events. Offering an unparalleled experience, both pools open to the outside offering residents the option of swimming from inside to the outside balcony."

So cool.

The Winter Chill Begins!

As if the deadline to finish the porch rehab at Dad's new house wasn't stressful enough, the weather has taken a turn for the worst.


Partly Cloudy

10°F
Feels Like
1°F

The home insurance underwriter has informed me that the crumbling stairs out front must be repaired before 1/28 or insurance is cancelled... :(

Good news, we have the porch almost complete outside the kitchen door. Just need to put the railing in, so let's pray for some warmer weather :)

Ask and the Lord shall provide.

Love,

E