My Thoughts For Today

Thank you God for such a beautiful day. Isn't it beautiful outside folks? The multitude of colors that have been splashed across the trees is breathtaking. Have you stopped from your busy day to ""really"" take a look at the beauty? For so long I have rushed through the day without taking the time to stop and really see the beauty around me....and let that be a part of the "de-stressing" process that I need. Someone asked me just last week if I was "finally" enjoying where I lived. I know, you must be asking "What the heck is she talking about" I love my house but to be completly honest, I have always found some fault with things....it can't be seen from the road, I don't have a neighborhood and good streets for my child to play or ride bikes....yeah, little crazy things like that. I have always known the house was nice, yard was pretty and a view you can look at for hours, however, it has only been recently that I have truly SEEN these things and APPRECIATED them. I have let stress and bad environments cloud my mind for so long that I have missed out on alot and wasted time. I told you recently in another post that I have taken some time off from my job. I have truly enjoyed these days and have searched my soul for answers and prayed hard for God's guidance. I actually did apply for another job and was granted an interview. You know, God works in mysterious ways....I went for the interview yesterday. I was nervous because it has been a long time since I have been interviewed. However, when I left there that day I had a whole new sense of pride.....and ole' boost in the self-esteem department. Truly some medicine that I needed really bad! I won't know for a little while about the job, but what I do know now is that I had a good interview, was asked some pretty tough questions, but came through on top of each one of them (thank you pageant system for your interview skills you gave me)....when I walked away from that place I felt good about myself, good about my answers and intelligent. You see, where I work now, they tend to beat you down to the point you question if you have enough sense to come in out of the rain. Yeah, really! Remember I told you I got in trouble because I miscounted trees.....supposedly! Well, my day to return to my job is Nov. 17. No, I don't look forward to it, but I feel if another opportunity doesn't arise, I can walk back in there re-newed and stronger. I just hope I am strong enough! Do you ever feel that way? Why is it that we can allow our surroundings the power to make us into something we know we shouldn't be? What ever happened to "good judgement"?

I guess I should stop rambling. I am just excited at the fact that changes have (and are) being made in my life...and for the better. A lesson we all must learn is .......enjoy life, one day at a time. I heard that recently and realized just how true that is............to those of you that read this blog, it is pretty much common sense that things in life do not come easy or without a price sometime.....but just this week I have been shown that when you ask God to take care of things for you, He will allow something to take place that will give you what you are needing. No matter how much I would love to get this new job, God gave me a whole new sense of pride for a "job well done" on my interview. I didn't feel dumb....I felt good.....a sense of re-newed pride that had been shot down a long time ago.

Enjoy life as each moment/opportunity is given! We all will make it over our mountains if we take that advice! So, lets start climbing! Until later~