Blessings, affirmations, grace, and reflection

Finally, some love for the introverts of the world! My best qualities come from being an innie. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/hire-introverts/9041 On a totally unrelated (or somewhat related) note, the summer movie selection this year leaves something to be desired. I have been trying to strategize cool places to hang out this summer to escape the heat. More times than not the movie theater has been a big fail. I saw Madagascar 3 and was like Meh! It kept me out of the heat for 2 hours. Nothing really catching my eye at all.

All arrows are pointing south. I attended a film screening yesterday about the number of African Americans moving back down south. Places like ATL, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and New Orleans. All of them are places I have been mulling over. Today attended a workshop where some ladies from New Orleans were in attendance. They were just delightful! Not a fan of heat and humidity which is why I am having such a hard time with New Orleans. I realized that the main thing holding me back has been fear. Not sure when I became so fearful. Probably the last time I leaped and didn't land on my feet. Need to prep my parachute because it is time to jump again.

Had my goal setting meeting with bosses. We are keeping the same goals as last year. I will still casually browse around for a job, but I feel relatively confident that I am safe - for now. Now, my goals for the summer include but aren't limited to: Get my apartment deep cleaned and redecorated Clear out storage unit Travel (even if locally) Take lots of photos: Do a neighborhood project where I shoot different blocks and neighborhoods each day.  Go to Brooklyn - a lot! Go to lots of free concerts Score lots of rush tickets to see Broadway shows Hit the gym, swim, walk, and bike Write, write, write! Get to one of those Korean spas I keep hearing about Stay on top of my pedicures and massages Watch plenty of sunrises and sunsets Get back to living a clean life Rediscover joy Go to the beach - a lot! Laugh - a lot! Get my finances in order Catch up on the magazines that have piled up Catch up on the books that have piled up Takes lots of relaxing baths Have f...

...how. How do I drop the walls that I have spent a lifetime building up around me?  How do I feel safe enough to expose my venerability?  I am on this quest for knowledge.

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This is so me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counselor_%28role_variant%29 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealist_temperament There has been a lot going on at work. My boss has "cleaned house" and it is so strange, yet interesting, to see the skeletal collection of staff who remain. The energy of our last meeting was so different from the hostility that had been throughout our workplace interactions. I didn't realize how certain people can have such a huge impact on an environment. I think the fact that we are the "last ones standing" has in a way forced us to bond when we hadn't before. A lot of the cliques and undercurrent of discontent had vanished. Perhaps she is more perceptive than we give her credit. We were asked to sweep it all under the rug and move forward as about half of our staff will be newcomers. Everyone is positive that a new energy will be good for helping us get back on track. Yesterday was a different story. Yesterday the discon...

I let someone ruin my day. Joy fail! Will try harder tomorrow!

I should be getting ready for work, but instead I am counting my blessings. The news of Robin Roberts' latest illness has me stunned and perplexed. How strong we must be in this life and how fragile our lives can be. I take my life for granted. I am learning how to be more aware of what blessings are in my life. I woke up singing Great is thy faithfulness. Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided.    Message from yesterday's Daily Word:   Monday, June 11, 2012 Joy I express the full joy of living. We all strive for ideals. We all have a notion of what we want to be. But if we delay our happiness while we wait for some change or perceived improvement, we overlook much of life and its joys. If we look longingly toward a time when life will be different, we miss the unique pleasures of the present. The greatest assurance of a joy-filled future is the cultivation of happiness now. Every step of life’s pathway is rich and joyous...