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I'm Back
It's been quite awhile since I've had the desire to share my thoughts on matters of significance. However, my current mental, spiritual and emotional state demanded that I return to my blog. As a social worker I assess mental, and in some instances physical, states to determine the impact that it has on one's behavior. Yet, I have neglected to do ( Read more... ) -
The Professional
I've been away much too long. I guess there comes a time in many of our lives where we get too BUSY to do the little things that maintain sanity and/or clarity in our lives. Herein lies the problem of the professional...more specifically the professional social service employee. Being in the presence of those who are suffering and/or apathetic ( Read more... ) -
The Calling...shall I answer?
Many of us believe in what is referred to as a calling. The calling is an internal signal that indicates what your choice of vocation should be. The hope is that the vocation is one that allows you to support yourself and if applicable your family. I am faced with the dilemma of answering my calling or finding employment that will permit me to ( Read more... ) -
My Book
I have about three years to write my book. Three years is the maximum allotted time because I have other plans. I don't want to spend the remainder of my life writing my story. I'm not sure what the genre will be...autobiography, semi-autobiographical, fiction (using elements of my life in the novel). Suggestions and comments would be greatly ( Read more... ) -
The Masks We Wear
I've been reading a book by bell hooks. It's been laying around in my apartment for quite some time and I had previously ignored the idea of actually reading this book. Every time that I've thought about reading this book, I've always said to myself that I don't need it or that I shouldn't read it because she's going to be pushing feminism on me. ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes You Need to Know When to Shut the F**K Up!
I've always taken my writing seriously. Meaning I always want to say something of significance when I put my fingers on the keyboard or my pen to some paper. I'm not interested in being the most prolific blogger but rather one of the more profound. However, profundity for me is not an everyday, all day occurrence. Instead, it is an erratic ( Read more... ) -
The Art of...
Artists bring a perspective to the world that is colorful and often unique. Allow me to rephrase that last sentence...the artists that I know bring a perspective that is often colorful and unique. Conversely, I've found it extremely difficult to have a simple conversation with my artist friends because the many abstract concepts that they see in a ( Read more... ) -
Awwwww...Primordial Scream
I know that some bloggers are looked at as adding a needed dimension to media and I truly hope to be that blogger one day...but as of right now I just need to release a primordial scream. In other words, writing blogs is my way of preventing the stress, frustrations, and anxieties of the day from overwhelming me. It allows me to express myself in ( Read more... ) -
Intrigued or Bored: You Decide!
That you should never respond to these "writer's block surveys"! Actually this question intrigued me becaue epiphanies can be turning points in our lives. Some (epiphanies) are less dramatic than others but no less effective in terms of changing the course of the individual's life.
I've never understood how people can look at the same issue and ( Read more... ) -
Where is the Cash/Love?!?
I've been interning at this organization since the second week of September 2007. Two months after starting, I was also offered the position of Community Organizer...more about that position in a later blog. It's been a great experience. I've made a lot of contacts in the community that I work as well as in the nonprofit sector. The atmosphere is ( Read more... )