adroitthinker's blog: "Insatiable Curiosity"

if I remember to smile as I go to sleep, I will signify that overall Thursday, May 3rd 2007 was a good day to be alive!

There comes a time when being oblivious to things that are obvious is just lame, foolish and OUTRIGHT!!!! inexcusable! Caring, true and loyal friends can serve well in the role of the "canary in the coal mine" pick up dangers that aren't easily detectable! If the canary strarts to give you indicators of problems, it is rather dumb to ignore them! I am quite lucky to have 2 quality and loyal canaries right here- I just need to improve in listening to the warnings, reponding quicker to them and finally learn to do the right thing in responding to them!

It is always good to practice liking yourself! Tuesday and Wednesday of this week- low minutes on the telephone ( now remedied) and an inability to reach computers- do not own one of my own- most of the time I use library computers) left me with few options! Suffering from Depression felt like it gave me the right to be self- hateful and angry but that didn't automatically provide me with tech access or human company! The best responses you make are often the only ones you can make!

and in the Darkest Night", if you are a Comic Book fanatic as I am, you will know that this is a part of the oath the Green Lantern speaks when, once every 24 hours, he re-charges his Power Ring! I am a depression sufferer as I know many on CherryTap are, times when people spend more time together such as weekends, holidays and special days can be difficult for depressives! The upcoming 14th of this Month is also such a day. If you see someone struggling mightily in this pre-Valentines period, offer an extra smile, linger longer over a compliment you want to pay them! Seemingly a very small action, but it is a mightly was to let love's light pierce the often false belief of " why don't I matter to anyone"!

some times I feel that there is so little connection to good and desirable people that it starts to dry me up inside! Tonight is one of those nights, the world around me seems to make so little sense and seems to be so totally NOT about me that I wonder where the rocket I arrived on was sent from! If you've ever gone through the starkness of savage Friday night loneliness, this blod entry is dedicated to you!

I'm going to throw this out to the CT Universe! I am a fanatical promise keeper! If I say, " i promise", it is equal to am absolute statement! if I promise to do a silly thing, I promised so...! There is a verse in the Bible that states, "Keep a promise EVEN if it ruins you!" So, I'm wondering, How do YOU view the subject of promises?

We are all time Travelers- as tomorrow will always be our destination--- So---- What have you done to personally make days yet to arrive great ones?? * Did you show a little patience with a loud child in a restaurant or store today?- One of the best ways to teach tolerance and acceptance is to show people that we tolerate and accept them? *Did you offer a family member with young children to--- go shopping for them, to pick up cleaning or maybe visit with them while they have their child/ children with them? People with young children say often, " It's amazing how having a 3 year old makes people not want to socialize with you!" * Smile at children when you get a chance to- it feeds and inspires young spirits to KNOW that they are approved of and enjoyed for just being who they are!

I am a fanatic Baseball fan and a fan and a loyal listener to ESPN RADIO's Morning Drive Time Show, Mike and Mike in the Morning! Towards the end of the program, a fascinating discussion came up on the legal problems of Professional Football, Baseball and Basketball! The hosts spent most of the Football portion of their analysis centering upon the Cincinnatti Bengals. 9 Bengals STARTERS are currently contending with legal difficulties! The team's Head Coach, Marvin Lewis, is " under increasing pressure to improve the off- the field behavior of his players!" Almost makes him sound like Mr. Lewis, the 4th Grade gym teacher, than Marvin Lewis National Football League head Coach! As the discussion turned to Baseball, Steroids took center stage! The Steroids used are considered illegal substances , so you, of course, can consider that a drug problem! Yet, the discussion also turned to the corruption of long held rcords of the sport- the prime example being Barry Bonds' quest to capture the Career Record for the Most Home Runs hit! The question of whether or not Bonds is a steroid user is what ties steroid use into Baseball's internal accounting system! It also begs the question as to whether baseball is de facto institutionalizing cheating! This discussion became a bit nastier as Baskletball took its' turn under the electron microscope! The Sports' Analyst actually raised the question as to whether Basketball IS its' own Criminal Problem,"Hip-hop liking, Tattoooed, Loud, Vulgar, Violence Prone" were all descriptors used to decscribe players and the league's dilena alike! The frostiest analysis clearly was " NBA Commissioner David Stern knows that he has a problem that he must correct" was the summary statement concerning the National BasketBall Association! Posses, Jewelry, Big Houses, Intimidation, Not behaving as people worth following all are barnacles attached to football, basketball and basketball! There are people who enthusiastically begrudge the wealth possessed by America's most talented professional athletes! We hear about their - rudeness, poor education, tendencies to spend their money on "junk"! The underlying social comment, whether anyone is BRAVE enough to admit it or not is, " Why aren't they using their great wealth to turn themselves into BETTER!!! People!!!" Hmmm, Should Alex Rodriguez offer a medical scholarship to Harvard every time he hits a homerun? Should LeBron James offer to build a new school every time the Cavaliers win a game? Should Bret Favre offer to feed EVERY HOMELESS person in Milwaukee each time he throws a game-winning touchdown pass? Consider this - If you substitute the names Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, and Jennifer Lopez in the above paragraph can you possibly read the paragraph without laughing hysterically? To some the wealth of America's Elite Athletes is the same as the Wealth of a Columbian Drug Lord or a Mafia Don- gained by questionable means and unsavory to possess!

It is often said that very lonely people need to learn to love themselves, become their own best friends and enjoy being their own company until they will be desireable as a relationship partner! There is a problem- relationships cannot be modeled in the abstract- they do not test well under labratory conditions! This means that you honestly must connect to people in order to learn how to BETTER connect with people!

If you'd like to make a difference today, just look for one person that you sense would sparkle if you gave him or her any reason to do so! Encouragement is simply the art of helping someone find the courage within them and showing what amazing things can happen once that courage is used!