Monday, August 29, 2011

Perspective

WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME


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When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard...
..to listen to his son whine about being bored.

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...to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.


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...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.

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...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.


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...to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.

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....to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.


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...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.


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...to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to
send their kids off to summer camp.


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...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.


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...to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.


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...to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.


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...to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.


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...to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.


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...to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.




The only thing harder than being a Soldier...

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Is loving one.

A gentle reminder to keep your life in perspective.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

I'm over it, I just feel like ranting.

Well I thought I felt like ranting... I could go on and on and on if I was actually physically writing. I wish it were as easy for me to do this by typing it out. Like... seriously. I'm just staring into the pixel-y abyss of my monitor... I'll try again later.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Just some stuff

I have a million different decisions being thrown at me at once. One million things I could do/not do, cherish/not cherish, leave behind/stick with. It's a terribly un-perfect world we live in, but that's probably for the best. At work this afternoon, I relayed my ponderings to a co-worker and he said some very wise things: "Jenny, everyone's definition of 'perfect' differs. If we were to live in a world of everyone's perfect worlds... it would be chaos." And I believe him! I just wish it were easier for me to pick the right path... The right 'thing' or person or situation and feel confident in that decision. But I can't! Maybe that just means none of the above are right for me. Which makes sense. I just hate laying in bed at night going over things in my head over and over, the same exact questions and theories... Ahhhhhrrrgh! It's hard to move forward in your life when indecisiveness gets in the way. It's one of my fatal flaws.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

First blog post ever!

Thanks to my Californian-turned-Oregonian-friend Jordan! He wants to know my thoughts... But I have a lot of thoughts! On many different subjects... There are infinite things I could talk about on this blog right now but I believe my mind is too set on acquiring food to think of anything in-depth and elaborate to speak about. :)