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Friday, April 26, 2013

Life's not fair......but that's not fair!

Do you ever get so caught up in life's injustices that you forget that you know they exist? Confusing right? What I mean is everyone has heard the cliche that life isn't fair, so why do we get so upset when this is proven? I don't say this to mean that you shouldn't rise up against the huge injustices there are in the world. I refer here more to the small, trivial injustices.

For example I pride myself on being a good friend, coworker, fellow world traveler, person etc. So sometimes (who am I kidding most of the time) I get upset when I feel that I am taken for granted or not treated with the same respect. I had a situation like this during this week. I was so upset at having been "overlooked" that I allowed myself to function out of that feeling and not think logically. I had to remind myself that I am not a good person so that people will be good people to me, but often with the expectation that people will not return the favor.

This year in school I have really struggled to identify how my faith plays into my professional work. I have been so used to separating these two topics that the request by my professors to probe into this was foreign to me. I finally discovered that I had such a hard time with this because for me I am a social worker as it is what The Lord had called me to do. I am a good and moral person (with the normal amount of sin) because I believe that is the way to do as The Lord expects of me. It is this simple and I don't feel it requires further discussion.

So to sum it all up do what you feel is right, but don't expect anyone to treat you a certain way because of this. I feel most people try to do right as well, but we all slip. *My religious views are my own and I don't believe in pushing those on others.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Boston Marathon Explosions April 15, 2013

As a social worker I am never really surprised by the ways that people find to hurt each other. I am saddened each time that I learn of such events nonetheless. I sat sort of numb when I heard about what happened today. I had hoped that things like this would be less likely the more people were aware and vigilant. I think this just goes to show that disasters natural or man made, may never leave our existence.
I think the best we can hope to do is to be there for others when things like this happen. I also feel that there will always be others there for people in their time of need. I feel that events like this, though reminders of the evil in the world, also serve to remind us of what good there is in the world. I think it is all in the balance of life. Good could not exist without evil, it is our living reminder of what to strive against.

I have attached a link to a website that can offer some help to those of disasters. http://helpguide.org/mental/disaster_recovery_trauma_stress_coping.htm As a social worker I am a proponent for mental health recovery and asking for help when it is needed. I hope that those that lost loved ones, and those effected by injuries (mental or physical) reach for help. I hope that those around them are prepared to provide this help.

Praying for the world.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Commercials that make me LOL every time

To share some laughter with others, I thought I would share my favorite commercials right now. They always make me laugh and therefore rile up my dog.

 
 
 
I think frivolity is something we should not neglect. Life can be hard an serious, take time to laugh when you can. Which I think should be often.