J.B.'s Epic Life Journey

I Know I Should Have Faith, But Sometimes My Life Just Sucks Part II

2011-11-26T12:18:00.001-08:00

Did you ever hear about the concept of “writing to discover yourself?” I learned about that in a writing class in high school. That happened to me as I wrote “I know IShould Have Faith But...” Part I. What I Discovered By the time I was done with part one of this journal post I discovered I was still depressed about the fact that my grandma was gone even five months later. I'm handling

I Know I Should Have Faith, But Sometimes My Life Just Sucks Part I

2011-11-26T12:14:00.001-08:00

I know I should have faith, but sometimes my life just sucks. I get sick and tired of having to put on a happy face everywhere I go (if and when I do go out). I also sometimes get so sick and tired of pretending everything is okay. I've tried as much as possible to be content with my life for a long time. After all, when I was going to church more regularly that was what I was supposed to do.

We all Seem to Want the Life We Cannot Have

2011-11-04T04:15:00.000-07:00

Did you ever notice that it seems like everyone wants the life they cannot have? I have had people envy me when I was single and not in a serious relationship and they wished they were. I also see people who take their kids and spouses for granted, especially the kids. I see this, and wish I would have had children of my own. On the other hand, for a long time I didn't mind being single and

Single-Mindedness Service: Ways to give of your Time Wisely

2011-11-03T19:20:00.000-07:00

Being single does not mean you need to feel sorry for yourself. You can find plenty of ways to be of a help or service to others. If you are not sure how you can be of service to others take a quick mental inventory of the types of thinks you like to do. In fact, you can even write a list of those things down. Perhaps you like children. If so, most communities have countless opportunities

Humor: Celebrate the Joy of Being Single-“Happy Single’s Day”

2011-11-02T17:22:00.000-07:00

I don’t want to “spiritualize” being single and I don’t want to make a religion out of it either. But hey! I think there should be a celebration day set aside for single people. I want to declare a day for “Happy Single’s Day”. Maybe this day should be on February 15th, the day after Valentine’s Day. That would be perfect for people getting divorces around this time of the year wouldn’t it?

Do you Think We Should Have a “Single’s Day” as a National Celebration (a.k.a. holiday)

2011-11-01T05:24:00.000-07:00

I don’t know if there is such a thing as “Single’s Day” but if not I want to spread the word to make it happen. It is not a religion or a spirituality thing per se although after about five blogs I could see how it would turn into that. Maybe subconsciously I really don’t want to get married and instead I want to promote a societal shift towards single-ness. Not everyone will go for it so the

A S.I.N.G.L.E. Acrostic

2011-10-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

This poem may seem like a total contradiction to my claim to not make a “religion” out of being single. However, nothing can be further from the truth. I just want to embrace my state of singleness while I am still this way. Besides, I cannot help but relish in the freedom that I have just a little bit. Why not? I am entitled, right? So anyway, here is a poem I just wrote on my view of being

2011-10-30T05:14:00.000-07:00

I remember reading a book once when I was younger. In this book it said not to "spiritualize" your singleness. I thought about that for a long time, and to say honestly I agree. Believe me...with all the marriages that have failed and that are failing...I definitely agree with that aspect. In fact, a single person who has more going for them will appear more attractive. However, there is one

A Practical State of State of Single-mindedness

2011-10-29T05:12:00.000-07:00

I have mentioned in another blog entry that that being single won’t get you to heaven. Rather, there is a practical way to enjoy being single, and a productive way to be single-minded. One of the most obvious examples of practical single-mindedness is the hard-working executive woman. Often she yearns for a home and a family yet she also enjoys sitting in a conference room along with other

Being Single Won't Get You To Heaven

2011-10-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

There is something to be said to be content as a single person, but there is no need to make a religion out of it. Being single is not a ticket to heaven, but rather just a way of life here on earth that many people choose to live. There doesn’t have to be some great mystical reason of the universe or some Divine reason why some people are single. It could be that God has not brought them the

Continued from "My First Love and Heartbreak": True Confessions

2011-10-28T14:01:00.000-07:00

Continued from My First Love and Heartbreak. I'm not sure if I should admit this, but I had been so distraught the past few years-tired of their being a reason someone doesn't want to be with me, or why we can't be together. At times I just didn't even want to know the truth about John, so sometimes I wouldn't read his replies to my e-mail. Is that sick or what? I don't know. I don't know

My First Love and Heartbreak

2011-10-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

Continued from Some of my Breakup Stories, Cont. (Dump that Jerk blog) This guy I gave the pseudonym “John” to was my first “real” boyfriend (the first one I made out with, the one I fell in love with, etc.). He broke up with me by way of a hand-delivered 'Dear Jane' letter: “Maybe we should split up for awhile and see other people. Maybe your dad’s right, you can find someone better....”

The Release I Felt Today

2011-10-22T17:18:00.000-07:00

I felt a release for the first time in at least a couple of months. Sometimes the anxiety, stress, and sadness buries feelings of joy deeply beneath the surface. I think I have at least temporarily found happiness again. The answer for me was to keep writing in my journal. I wrote about deaths in the family as well as of fond memories of a loved one lost two decades ago. Sometimes short

The Weekend My Grandma “Went Home”

2011-10-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

The same weekend that my grandma went to be with the Lord I was moving my belongings out of my apartment. I remember resting in between trying to move my belongings and clean out my place that for a few minutes or an hour here and there. During one of my moving breaks, I was filled with the usual anxiety I would always feel about wanting to make time to see her again. I really wanted to that

When they all the elderly pass away, what will become of the world?

2011-10-22T12:09:00.000-07:00

What Inspired me to write this: Today would have been my grandpa's 100th birthday if he was still alive, and it is about three and a half months since my grandma just passed away. We just had a short memorial service at the cemetery where my grandma and grandpa are now buried. When I speak of the elderly, I am referring to the people such as my grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, uncles, aunts,

It's Okay if He's Not that Into You-If you are Okay with That

2011-10-16T00:28:00.000-07:00

I figure it is okay if a man is not that into you if you are okay with that. I mean, if you don't really hope for true love to come along any more what could be so bad about shacking up with a nice man who is willing to take care of you and to have your child. If a woman is okay with never being married they can use the fact that a guy doesn't love them to their advantage. Many women just think

Envy, Bone Cancer, and the Status Quo

2011-10-15T00:21:00.000-07:00

Original post date: 6/4/2008 (moved from Dump that Jerk) I am by no means living the perfect Christian life right now. You can probably tell that by this very blog I have created. However, I do know that the Bible does say in Proverbs that jealousy (envy actually) rots your bones. Wow! That is serious business. For example, if hate some of my so-called female friends because they are married,

Is Friendship all that Matters, or does Romance Count?

2011-10-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

My counselor I had when I was 19 was referring to the concept 'good relationships start out with good friendships' when she said to me, “You need to learn how to be friends with guys.” I was young and naive then. Therefore, I was optimistic she gave me the right advice. However, I years later I feel that I may have I put too much emphasis on the friendship part and not enough on the romance part

Either True Love or Travel

2011-10-04T12:20:00.000-07:00

Originally written: 3/2008 Revised: 10/2008 To me, the ideal relationship is one of which myself and the other person actually communicate with one another. On other thing I want is to be in a situation in which we don't live two separate lives, and where we actually know each other. I want to be in the kind of relationship where the two people actually know they love each other. I also want to

About 9/11: Am American Disaster

2011-09-11T17:17:00.001-07:00

This is yet another post that could be off topic as far as the subject of some of my blogs are concerned. However, this is important nonetheless. This is about America, the country I live in and how the September 11th Disaster that occurred on September 11th, 2001 affected our whole country, and our whole world. Therefore, I decided to alert you that I have posted this entry on more than one of

Incoming Blog Entry: Work and Your Health

2011-08-29T19:06:00.001-07:00

I just posted an article on Caught My Eye regarding the top ten most dangerous jobs. This determination of danger is based on the number of deaths per 100,000 people. When you consider your line of work you have many pros and cons to consider.This is true whether you are a freelance writer, home business owner, or factory worker. It is true whether you desire to be in a more physical job, such as

I Had a Whirl of a Time! (Incoming Entry on Personal Blog)

2011-08-29T18:24:00.003-07:00

Hello world! This is the J.A.B.'s Freelance World Blog Network shouting out to everyone that I have a Notice of New Blog Post (Local Green Bay, WI Blog), It is a more personal blog and I just captured my experience of Artstreet 2011, a special local event for artists and musicians. This may not be the topic of the blog you are currently reading, but I am alerting you of new entries on other

I Had a Whirl of a Time! (Incoming Entry on Personal Blog)

2011-08-29T18:24:00.001-07:00

Notice of Incoming Entries (Caught My Eye)

2011-08-29T06:07:00.001-07:00

Note to blog readers: This may be an off topic post, unless you are right now on the Caught My Eye Blog. Please read new posts submitted to Caught My Eye, another J.A.B.'s Freelance World Network blog. The latest updates on this blog pertain to breaking news about hurricane/tropical storm Irene. You also will see info about the affect that hurricane Katrina still has six years later. Another

Notice of Incoming Blog Entry

2011-08-28T12:44:00.001-07:00

Note to blog readers: Except for the blog this applies to it may be an off topic post. This is just my way of alerting my entire network of an incoming post. Please read new posts submitted to Blog in the Life of a Writer, another J.A.B.'s Freelance World Network blog. Blog in the life of a writer chronicles the joys and trials of a writer, and it also helps readers learn about the everyday life