http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html

[A]   watch the video on the link in the title and tell  me what you think.

[B]   I'm wearing my glasses now.  I've been wearing the same glasses for the past 9 or 10 years, of course with some changes in perscription.  To be fully honest, this pair I've only had for 8 years or so, but the style is the same.

So much has changed about me, but my glasses have not.  

I had my eyes checked recently, and talked with my parents about getting new glasses.  Just barely on the edge of adulthood, I could probably still get that by without problem.  We were going to do it even, but never did.  I looked at myself in the mirror and saw all of the same things I've seen for so long.  They're round, fully rimmed, a bit uneven looking on my face.  

But then I realized that I wanted them.  I made the choice to have them as my glasses.  This will be who I am now.  Maybe I'll change glasses later, but I decided these are the ones I want.

It's nice believing that you like something.  I'm not saying I had to talk myself into it;  I just had to believe it, and I do.  To be quite honest, it is liberating.

.jrs.

oh garsh!

two-fer: 1) Pizza Shuttle deal in Manhattan,KS, where you can get two pizza's and two drinks for a good deal; see also three-fer, four-fer, etc. (2) Tuesday nights on KRock 101.5 in Manhattan, KS, during which a song is followed by another song from the same band. (3) The rare, but blessed occurance on this blog when I post more than once in a day.

living in manhattan for the past four years has graced me with this idea of the two-fer, so i thought i would shed this light upon you if you hadn't already know it.

i noticed today (not for the first time, but for again) that i just nod my head and agree a lot instead of telling people i don't understand or don't know what they're talking about.  i lie to them, baisically, to make it easier.  

why?

it's obviously not good for communication.  it makes me look stupid, too, well sometimes.  i just don't want to take the time to go over and over and over what is trying to be said, so i take the shortcut.

i need to change that.  i've needed to change that for a long time.

.jrs.

simply put

THANKS

For some reason or another, i've been kindof down the past day or so.  sometimes it's just from being quiet all the time.  i think the changes are starting to come to life for me.  a couple of times i've risen not really knowing where i was.  all this is expected to happen, so it's really nothing to worry about.

but to everyone supporting me through encouragement, finances, emails, everything, one huge thank you.  every single thing, big and small, day and night, even and especially the things i don't see, all these things have really helped keep me in good spirits.

today i slept/prayed/read my bible/slept some more/prayed/whatev until 11.  i felt a bit like a slug, but it was good for me.  i kept having this feeling like i needed to do it, even though i wanted to get up and be a part of life.

anways,  thanks so much.

.jrs.