I awakened this morning feeling ready to go and I did just that, I started work on time, made all my appointments on time, and was feeling pretty good about the day. I usually make it a point to say nice things to folks like ( nice hat, thank you for the pretty smile, Etc.) all the while I do my work.Believe me when I say that it helps me, by knowing I may have given someone a good feeling for a change, and by doing this, I seem to brighten my day and make the most of it. Today I did not do this and while doing my job which is as a Fire Marshal Inspector (and most contractors have not much love for me) things started to head South. I inspected a new project and on several rooms I found that the sprinkler heads that protect the room did not protect closets in certain rooms. A meeting of the sprinkler contractor , project manager, owners representative, myself (I work for Government), and the city Fire Inspector was convened, I explained my position and why the sprinkler heads would need to be moved. After much discussion it was agreed that it would be taken care of as soon as practicable, and I left the site and went on to another inspection.
Two hours later my supervisor calls me and wants to know why I required these heads to be moved and that his bosses from the capital wanted to know why I would require a change like this because the designer complained and insisted that I was wrong and apparently had no idea what I was doing. Needless to say I am peeved that I have not been supported by my upper management and I was really steamed that this gutless designer called the Capitol and cried to my bosses and did not have the common courtesy to talk to me first. Karma BAD karma and I believe that because I was not setting a good tone everything is goofed up and a bunch of valuable time will be wasted.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Friendship
I have had and do have many acquaintances and a few friends, these friends are not great in number but solid in their trust, loyalty, and love. My friends accept me for who I am ,not for what I look like or how much or little money I have or for any other reason except that they enjoy, love and trust me, as an individual. These friends realize and put forth extra effort to counsel and assist me when I’m sad or lonely, angry or not feeling well, they enjoy my playful moods and they love to spend time with me.
I believe in order to be a true genuine friend to someone or some living breathing creature (cat, dog etc) you must have great love for yourself and your friend, it must be non judgmental and unconditional and it starts from a position of attraction either emotional ,physical, or accidental. By accidental I mean that you find this friend by happenstance, not through other friends or a planned meeting, but rather a set of circumstances out of the ordinary. I am a firm believer in things happening for a reason and some reasons will never be figured out by us.
Friendship is as in marriage a fine delicate relationship that takes work and commitment. It is very hard to be in tune with your feelings and feelings of others in this rocky society that we have now, and all the more reason to try and be sensitive to the status of your friends because they are there for you and you for them as all are facing many of the same pressures as you. One must be mindful of friend’s thoughts, actions, or feelings, because you never know the circumstances that precipitated them, so unless the friend is going to be bodily injured let them seek your advice in their own good time, and when or if they do, try to view the situation from their perspective. Another lesson I have learned about friends is that they are very forgiving and that a touch of the hand and a big bear hug go a long way to making both of you feel good until the next hug and the hugs change your view of things ,its like getting a recharge to face the world again.
Traveling through life I’ve come to know that spirituality, friendship and family are all that really matter, and how very happy I ‘am to have come to these conclusions, as many never find the love, joy and contentment I have found.
I believe in order to be a true genuine friend to someone or some living breathing creature (cat, dog etc) you must have great love for yourself and your friend, it must be non judgmental and unconditional and it starts from a position of attraction either emotional ,physical, or accidental. By accidental I mean that you find this friend by happenstance, not through other friends or a planned meeting, but rather a set of circumstances out of the ordinary. I am a firm believer in things happening for a reason and some reasons will never be figured out by us.
Friendship is as in marriage a fine delicate relationship that takes work and commitment. It is very hard to be in tune with your feelings and feelings of others in this rocky society that we have now, and all the more reason to try and be sensitive to the status of your friends because they are there for you and you for them as all are facing many of the same pressures as you. One must be mindful of friend’s thoughts, actions, or feelings, because you never know the circumstances that precipitated them, so unless the friend is going to be bodily injured let them seek your advice in their own good time, and when or if they do, try to view the situation from their perspective. Another lesson I have learned about friends is that they are very forgiving and that a touch of the hand and a big bear hug go a long way to making both of you feel good until the next hug and the hugs change your view of things ,its like getting a recharge to face the world again.
Traveling through life I’ve come to know that spirituality, friendship and family are all that really matter, and how very happy I ‘am to have come to these conclusions, as many never find the love, joy and contentment I have found.
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