Hey… It’s been a while. I don’t even remember how long. Truth is I’ve been busy making things right in my life and I can proudly tell you i’m on my way again. Shit, 2011 was a crazy year, a very tough one. It felt like 5 years. But lets forget about last year, back in those days I made myself a promise to make a better life for myself. I kept my promise. I have a new job as an executive for The Nielsen Company, some may say it’s boring but I find it very cool and to be honest I earn more money than before and work is not as stressful. I have more time for myself which is pretty great. I even got my inspiration back, I bought pastels, I started painting, I started drawing again. Shit, I even started writing again. I hope this is the year of my first full lenght script. I have the story but I’ve got to fine tune it yet. We’ll see how it goes. For my new job I left the city where I live for 4 months of training, I had a blast, really. I’m honestly thinking of returning there, but it will have to be in the near future. I’ve got unfinished bussiness with this place, and if I ever walk out of here it will be with my face held high. Now that I’m back here starting all over again it seems like I lost my way, a little. Being in training was easy, I had a goal… to pass it, and I did. Things are easier when you have a goal. Now I don’t have one and I feel a little lost. I’m sure I’ll find a goal soon. Remember, keep your eyes on the prize. Just make shure you know what the prize is or you’ll get caught in the crossfire like me. If you on the other side of the screen relate to anything I would like you to know some things: There’s a light to your darkness and you’ll find it eventually, don’t give up, keep going. Thrust me, I’m not posting random things, I mean them. You’ll see.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it’s the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw: my inability to change. I don’t think I’m alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it’s kind of everyone’s flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still… it feels safer somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected… who knows what other pain might be out there, waiting for you. Chances are it could be even worse.
So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn’t seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You’re not a drug addict. You’re not killing anyone… except maybe yourself a little.
When we finally do change, I don’t think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we’re like this different person. I think it’s smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn’t even notice unless they looked at us really close. Which, thank God, they never do.
But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever… that you’ll never have to change again.
| — | Ephram Brown, Everwood |
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters… S.T..R …
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this…
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Remember the ‘3’ steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions :
S * Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg ‘It is sunny out today’).
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to ‘stick’ out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
And it could be your own.
