1. My 4 year old sister is smarter than me.
2. The unknown is really exciting....and really scary.
3. I am powerless. (Gah, that's hard to say. Thanks anonymous programs.)
4. Everything is a system, and a learning experience.
5. Epistemology
...this is a tentative list.
Jan 31, 2011
Jan 30, 2011
today's prayer
Hey dad, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you. I think too often in this life I get so caught up in the details that I miss the big picture. You are good, and you want what's best for me. Thank you for the places you're taking me and the people you have brought into my life. I am being broken, molded, and shaped in the person you want me to be. I don't have to have all the answers. I don't have to be in control all the time. Help me to open my eyes to see the blessings you have placed right in front of me. Take my hand and lead me in the direction you would have me go. I'm sorry for making things harder than they should be. I'm sorry for the times I doubt your love for me. I'm sorry for the lack of brokenness and openness here lately. I think today I realized that happiness is something that I can choose for myself every day, but true joy can only come from you. I want you to be my joy and my strength. I love you, and I thank you. Amen.
Jan 24, 2011
A Lie Never Ends
Last week when I was in class we were talking about how much we really value honesty. It is a vocational rehabilitation class. So, we were really talking about honesty and morals in the work place. My professor gave us this situation and asked what we'd really do.
Let's say you are working for a non-profit organization doing vocational counseling. It is your job to help people find their transferable skills and use them in a new job setting. This organization is funded by private donations and government grants. There is a grant that this organization has which says you provide a very specific service to your clients. There is no one however, who works here that has the credentials or license to legally provide that service. So, your supervisor tells you to sign off and say that your clients did indeed receive this specific service. Your clients are unaware of what is going on. If you do not sign off, this organization will lose their grant. For numbers sake, let's say it's a $250,000 grant. This money plays a huge roll in the function of this organization. If they do not have this grant, they will not be able to continue. If you do sign off and say that your clients did receive this service, then you will get an additional week of paid vacation and a $5,000 bonus. What would you do?
This scenario definitely created some dialog in class. "We are in a recession and you got to do what you got to do," said one girl in class. "But can you really compromise your values?" said another girl. "I was always told that a lie never ends," said someone else.
I've really started to think about this. I knew right off what I would do. I would not lie. I would first try to think of other options. For example, subcontracting the service to someone else so that our clients were actually getting the service. But I would not lie. If there were no other options, I would leave the job. My professor said that she has left more than one job before because they asked her to lie and she refused. She did not have time to discuss it with her family or anything. She was just convicted, and acted on it. I think I would be the same way. "I wasn't going to lie, but my husband wasn't too happy about it when I got home," she said. Well, I guess I definitely need to find a man who will support me no matter what. Someone who will be flexible and is able to go with the flow, lol. I think honesty is so important in every aspect of life. My class last week helped me realize how much I value honesty in myself, and in others.
Let's say you are working for a non-profit organization doing vocational counseling. It is your job to help people find their transferable skills and use them in a new job setting. This organization is funded by private donations and government grants. There is a grant that this organization has which says you provide a very specific service to your clients. There is no one however, who works here that has the credentials or license to legally provide that service. So, your supervisor tells you to sign off and say that your clients did indeed receive this specific service. Your clients are unaware of what is going on. If you do not sign off, this organization will lose their grant. For numbers sake, let's say it's a $250,000 grant. This money plays a huge roll in the function of this organization. If they do not have this grant, they will not be able to continue. If you do sign off and say that your clients did receive this service, then you will get an additional week of paid vacation and a $5,000 bonus. What would you do?
This scenario definitely created some dialog in class. "We are in a recession and you got to do what you got to do," said one girl in class. "But can you really compromise your values?" said another girl. "I was always told that a lie never ends," said someone else.
I've really started to think about this. I knew right off what I would do. I would not lie. I would first try to think of other options. For example, subcontracting the service to someone else so that our clients were actually getting the service. But I would not lie. If there were no other options, I would leave the job. My professor said that she has left more than one job before because they asked her to lie and she refused. She did not have time to discuss it with her family or anything. She was just convicted, and acted on it. I think I would be the same way. "I wasn't going to lie, but my husband wasn't too happy about it when I got home," she said. Well, I guess I definitely need to find a man who will support me no matter what. Someone who will be flexible and is able to go with the flow, lol. I think honesty is so important in every aspect of life. My class last week helped me realize how much I value honesty in myself, and in others.
Jan 17, 2011
A Fresh Start
I've always been one of those people who lives for change. I don't like for things to stay the same for a long time. I guess I just get bored easy. I like to try new things, and I like to meet new people. Life for me is just one big adventure. :)
Right now, I am in one of those changing times in life. But it's different this time, and I'm not sure why. I think it might just be part of getting older. We start to see life different the older we get.
I'm excited. I needed a fresh start.
Right now, I am in one of those changing times in life. But it's different this time, and I'm not sure why. I think it might just be part of getting older. We start to see life different the older we get.
I'm excited. I needed a fresh start.
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