The Economy Sucks!!!

I recently started looking for a new job and let me tell you...the market has definitely changed. I first contacted temp agencies just to get my feet wet and see if there were any temp-to-perm opportunities out there. I've received several offers but the companies are offering several dollars less per hour than in 2002 which was the last time I used a temp agency or a headhunter.

Bush and his cronies have really f'ed things up for the working class. Gas is over $3/gallon, heating oil for our homes is sky-high, food prices are through the roof, and insurance (car, health, home, etc.) is breaking records for the premium costs we pay.

We're spending BILLIONS every month on the Iraq war!?! How can you spend billions per month in a dustbowl? I just don't get it. Our urban schools are crumbling and our students are failing.

Wake up Amerikkka! Wake up!

Happy Birthday!!!

Thursday, March 13th was my 39th birthday. A dear old friend took me to dinner at a very upscale restaurant and we had a blast. Saturday night, I hosted a birthday party at my home with a dozen or so of my closest friends and acquaintances. Sunday evening, I invited another dozen or so friends to a poetry event where we concluded my birthday weekend celebrations. I was really touched by the outpouring of love and generosity from my friends and acquaintances and I'm very grateful for having all of them in my life.

Thank You God for always honoring Your Word and never ever failing me.

peace always,

strong

Ex-es

They say that "life is a bitch and then you die". While I don't necessarily subscribe to that line of thought, I must admit that sometimes life can certainly throw some curve balls.

This has been the week of exes. My most recent ex is still up to his usual slimy, sneaky and manipulative ways. He says one thing and does the complete opposite. However, he is manipulating people around him (that we both know) and trying to make it seem like he is so in love with me. Meanwhile, he's sleeping with every Tom, Dick and Harry that he can catch. Not that it really matters, because he and I are so over that I can't even see him on my horizon anymore.

Another ex has been calling me asking for advice on how to deal with his current beau. (WTF!!!) I have to sit and listen while he whines on and on about some dude who obviously doesn't give a rat's ass about him, yet I'm supposed to empathize. Damn! Grow some cojones dude!

The third ex is a guy I dated very briefly long-distance. Occasionally, I send emails out to friends and include him on the list. Typically, this ex will respond and say hello or ask how I'm doing. Interestingly enough, he only responds to my emails. He never takes the initiative to call me or email me first. (Yet another manipulative mf'er).

I am so tired of wimpy-ass men with no backbone! I now understand what women mean when they say "Where are all the real men?!?".

I Am Growing

Growth is a funny thing. Over the course of the last 2 years, I have experienced tremendous growth and change. I can almost see the evolution on a daily basis. I'm not just tooting my own horn here, I share this information in the hopes that it can help someone else.

In February of 2006 I discovered the Unity Fellowship Church of Christ Movement. It's a denomination that I knew nothing about, but that has changed my life completely. I'm not here to proselytize anyone, but I encourage you to find your own faith walk, whatever that may be, and you will be changed for the better. I have developed a combination of Christian prayer and Buddhist meditation that has helped me see huge leaps in my personal and spiritual growth.

I have learned to pray and chant for exactly what I want in life. Ask and you shall receive. I know now, more than ever that this is true. Don't set any limitations on your life or your dreams. Free yourself to receive everything that God and the Universe has in store for you.

In addition, I want to let everyone know that you must love yourself. Discontinue the playing of all those old 'tapes' of negativity. It doesn't matter what anyone else has said to you in life or even done to you. Let it all go, and press forward into Love and Light.

I pray that my sharing has helped you in some small way.

peace always,

Strong

Is It Hard To Say Goodbye?

Today, I saw my ex 'chatting up' another guy and I couldn't believe that I felt a tinge of jealousy. I mean, this is the guy that cheated on me and did all kinds of other things.

It's amazing how even if a person was crappy towards us, and even though we don't want them for ourselves, it bothers us when we see them with someone else.

A part of me almost wanted to warn the guy, but then I remembered one of my most important personal principles. "What goes around comes around!". Nah, actually, what I was thinking is that when my ex meets the right person for him that maybe he will treat them well. I'm a firm believer that meeting the 'right' person for you makes all the difference in the world. And when both parties feel the same way, then I believe it is nearly impossible for you to mistreat each other.

So, to my ex and his newfound friend, I wish you the best.

peace always,

Strong