I didn't sleep well last night....I had a headache and I got out of bed several times to take one of my prescription migraine meds but since my insurance company has decided that I can only have 9 headaches per month...I'd get back into bed to try to "fight it out" and save any pills in case I get a "worse" headache later. What is wrong with this??! Someone in an office somewhere is not only dictating how well I sleep, my comfort level, and my quality of life. I do not know this person and they do not know me. But they have fit me into a formula of what they think is "reasonable and customary". I'm going to make a phone call to my insurance company...it probably won't allow me any more pills on my RX but it may help me sleep better tonight!

Change your thoughts and you will change your world.
Norman Vincent Peale


I saw this quote today. Is this possible? That world change can start with me? My thoughts? Hhmmm....the more I think about it the more I agree. I have found that the older I become the less opinionated and untolerant to new ideas I become. Yes, I still have issues that I stand firm on. I have definate, strong beliefs that I hold dear yet I feel less compelled to browbeat others with these thoughts. I am still able to love and be friends with someone who may have a difference of opinion. I find myself being stretched these days and I think that is a good thing. Maybe my thoughts don't necessarily have to change but just widen out a bit...change the world??? Hhmmm...Possibly.

It's all over the news....people camping out in front of my neighborhood "Best Buy" for three days in order to pay $600 for one of 34 playstation 3's. I'ts been raining and cold, two of the campers even were robbed....all for a video game?? I ask myself, what is it that I am so obsessed with and passionate over that I would give my money and , more sacrificially, my time for. I hope that it is something more than stuff. I hope that it is something with real value. I hope that it is something that won't be replaced with a " new & improved" model in a few short months. Family, church, friends come to mind. As Thanksgiving approaches this week and I get ready to prepare for the holidays I am going to try to remind myself to not get caught up in all the pressure and stress. Let me be thankful and joyful and not have a "Playstation" mentality.

"Preach the gospel always...and if necessary use words"
St. Francis of Assissi