....and I don't have a fire to find "delightful" so I will use my reasoning powers and wear my boots, mittens, hat and I will ensure that I keep a full tank of gas in the car.
I've been on the Objectivist Answers website lately getting more valuable information and asking more questions.
LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
SHAME SHAME...
....double shame everybody knows YOUR NAME!
And to make long and tedious story short my name was the start of my shame!
"Louise Mcbride" is an alias.
Today is U.S. Thanksgiving Day and I hereby declare that I am finished with shame.
When I was a child I felt shame upon shame upon more shame!
At present I am in my late forties and I have felt enough shame in my life to last me until age one hundred!
And to make long and tedious story short my name was the start of my shame!
"Louise Mcbride" is an alias.
Today is U.S. Thanksgiving Day and I hereby declare that I am finished with shame.
When I was a child I felt shame upon shame upon more shame!
At present I am in my late forties and I have felt enough shame in my life to last me until age one hundred!
Monday, November 18, 2013
I KNEW EVEN THEN THE STORY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE
I was approximately eight years old and was reading an illustrated book of Bible stories.
In the Old Testament section there was a chapter about the prophet Elijah vs. the worshippers of Baal.
Baal was an idol and since Elijah was extremely firm in this belief that all people should worship Yahweh he heartily disapproved of the worship of Baal.
Why the prophet cared who or what other people choose to worship is beyond me but that's not the point of this post.
What is the post is that Elijah challenged Baal's gang to a worship test; let's prove whose god actually existed.
The Baalers yelled and screamed for their man all night but he never made an appearance.
So...after a long night of waiting for Baal to make known his presence, Elijah knelt down at an altar and commenced intense prayer to Yahweh.
As lo and behold, a great fire came out of the sky and ate everything, including the water on the altar!
I can remember being that eight year old child, looking at the illustration of Elijah with his arms spread out wise prostrate on his knees praying in front on a raging altar fire.
But see I was VERY CONFUSED. I KNEW that if I put a paper cup on the lawn and said, "Okay, show me your stuff, god" that NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
I even went so far as to ask my mother about the issue.
Her quick response was that I asked a lot of silly questions.
In the Old Testament section there was a chapter about the prophet Elijah vs. the worshippers of Baal.
Baal was an idol and since Elijah was extremely firm in this belief that all people should worship Yahweh he heartily disapproved of the worship of Baal.
Why the prophet cared who or what other people choose to worship is beyond me but that's not the point of this post.
What is the post is that Elijah challenged Baal's gang to a worship test; let's prove whose god actually existed.
The Baalers yelled and screamed for their man all night but he never made an appearance.
So...after a long night of waiting for Baal to make known his presence, Elijah knelt down at an altar and commenced intense prayer to Yahweh.
As lo and behold, a great fire came out of the sky and ate everything, including the water on the altar!
I can remember being that eight year old child, looking at the illustration of Elijah with his arms spread out wise prostrate on his knees praying in front on a raging altar fire.
But see I was VERY CONFUSED. I KNEW that if I put a paper cup on the lawn and said, "Okay, show me your stuff, god" that NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
I even went so far as to ask my mother about the issue.
Her quick response was that I asked a lot of silly questions.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
LIVE SMARTER!
Yesterday at work our manager sent an email that the staff needs to "Work smarter, not harder!"
That's a major message of objectivism: to "Live Smarter! As smart as one can possibly live!"
:)
That's a major message of objectivism: to "Live Smarter! As smart as one can possibly live!"
:)
Saturday, November 2, 2013
October 2013 Was Wonderful!
Busy...but wonderful.
Of course, maybe that is why the month was WONDERFUL!
:)
Now it's November in Chicagoland; usually winter begins after Halloween but our beautiful fall colors are still with us.
And, November 2012 is the month I discovered objectivism and I arrived at the realization that there is no sin in humans being human.
On the contrary, the sin humans commit is in not being human!
Of course, maybe that is why the month was WONDERFUL!
:)
Now it's November in Chicagoland; usually winter begins after Halloween but our beautiful fall colors are still with us.
And, November 2012 is the month I discovered objectivism and I arrived at the realization that there is no sin in humans being human.
On the contrary, the sin humans commit is in not being human!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
I LOVE OCTOBER!
I just had my birthday last week; I am now a few short years of fifty years old.
I am determined to make the most of my remaining time here on earth!
I attended my thirty years high school reunion last weekend.
TIME IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER!
:)
I am determined to make the most of my remaining time here on earth!
I attended my thirty years high school reunion last weekend.
TIME IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER!
:)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
IT'S MY BIRTH MONTH!
OCTOBER REALLY ROCKS!
Since I made it through Aug. 2013 without posting on here I am determined to make at least one post a month, so here's October!
:)
Since I made it through Aug. 2013 without posting on here I am determined to make at least one post a month, so here's October!
:)
Saturday, September 21, 2013
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE!
Actually more to the point today is the third anniversary of my original cancer diagnosis, and the last day of "astrological summer;" the autumn equinox is tomorrow.
I celebrate my forty-eighth birthday in less than three weeks and am currently trying to decide if I will attend my upcoming thirty year high school reunion; do I really want to spend the money over one hundred dollars if there is a substantial chance of inferior feelings?
But I am not inferior; I AM JUST AS GOOD!
I celebrate my forty-eighth birthday in less than three weeks and am currently trying to decide if I will attend my upcoming thirty year high school reunion; do I really want to spend the money over one hundred dollars if there is a substantial chance of inferior feelings?
But I am not inferior; I AM JUST AS GOOD!
Friday, July 19, 2013
STILL HERE!
And plugging away...
I am proudly on this earth and I am proudly OF THIS EARTH!
Louise Mcbride
I am proudly on this earth and I am proudly OF THIS EARTH!
Louise Mcbride
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
INTO JUNE!
I am grimly determined to enjoy summer!
Well, maybe not that grimly...LOL!
;)
Working on achieving the proverbial state of "non-contradictory joy...."
Well, maybe not that grimly...LOL!
;)
Working on achieving the proverbial state of "non-contradictory joy...."
Sunday, May 12, 2013
LOVING LIFE!
I am doing my best to think objectively.
Hey, I am doing my best to THINK THINK THINK!
I don't "have to" do anything...I have choices...ultimately the only thing I "have to do" is die and I will do my best to ensure that is many years away from now!
The objectivism conference here in Chicago will be in early July...I will need to ensure I am prepared for that; I must keep current with my reading, etc.
:)
Hey, I am doing my best to THINK THINK THINK!
I don't "have to" do anything...I have choices...ultimately the only thing I "have to do" is die and I will do my best to ensure that is many years away from now!
The objectivism conference here in Chicago will be in early July...I will need to ensure I am prepared for that; I must keep current with my reading, etc.
:)
Friday, April 26, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
I WANT TO LIVE!
Today is four weeks to the day that my injury occurred.
I went back to the "scene of the crime;" one of my friends said I was talking to him when I fell.
I do not remember this.
I do remember that the staff had set up a number of tables near the area and that I was glad that I did not hit my head on a table.
My friend told me I turned my head at the last minute to avoid colliding with the table; he stated my head missed the tabletop by a few inches!
I let my left wrist take the inpact of the fall rather than my head.
I can live without a hand but I cannot live without my brain!
I WANT TO LIVE!
I went back to the "scene of the crime;" one of my friends said I was talking to him when I fell.
I do not remember this.
I do remember that the staff had set up a number of tables near the area and that I was glad that I did not hit my head on a table.
My friend told me I turned my head at the last minute to avoid colliding with the table; he stated my head missed the tabletop by a few inches!
I let my left wrist take the inpact of the fall rather than my head.
I can live without a hand but I cannot live without my brain!
I WANT TO LIVE!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
INJURED
I fell during a recreational outing after 9 PM on Thurs. Feb. 21.
To make a long story short I sustained a bad break in my left wrist; my first broken bone.
Surgery was on Feb. 26; I spent the whole day Feb. 27 in the hospital on a morphine pump.
Luckily I have good health insurance through my employer.
Since I live alone I am staying with my mother and her boyfriend at least through the second weekend in March.
I can make my bed every morning and make coffee and get my own breakfast cereal but it's hard for me to bathe and wash my hair without assistance; not to mention the bathtub here has a right sided bar left over from my grandmother.
To make a long story short I sustained a bad break in my left wrist; my first broken bone.
Surgery was on Feb. 26; I spent the whole day Feb. 27 in the hospital on a morphine pump.
Luckily I have good health insurance through my employer.
Since I live alone I am staying with my mother and her boyfriend at least through the second weekend in March.
I can make my bed every morning and make coffee and get my own breakfast cereal but it's hard for me to bathe and wash my hair without assistance; not to mention the bathtub here has a right sided bar left over from my grandmother.
Monday, February 18, 2013
IT IS GOING....
I am keeping my home alcohol free; it helps!
I cleaned up a lot of papers yesterday that were strewn on the floor of my great room; my mother wouldn't think my home was clean but I do!
Of course I'm almost a total atheist now and she wouldn't care for that at all!
But to each his or her own.
I am learning new things at work, taking on new duties.
I have made it this far and I will continue on.
I must think objectively, think objectively, think objectively!
I cleaned up a lot of papers yesterday that were strewn on the floor of my great room; my mother wouldn't think my home was clean but I do!
Of course I'm almost a total atheist now and she wouldn't care for that at all!
But to each his or her own.
I am learning new things at work, taking on new duties.
I have made it this far and I will continue on.
I must think objectively, think objectively, think objectively!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
WINTER BLUES!
It's snowing.
I am prone to seasonal affective disorder.
I must remember I am the lord (lady?) of my life; it's all up to me.
To quote Phil Mcgraw, "This isn't a dress rehersal folks, this is it!"
Think objectively...think objectively...think objectively and above all NEVER GIVE UP WHEN THERE IS A CHANCE!
I am prone to seasonal affective disorder.
I must remember I am the lord (lady?) of my life; it's all up to me.
To quote Phil Mcgraw, "This isn't a dress rehersal folks, this is it!"
Think objectively...think objectively...think objectively and above all NEVER GIVE UP WHEN THERE IS A CHANCE!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
IT'S BEEN ROUGH!
I am having issues at work.
My manager and I have never gotten along well; in fairness there is a real personality conflict and as late it's been pretty bad.
Of course with this new philosophy I've gotten some backbone.
There are other personal issues, too.
Thirty years ago I couldn't get a date to save my life; since I've been in my forties the men are a dime a dozen.
I must keep thinking objectively...think objectively...keep on going.
It's a sin to give up if you think there might be a chance somewhere!
My manager and I have never gotten along well; in fairness there is a real personality conflict and as late it's been pretty bad.
Of course with this new philosophy I've gotten some backbone.
There are other personal issues, too.
Thirty years ago I couldn't get a date to save my life; since I've been in my forties the men are a dime a dozen.
I must keep thinking objectively...think objectively...keep on going.
It's a sin to give up if you think there might be a chance somewhere!
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