tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19691748191926987402024-03-13T09:39:21.319-07:00Auntie AmyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766271469840889243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969174819192698740.post-2070077081302876362015-03-30T01:37:00.002-07:002015-03-30T01:38:37.630-07:00"Fix you"<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Those people who remind me that I'm loved...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Those who remind me that good people do exist...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Their words heal the wounds from the daggers he shoved into my chest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was hurt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was broken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But they're helping me to make amends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm gaining back self-esteem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am indebted to them and I will pay those debts with joy and gratitude, because I wouldn't be okay with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>"His mercies are made new every morning."</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766271469840889243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969174819192698740.post-81359279531415233872015-03-19T20:34:00.001-07:002015-03-30T01:40:01.897-07:00"Woe to the society that pays its politicians"<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I've been growing up some.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I want to be an encouragement.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I want to feel purposeful.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I want to be intentional.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I want to gain wisdom and understanding.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I want to take journeys.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Starting in January, the beginning of a new semester, an aspect of my life began to exhibit all of those desires. I am enrolled in Texas History, an advanced level course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">[Background: History has not been my forte throughout college. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A cloud of dread preceded the course because of my own personal history with the material. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">With how poorly I performed in previous history classes, I was convinced that taking an advanced course on the subject would push me to the same fate as before.]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> For years, I have been complaining to my mother about how history <i>could</i> be the most exciting subject to study, all it would take is an enthusiastic professor. Alas, I never experienced one of those...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...until now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Dr. Torget has impressed me so much with his enthusiasm for the ins and outs of Texas that I felt led to write him a note to thank him for changing my perspective on the subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I like to believe that that thank you note was <u>an encouragement.</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because of the feeling of potentially being an encouragement, I also felt a sense of <u>purposefulness.</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">With this newfound interest in the centuries that lie behind me, I have tried to become more <u>intentional</u> with my studies thereof.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Through those intentions, I have <u>gained wisdom and understanding</u> about the past. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But what about the <u>journey</u>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My parents took me to the east coast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ahh, that rich land...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So full of the past, a gift to the present!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Colonial Williamsburg gave me the opportunity to advance my understanding of the 18th century. The historians and interpreters bring the men of old to life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had the pleasure of meeting Patrick Henry, who is famous for his quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know him now, however, for his quote, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Woe to the society that pays salary to its politicians. Corruption is sure to follow."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I learned that muskets are heavy, around 6 pounds without their butts. Imagine hauling a musket with a bayonet attachment through the woods and snow, dying from disease and british invaders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I guess George Washington was a truly great man; he would have to be for people to follow him through such horror.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I learned that it wasn't entirely uncommon to see women in trade environments. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Maybe I'll become a shoemaker.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I also learned that coffee shops were rare and the usual clientele were wealthy landowners who had time to sit and talk about crops. My, how times have changed. Now there's a coffee shop on every corner, filled with busy people in huge hurries. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Stop to smell the coffee.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I got to visit this old friend in D.C. He's kind of the coolest. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fun Fact: Abraham Lincoln was nominated for presidency because he was </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;">boring and didn't take any stance. The republicans in the north felt they bettered their chances of winning the election and thus the fight against slavery with a guy who wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That was my <u>journey</u>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wish I had more to write about it, but at this time I'm a little overwhelmed from the travels and the joy of knowledge expanded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Don't stop exploring history once conventional school is over. History didn't have to be written down. Take advantage of that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God gave humans the innate desire to seek knowledge. It's awesome that we truly can learn something new every day, and not just go though life as thoughtless creatures who eat, sleep, and poop.</span></div>
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