amy91578 ([info]amy91578) wrote,
Yesterday and today were pretty good days. I am starting to get busy at work, and I like that. So far I am liking my job a lot. Today I drove all over the place doing stuff. It is nice to be able to drive around like that. I actually get to be outside some. I think I would have a hard time at a job that I had to sit down all day. Damian starts his accounting class tonight. He is already there. I hope that he likes it. I am glad that he is trying new stuff. Last night and the night before we were reading our devotional thing. (It has all of the daily reading in it) and it was talking about Hannah. She could not have children. Her husband had two wives and the other wife could have kids. She rubbed it in Hannah's face a lot, and Hannah was very sad. It talks about her not eating and crying to God about wanting a "male child." Her husband asked her what was wrong, and he asked her if he was not enough for her. I thought this was interesting. I guess it has been hard for men and women to communicate about children for a long time. I asked Damian the other day if he was sad that the anniversary of our miscarriage is almost here. He said that he was sad because I was sad. I don't think he would have even remembered that it has almost been a year. That makes me sad, too. Hannah eventually has a child, but I don't think that the Bible talks much about her after that. Her child was Samuel, and they do talk about him. I guess the reading gives me some hope that I won't be so sad about all of this someday. It is weird, too, because I have been thinking about Dad a lot recently. I think my brain has mixed the sadness of losing Dad and the baby. A lot of times I think about them both. Jennifer was talking about some sort of resolution this year. I really don't do those either, but I want to be happier with myself. For the most part I like myself, but I think I have become too bitter. I am a lot more pessimistic than I would like to be. I am starting to think the worst before I think the best. I don't like that. I am not sure how to change this yet, but I am thinking about it.

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[info]jfer7774

January 19 2006, 01:01:25 UTC 6 years ago

When I was seeing that counselor last year, I told him that it's hard for me to be positive about things. He said to begin with thinking of three good things each day. I thought up stupid little things at first... I was thankful that I wasn't sick. Thankful that I had a roof over my head etc. etc. You know, the little things. But doing just that did help me to think more on a positive level. I still have work to do... there has been a lot of negative things have happened in all our lives and it's hard to not let it affect you.
Anyway, your nephew is taking a bath in my bath tub. He just got out of the tub and before I could go get him, he peed on the floor then bent over to lick it up. After tasting his urine, he decided to get back in the tub. Oh, now he's peeing again. I guess I'd better go.

[info]amy91578

January 19 2006, 02:46:59 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks, Jennifer. I guess focusing on the little things is a start. They matter, though. So far exercising is helping. I know that I need to do good things for myself. If I let myself go to crap I will feel like crap. I can't do that to myself. I need to make good choices about the person I want to be. Lately I have not liked myself very much. I need to change that.

[info]amy91578

January 19 2006, 02:48:13 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, sorry about the pee!

[info]_faaip_de_oiad_

January 19 2006, 05:23:25 UTC 6 years ago

i saw this thing on tv, i think. anyway, this guy was saying that when you wake up, look at yourself in the mirror, and just start fake laughing. laugh and laugh. after awhile, you wont be able to stop laughing, because of just how silly you look. i tried it, and it worked... like once. but it did put me in a better mood for a little bit. though it also hurt my stomach. aside from that, i dont know... what jennifer said sounds good

[info]amy91578

January 19 2006, 23:31:09 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks Adam. I laughed just reading your post!!

[info]lfleia

January 20 2006, 20:11:50 UTC 6 years ago

Hi Amy!!

[info]amy91578

January 21 2006, 03:45:20 UTC 6 years ago

Hi Leah! How is school?

[info]il_reve

January 21 2006, 06:39:08 UTC 6 years ago

Hi! Sorry Im such a procrastinator in the commenting category...time has been hard to come by as of late... Im glad you succuumed to livejournal world-Ive discovered that it really is a healing experience, among lots of other things.

Ill leave you with a 'welcome' and a quote!:

"Have Faith in everything and at all times, because sometimes thats all youve got."

[info]il_reve

January 21 2006, 06:39:24 UTC 6 years ago

Oh yeah, this is Elisabeth :D
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