Fears
We all have them.
Some we know about, others we discover as we go along.
They say that the most common fear is the fear of getting up in front of a group and speaking. Others are afraid of flying. Some are afraid of groups of people; others are afraid of being totally alone. I know some people are afraid of trying to do new things on their computer.
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A New Phase
I’ve been in the “singles world” for year and a half now. [I don't count the year I spent grieving my loss and working on my relationship with God.] I’ve met a lot of nice people both men and women. Some of whom I count as friends, also both men and women. God has brought many people into my life but none has had the impact as one special person.
Effie Roling
Effie has been special. I met her at a singles gathering called 222. I’ve been attending different 222 gatherings for over the last year. There are great people who go there. I met Effie there. We started dating. I liked her and she liked me. So it seemed natural to “go public” with our relationship and let the world know that we were exclusively dating each other.
What’s Next
We continue to see each other; we attend different events and services together. We plan on serving with her church’s community service project next month.
The rest is up to God. It will be interesting to see where He leads.
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These are a few of the scariest things
I’ve become more aware of how I procrastinate on doing things just because I’m afraid. Why? Usually I delay doing things because I don’t totally foresee the outcome. I’m afraid of making the wrong choice. I’m not sure which way is the “right” way to do it.
So I put off doing anything. I ignore that something needs to be decided or acted on. I’ll wait until another day.
The Antidote
I’ve found that I have to remind myself of the saying I’ve heard “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly.” Now, I know I can do almost anything poorly. So I give myself permission to do it poorly and I do it. I usually end up with a pretty good result. The other thing I remember is that “If I’m not happy with the decision I’ve made, next time I can make a different decision.”
How have you handled those things that you would rather not face?
Sunrise Service
Today some friends and I climbed Stone Mountain to attend the Easter Sunrise service. The weather was amazing. The temperature when I left the house was 60F/15C and the wind was reasonable. The service was good. We made the mistake of parking our blanket right in front of one of the speakers. But the message was good and the songs were ancient.
But we had a good time together and went to eat afterward at the Original Pancake House restaurant on Memorial Drive.
This is the second year I’ve gone and I think going to this service will become a new Patrick tradition.
Easter Tradition
Each Easter I get a chocolate Easter bunny. I always eat the ears first. Always.
What are your Easter traditions?
“Here come da judge…”
Well, I got a little bit in a hurry and I got timed doing 62MPH ( 100kp/h) in a 45 MPH (70kp/h) speed zone.
So I got dressed up in my best suit and headed to court. What amazed me is that I could FIT into my suit! This is the suit that I got married in 17 years ago. Also, my sister and brother-in-law gave me a nice dress shirt and tie that went well with it.
Since I had (had) a squeeky-clean driving record, they reduced the charge to “driving faster than conditions.” But I still had to pay a good sized fine. The good thing is that charge won’t be reported to the State of GA and appear on my state driving record.
Hi, I’m Patrick and I’m a yip-dog hater,
“Hi, Patrick.”
I have to admit, I’ve had a relapse. I fell off the Big-Dog wagon.
But the yip-dog was so cute. And she snuggled right up to me. And she was soft. She was almost like a cat – in fact, my daughter has cats that are probably bigger than this dog.
It wasn’t a REAL dog. A REAL dog is a dog that you can body slam.
But I did stroke her. It was a “slip.”
I will take my white chip and pledge to only be friendly to REAL dogs from now on.
Old Washing Machine was sick
Well it isn’t THAT old. But the agitator wouldn’t agitate. It would only sit there while the bottom part went back and forth, back and forth, etc. So I looked it up online and found a “agitator rebuild kit” and necessary grease. Total cost about $32. So I placed the order.
Today, I got around to tearing into it. It was not easy to find out how all the new parts fit together. But I did it. Now it’s happily washing away.
