I am posting this here, so that everyone can see the paper I wrote... that sparked the response... that was truly beautiful.
Here was the response:
Week 4 Assignment - Audience and "I Believe...": Grade.
"Crystal, what a powerful piece of writing. That one work paragraph is perfect! You've done a superb job in this course, and I'm so glad you opted to take ENG099, because you've been a delight to work with. Go after your dreams - they were put in your heart for a reason! Thanks for working with me this mod. :-)"
-x- Karen Combs , Nov 25 at 4:19pm
And the paper... that inspired it... can now be found on my Professional Portfolio.
🎵"... I really think I better get a hold of myself. Don't want to let the night get ahead of myself. Whispering your love through a smoke ring smile, he doesn't know what happens when he's around..."🎶
Did you know... that classical music isn't just great for studying to and helping one to think clearly when one is needing to come up with a unique and fresh idea for a topic/assignment?
It's also... an Anti-Depressant!
How?
For me,... the music seems to go... from sad. . . to cheery... It captures your sadness... and whisks it away. . .
Remember the music box?
❤
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And after it takes away your sadness... you can focus more on getting things done.
This kind of music is more for... well. . . cleaning and working and working it out! (^_~*)
I don't know if anyone else has noticed... but the world has just experienced two(2) major earthquakes WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS!
Iran/Iraq border - Sunday Nov. 12 - A { 7.3} on the Richter scale!
&
Northern California - Monday Morning Nov. 13th - A { 4.7} on the Richter.
A sign perhaps!?
Image By NASSER KARIMI and MOHAMMAD NASIRI, Associated Press
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But in other news... I must say... that despite my intense periods of tooth pain, the past couple of days, have been wonderful! ^_^ I am, however dreading the coming down of this though, coming down off of the pain medication. [-_-'] Something tells me, it's not going to be a fun ride.
Though, I do feel now, that I could very easily become a work-a-holic!
It seems that when I try to enjoy myself over the weekends, I just end up feeling miserable. About the only thing I can accomplish during them is just a relaxation period. A time to relax my mind over the long week of applying my brain to assignments and college level books!
Which is good I guess...
But I seem to enjoygetting back to it during the week even more!! 😄
This is BullS!! Straight up bull!!! I got this in the mail today, because I forgot to check it Friday... so I checked it today... and. . .
Who the heck needs Psychology of Motivation!? I've got all the motivation I need to complete this degree, RIGHT HERE!!!:
First off... I NEVER got to WORK FOR DOLLAR GENERAL!!! Second... I NEVER EARNED ANY MONEY... I applied for work, they put me in their system... and now Housing is on my @ss about it! >_<#
*pissed beyond reason, right now*
I swear to GOD, if I ever get out of this hole (poverty) I WILL remember this!! And I must remember to help out all of those poor souls who have no choice but to live under the heavy yoke (of oppression) of these EVIL government programs!!!
*gasp* I can't believe it! I want to share this with my class... but I have no idea of where to start?!?
I just saved my own BUT from being over drafted on my account due to a dang fangled scam...(long story) by. . .
ACTUALLY USING WHAT I LEARNED in APP101! (Computer Fundamentals/Basics)
😮
My neighbor actually needed help with her computer... so I showed her how to use a simple common free web-based program to make her life a little easier...
and she was soo grateful,
she paid me for it!
I tried to refuse it... but she replied that it was more than anyone else had been able to do for her. Computer wise...
*gasp*
And since she's starting a job as an assistant secretary for a local holding's company, she mentioned that the tips I gave her were... priceless!
Does anyone else hear angels singing?
Lol.
Knowledge really is power!!💪
*Light Bulb!!*💡
What if... I could use this added knowledge to help pay my way through school doing odd jobs for people with their PCs?. . .
You get the picture:
~ CLynn 😄#up *tears of joy right now... tears of joy*
Its pretty bad when your standing in a dollar store having to make one the biggest decisions of your life...
Do I get the bag of chips?
or
The can of refried beans?
There can be Only ONE!
"Do you think there's life after death?" - Rose
"I hope so, there's not much happening before..." -Daisy
( Keeping Up Appearances )
But on a positive note, I am working to better streamline my daily/weekly usual class routine!
If I can better plan out the work needed to be done and use the tools I have, I may be able to get the actual work done quicker than it usually takes me.
Due to writing most things by hand.
Which will boost my schoolwork productivity. And get it done faster!
Which means more time... for other things! Like that novel I've been neglecting. -_-'
Sob... I miss you, novel!
But... yeah... ended up spending the whole weekend relaxing, taking a long hot bath, and watching my favorite brit comedies because I felt like I needed some R&R.
Bugger...
Once again,
It's Monday...
and I'm swamped with housework, etc.
CURSE YOU TIME WASTING... FUN!!!
Naw...
but it's a necessary evil, I'm afraid.
I feel great now!
Ready to take on the world!
and soon...
very soon...
I will have the time to write those wonderful books! [*.*]
I can see now... how people can get addicted to prescription drugs so easily...
Lets put it this way... I can't be the only one who after a long hard work week of paying bills, housekeeping, and schoolwork, doesn't like to kick back with an ice cold refreshing beer!
But after a massive toothache, and a quick but heavy dose of Tramadol.... it helps to ease the pain while you wait for the pain med to kick in...
There is really only one word for that kind of feeling. . .
Heaven
Add (+) some intellectual daily advance collegiate studies...
And you find yourself lost beneath the definition of Intuition:
pure, untaught, noninferential (<---had to look that one up as well!) knowledge.
6. Linguistics. the ability of the native speaker to make
linguistic judgments, as of the grammaticality, ambiguity, equivalence, or
nonequivalence of sentences, deriving from the speaker's native-language
competence. What?! Right... ok... ya done lost me. . . But it was a word used in a lecture... so. . . That is how I lost my mind!!
😵
But don't worry... I refuse to make a habit of it. ^_~*
🎵🎶"...if the sun was always shining and our load always light
we’d be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
and we’d break under the weight of any pressure
that was ever applied..."
🎶🎵
I'm sharing my "Soft Skills Paper" I wrote for this last module. Because I am truly proud of what I wrote. I may be a lot of things, but I can sure in hell write a damn good paper. {^_~*}
It is
important to understand that with grit, it isn't about how difficult the
challenge is you face or how many challenges you face or how long a challenge
lasts, it is all about your personal willingness to succeed through the muck.
And nobody can define your muck. What may be a huge challenge for one person
may not register as a challenge for another.
I personally
would define ‘grit’ in the same way in which I would define “Moxy”. As a spirit
of defiance, in which no amount of failings can deter one from achieving a set
goal or mission.
I say it in this way, because I’m
always telling myself that, that is what I need more of. Moxy. I need more Moxy.
More tenacity! More drive and passion for something almost beyond reason! A
passion so strong, that no amount of backlashing can put it in its place!
But when I compare the two
phrasings. Grit becomes to me, more of a survival skill. I feel now, that grit
is like Moxy’s gentler cousin. The one that gives her a purpose for her
eccentric guts and stubborn spunk.
Without both, it’s rather hard to
continue in spite of hard times. And a passion, or strong enthusiasm/desire for
something, is the only way I know to get it!
For me, I believe this will be crucial
for me to maintain, while attending school online. As I really do not have a
solid support group at home. Living alone, I would liken to… being stranded on
a space station. You get weekly phone/video conferences from home, and an
update or two here and there… but in the end, your still alone up there…
A study done by a health organization
in London stated, “Loneliness and social isolationare harmful to our health:research shows that lacking social
connections can be as damaging to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day!”(Sheet, 2015).
Social isolation for me, is probably
one of the biggest emotional triggers to my depression. And some days, I often
feel I’ve become rather… almost physically sick from it! From the isolation.
Until I talk to someone. Usually a neighbor or someone who I can mildly relate
to in some way. And then it’s almost like you have the strength to continue on
for a bit longer before getting sick from it again.
However, I also feel that this
feeling… this… sickness of isolation… has become my driving active ‘grit’,
constantly pushing me forward. To get to where I want to be. To make it back
home, in the case of the astronaut analogy.
For some, they spend their entire
career not knowing or understanding what they are passionate about. For others,
it is as clear as day and serves as a clear beacon in an otherwise foggy career
path. It is this passion that often leads to success.(Crawford,
2012).
And so even as isolation and
depression are my greatest flaws, perhaps. They are also my inherent “grit” for
achieving my goals in the academic world. And my passion to aid others, may be
a greater motivating force in continuing through my future work and career
despite the hard times.
References
Crawford, T. (2012, January 24). Motivation And
Work Ethics: Passion Fuels the Engine. Retrieved from Avoa: https://avoa.com/2012/01/24/motivation-and-work-ethics-passion-fuels-the-engine/
Sheet, F. (2015). Mental Health Impact of
Loneliness & Social Isolation. London: Public Health - Havering
London Borough. Retrieved from
https://www3.havering.gov.uk/Documents/Public-health/PH/docs/Mental-Health.pdf
Right... so. . . I thought about this, and I feel it necessary to share on my blog. So that everyone can understand the struggles I face...
This mod's course has been rough for me. Bringing up past ghosts. And facing new monsters...
All necessary I am told. To build Character.
My Contribution to last weeks Class Discussion Post:
"I would have to agree with Kourtney. Excellent topic choice
Dora. I too have been in an abusive relationship myself. And although I've
noticed that the abuse doesn't always happen from the beginning of a
relationship, it can and does occur. Though, mine was all verbal. I'd say
Kourtney was spot on about that. They always try to make everything out to be
your fault. He would yell and scream at me over the dumbest things, until I
would start to cry. And often times continue for hours afterwards. And I still
have issues thinking over-critically about myself now. It had gotten soo bad,
that I had got to the point of contemplating suicide! And eventually was forced
to relocate. (long story). But anyhow, I would say that the third fact you
stated was the fake one. Because their belittling you or calling you names are
both most definitely signs of abuse. Verbal and emotional can be just as
hurtful as the physical. And often times the verbal and emotional scars take
even longer to heal. Take it from me. Been there, done that. Never going back.
Thanks for sharing this."
They say:
Sometimes... the greatest fears. . . can come from within...
🎵"...this mess, we've tried our best with something we can do..."🎵
Even in darkness... Light shines...
