Progress is Progress...

                    Why is it,... that people only see the bad in things?
                                Only the bad.
                 And never the good?

             

They say, "Oh, she's a good cook... . . . but she's also this and that..."

Or

"Oh, he's a hard worker,... but... he looks like a bum."

I often wonder... just how good a place this world would be, if people stopped focusing on all the bad things about others... And started complimenting and only seeing the good!

Suppose we try turning things around?

"My neighbor is a... but she's also a good cook!"

Changes your whole outlook of her, eh?

I'm tired of being an oval... trying to fit into a round shape, or a square shape, or a triangle shape!!

I'm OVAL damnit!!

If I don't fit, it's not because I'm different...

it's because I'm unique.

And I'll make my own place, if I have to.

So that you can see that there is beauty. . .

and benefit...

to being an oval!!!

And why is it, every time I try to do what is right, and fail... I am made to feel ten times more guilty because of it...

Doesn't the fact that I am trying mean anything?

Did not Jesus Christ himself say, “I CAME... TO CALL... NOT RIGHTEOUS MEN... BUT SINNERS.”!?    (Matt. 9:11-13) (Matt. 7:1-5).

And did he not call to his heavenly kingdom, A Tax Collector(Matthew), Ordinary Fishermen(James/John), A Doctor(Luke), A Soldier, A Murderer(Paul), who also tormented and stoned, and A Harlot (Mary) to name a few!?

So why torment those who try!?

We ARE ALL works in progress...

And even poor progress... is progress... when working toward the goal of everlasting life.

It just pisses me off, when I start to feel morbidly depressed, because I can't seem to change who I am...

Am I truly so bad!?

                                  ~ Crystal LM ? 🌌🍁

!?!!

Did I say... 3 Inspections in two months!?   . . . . . .  I meant to say... 4!!! >_<#

                                          "Chill, girl... just chill. . ." - Mavis

those ones don't count the one b4 and the one from Housing!(>_<)  Can I kill someone now?

I'ld like to do that, hide the body in the closet, until they come to inspect... just for spite!!  😈😆

(Honest, miss, I really really don't know how that got there!!!) *laughing maniacally*

~ Crystal LM😷🔪🔫🔨👓💸📋📌✂☎🏃🎢⚡⚠⛔🚧🚩🚨🚓🚯🚭🚷🚳🚱♿⛒⛝⛞

Feelings of Grace

                    I often times... get this feeling. . .
                                   like, God allows all of the bad stuff in our lives happen... so that. . . we can be grateful and truly appreciate the good things...

                   

I recently read a scripture about work... and thinking on my current predicament... I can see the wisdom in Solomon's words. He claimed that wisdom in itself means nothing. And knowledge gained is futile. When it comes to enjoying life.

The fruits of your labors is what does it.

So even if you do what you love...

if your not enjoying the results. . .

of what good is it that you work hard?

It's the primary reason behind there being soo many Quacks out there.

Doctor's who love their work, but never get to enjoy seeing their patients get better... so they focus on other ways to find joy... and the result is pure greed!

But then you have to imagine. . . that if you hate your job, even if you get to enjoy the production of it, (be it money $$ or otherwise) then it's really not so bad. And I believe that's why many people keep their lousy jobs!!

It's not because they like it there.

It's because... they get more out of their work.

So then... what it really boils down to. . .

is...

What do you want to get out of it?

If it's money?

Any job at all should do!

If it's prestige, however,

you may need to find someone famous.

And if it's stuff?

mayhaps a junkyard, or waste management company will do the trick.

All those other occupations...

...

They just add more agitation to a person's life.

Unless... that's really what the person wants. O_o!

Of course thievery isn't considered an occupation.

But I'm pretty sure, you'd have to, to get that stuff!

Me?

I just want to be financially stable enough... to help out family and friends. The way they've helped me out in the past. To be able to one day have a family of my own. And. . . not have to worry about them wondering when their next meal is coming from.

But seeing good for my hard work, isn't easy.

If I could enjoy the things that I have... but it's hard to. . . all by myself.

Then again. . .

Those kinds of fruits, (my... financial goals, I guess) . . . take a rather long time to achieve!

One needs,

skill,

hard work,

endurance,

and above all,

patience.

I think the patience is a virtue I need most.

...and you know he was prolly the last one to board it. But he did it! Dag-gummit!!

~Crystal LM  >_<

Praise Jah, You People!!!

                          Even the wise ones take the time to express their gratitude:

“My heart rejoices in Jehovah;My horn* is exalted by Jehovah.My mouth is opened wide against my enemies,For I rejoice in your acts of salvation. 2  There is no one holy like Jehovah,There is no one but you,

And there is no rock like our God."               

 5  "The well-fed must hire themselves out for bread,But the hungry hunger no more.+The barren has given birth to seven,+But she who had many sons has become desolate.* 6  Jehovah kills, and he preserves life;*He brings down to the Grave,* and he raises up.+ 7  Jehovah impoverishes, and he enriches;+He abases, and he exalts.+ 8  He raises the lowly one from the dust;He lifts up the poor from the ash heap,*+To make them sit with princes,Giving them a seat of honor.To Jehovah belong earth’s supports,+And he places the productive land upon them."
~-*-~  (1 Samuel 2:1,2; 5-8)  ~-*-~💝

. . . and this is usually about the time bad things start to happen to me... even though, the heart still stands!

~ Crystal LM (-_-')

Forever Overwhelmed.

I've got a lot to say... but. . . not enough time to waste writing it all down, I'm afraid.

Between cooking, and cleaning, and laundry, and dishes, doctor's appointments, and interviews, preparing for the inspections... ect. , my time has become a precious commodity! Of the greatest of value...

I remember when I first set out on my own... by myself... I was oh so very scared.

I vividly remember... spending the entire day... crying and praying to Jehovah in tears! I was terrified. And I continually expressed my fears, my doubts, my anxiety over it all... I expressed it all to him. . .

I was so scared then...

And I'm still scared... now. . .

                        I will say this, tho... I know that I'll be fine. I know it... Still. . . I still get scared. I think it must just be the curse of being on your own. Maybe...

            I don't even have time now to dedicate to my writting! Just this bit is all I can afford right now! My novel will have to be placed on hold I'm afraid, until next month sometime...

           3 inspections in two months! Dear God!!  Give me a freakin break already!!!

            But aside from being swamped... I still . . . still... want to share.. . . the beauty...

💗 My Home 💗

by the way... this kind of thing only happens in Texas!?  [O_o]

Is this supposed to deter thieves?

                Sooo... no extra gas then?   Lmao. this just down the street from where I live! Chevron Gas Station. Guess, you shouldn't smoke while pumping!?     Or. . . you'll burn in a fiery gas explosion. Haha. Er... I mean... LAKE OF FIRE. *snort*

                     Seems a bit harsh for just stealing gas, tho. lmao.

                Sry,... but you just would never see this kind of thing up north. . .

                                                                              ~ Crystal LM 😄😆😹💣💥🔥

Us Single Gals. . .

heehee... Well, I figured out why me and Mavis are soo much alike. haha. According to the Cat Age Calculator (http://www.age-converter.com/cat-age-calculator.html) . . . She is about close to the same age as me!  ^_^  We are both in our thirties. Teehee.

. . . That explains alot. Lol. ✊😊😸

                             Love mah, sweet Mavis pie...

-- Helping wit the laundry... {-^.^-}

                                                                   ~ Crystal LM 💖🐾