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Name: Maureen
Country: United States
State: Oklahoma
Birthday: 3/3/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: taking long walks on the beach, romantic candle lit dinners for two, i don't know.. ok seriously? JC, family, friends, Pine Cove, Bison Hill, coffee,skiiing, reading, music, being outside as much as possible, world peace :) yes. definitly world peace.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Education/Research
Message: message me
Member Since:
12/6/2004
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| A few nights ago, I was on the road with some friends, it was late, and we were all pretty tired, we had about 6 hours to go... My friend snaps open his phone and looks at a picture of his beautiful 10 month old son. I realized how much he genuinely missed his family. not the light, semi-obligatory "i miss you" i say to my family... That heart-wrenching, deep... i miss you, It struck me that I could barely remember the last time i missed somebody like that. It was an odd realization that, while i miss friends and family periodically, there's no one i miss like that. I felt a tinge of jealousy as he talked about his anxiousness to get home, and see them. It's hard not to wonder how long it might be before i feel that. weird to miss missing. Not complaining, I've been more content then i've ever been in my life, and i continue to learn more about one thing or another on fairly consistent basis... i'm in no rush, and it's not necessarily a significant other i'm missing as much as that deep emotional attachment of a family life.. when did i become so independent? it has it's pro's and con's just like any other season of life, but i can imagine that one day i'll be on a trip... start to miss someone...smile and be grateful i miss again :) | | |
| I think independence is crap. This is what I mean by that. I really don't like our highly individualized culture... I don't like that if you can get a long all by yourself and not depend on anyone else, you're self sufficient and that's an admirable thing. It's ridiculous. why is it so hard to just say, hey I need people in my life. I need deep authentic relationships... interpendence and community are such beautiful things. I really dislike surface chit chat. If you're going to talk have something worth saying, and if you're going to ask a question, really want the answer. | | |
| I decided this morning I am against waste. Waste in all forms. I am taking a firm stance against: Wasted materials, wasted resources, wasted tears, wasted food, wasted words, wasted money, wasted beauty, and maybe most tragically wasted time. If we could eliminate waste all together.... ahhhhhh what a beautiful idea. Should someone on the street approach me and ask, "what are you thoughts an waste?" I will say, "I am against it!" and then I would ask if them if they wanted to go get a cup of coffee | | |
| Well I’ve been only buying clothes at thrift stores for awhile now, because I don’t have time to do all the research to figure out which company’s have fair regulations on the manufacturing of their products, and which one basically exploit women and children. I thought it sounded like a good plan, and you’re supporting worthy organizations like salvation army and goodwill… good theory… or so I thought, but then I started reading this book, “The End of Poverty” it’s so interesting… The problem is that in the first couple chapters he (Jeffery Sachs) talks about how even though these degrading working conditions are deplorable they are the first rung in the ladder out of extreme poverty, bringing a sense of independence to the workers… Back to the drawing board for mo… The book is great though, poverty is such a complex issue, there’s so much to consider…the book’s extremely well written… so I guess I can go back to Gap & Bannana? | | |
| ummm it's a week and 5 days till staff start ariving at camp, that is freakin amazing, highly exciting, and somewhat terrifying all wrapped up into one eggroll of impending chaos headed this way... bring it on. | | |
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