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Today, I prayed. I prayed hard. And I have high hopes for all of mankind; not just the people in the country I live in. I don’t feel superior because I live in America. I am not superior. Superiority isn’t based on a country, a race, a gender. Superiority is what God has chosen as superior. It is principles, and sticking to them to the best of one’s ability that is superior. And for that reason I pray and continue to pray for change. For a change that will change the mindset of us in this country, and make us realize that there are other people, in different parts of the world, that matter. We don’t pick and choose who is better, whose lives are worth saving. We don’t risk killing people, and possibly be wrong. If we support a war, we better be sure they are the ones who commited the harm. If not, we better hold our fire… for if we don’t, God Heareth and Seeth all.

Today, I prayed that Barack Obama would gain momentum. He has. Thank God.

And let me add something. It isn’t the man that I seek. It’s the ideas that are offered. I also keep in mind, just like any person should, that no human being is perfect. Sometimes we must choose against ourselves and look at priorities. My priority is life. I pick life.

I’ve been procrastinating uploading the pictures I took in Fl, in the air while on the plane on our way back home, and other pictures to share with my family. I finally got it done. I also uploaded one to the net to share, but it isn’t my intent to upload them to the net. This is my thing for today. It’s a picture after our departure from Atlanta, on our way back home. For my camera being so simple, it wasn’t too bad of a shot.

I really had nothing planned for today, except my headache chore of doing laundry. It wouldn’t be such a headache if my apartment actually had hookups, or if they provided the washer and dryer right by each building. The problem is I have to walk a pretty long distance because my apartment is the furthest from the laundry room. I’d take my husband’s car, but I like to think that getting a nice workout is better. Anyway, I’m almost done with my laundry; just waiting on my last load to dry so I can go get it, fold it up and put it away.

I also made burritos today. Homemade pinto beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, with some cheese, and sour cream, on tortillas. Oh, with a salad. Gotta love salad.

I was able to do some meditation today, too. I’m so glad I did. For some reason during the weekend I become the most stressed because of my husband’s hectic work schedule. But I did it! And I’m glad.

Hey, I also continued with my child’s reading lessons. We’re on lesson 3 of the book I mentioned in my 2nd entry, and he can already read some two, and a few three, letter words. I’m so proud of him.

Today, was an exhausting day (not even over). I had the intention to make my own dough for some samosas that I wanted to make with some white rice. I also wanted to make a red lentil curry. The curry wasn’t my best, but I know that the reason that happened was because I felt so rushed, not completely calm. One of the reasons that I am trying to implement my previous post (in particular, the meditation) is because I get too stressed sometimes and can’t concentrate on my tasks.

My samosa dough was a good try; but I forgot that I didn’t have a roller. So add that with the stress and you have someone who gave up, and decided to just pull out the ready made egg roll dough from freezer. And even though I cheated, and didn’t stick to my original plan, and didn’t even get to see how my homemade dough tasted with my lovely potato filling, these samosas rocked over rice and with a fresh salad.

I didn’t really follow any instructions for my filling. I used turmeric, coriander powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, garam masala, cilantro, green onion, and mint. I boiled my potatoes, drained, and kinda mashed a bit. It was all really to taste. Frying it in the bit of oil helped to balance out all the spices. Overall, it was delicious. I just don’t think I’ll be making this again for a while because I don’t plan on doing fried foods very often, and hopefully in the future I will abstain completely.

For my stress, I was able to do my meditation. I was almost at the edge today, but after that I felt much better, thank God. 

My task for the day was to write a list of the stuff that I feel I need to change in myself, for the betterment of my persona. I can’t say that this list is complete, and if it ever will be, but I do know that I find some of these steps crucial for the contentment I seek in life.

I will only share maybe one or two from each category. My original list is in a document, numbered style, starting from the changes I feel I need to make in myself spiritually, changes towards my family, with my health, and organization of my life. Please also note that I believe all of these things are tied together in more than one way. Health isn’t just a physical action, but it is also internal. I simply decided that to seperate each one, instead of making it very general, would be a better method to keep myself organized. We’ll see.

In my faith

Relaxation breathing; at least once a day, on my own time, when stress starts to become an issue.

Organization

Write down thoughts in a notebook/journal or note cards; from small, simple thoughts (groceries, keeping in touch with friends, etc.), to major projects, goals - reviewing them every night and organizing what needs to be done immediately, what can be saved for later, etc.

Family

Encourage eating together as a family (husband, me, kids), once a day, at least 5 times a week; aiming to do so every day and as often as possible.

Continue working with son and reading, using the book Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

Health

Shop at the local organic store at least once a week.

Get in voluntary exercise, at least 20 minutes a day, minimum 5 days a week.

At the moment that negative thoughts start to enter mind, let them go, and replace them by thinking about the many blessings in life; large and small.

This idea is very inspiring, and I’m hoping that every day I can work to change something in my life, that will send me towards the road of improvement. I will be brief, but hopefully every little task will be one that will stick with me towards the next day and on. Today, I plan on writing out a list of stuff I need to change in my life, to give to my husband. Once I get it done, hopefully, I will post some of the points on here. It will be a huge accomplishment for me to be able to write this list. We’ll see how that goes, God Willing.