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I think that one of the most painful things to witness is the change that occurs in people. Perhaps I should rephrase; I mean the Negative change that people undertake. It's really sad. My sister is one of those people. What's worse is when you know they are to a point where nothing you say can reach them. They become distant and foreign.
Oh how I loathe hip-hop, pop, and/or dance/party music, or whatever you want to call it. It is absolutely retarded. I mean that literally; that "music" glorifies and expresses a lifestyle that is completely degenerative. And thus it retards one's personal progression, and lulls them into a comfortably numb stupor. There are very few things that I can say I hate, but that is one of those things. (I apologize for using a culturally loaded term like "retarded" but I do mean the word in it's literal sense.)
My grandfather is an inspired man. He is having me bring as many of the kids as I can over to his house on Mondays so we can have family home evening together. Wow, my brothers and sisters need that! Today was the first time for the kids, but I was there last Monday. My littlest brother Kendall was at a friends house and forgot that we all were going to go. When we got home, he was sad that he didn't get to go, and I was surprised. I like being surprised by him; it is a chore to try and get the others to get motivated, (I wonder where they got that from...) but Kendall somehow shines on. He likes going to church, to the point where he gets disappointed if he doesn't go. With the others, it's more hit and miss. There is something special about that kid.
Today was a good one. I woke up motivated at 7:00 AM, which is a rare thing indeed, and I finally mailed Toney her long awaited surprise gift. That was a relief. I was going to go to work, but there was nothing for me, so I had some free time. Usually this is a bad thing, but I was unusually motivated, so it was an unusually good day!
I took the most lovely nap today. I was reading the Book of Mormon, but my eyes wouldn't stay open. So I finished the chapter, and cat-napped while listening to Rachmaninoff's Choral Vespers, otherwise known as "Heaven on Earth." Oh ya.
Oh how I loathe hip-hop, pop, and/or dance/party music, or whatever you want to call it. It is absolutely retarded. I mean that literally; that "music" glorifies and expresses a lifestyle that is completely degenerative. And thus it retards one's personal progression, and lulls them into a comfortably numb stupor. There are very few things that I can say I hate, but that is one of those things. (I apologize for using a culturally loaded term like "retarded" but I do mean the word in it's literal sense.)
My grandfather is an inspired man. He is having me bring as many of the kids as I can over to his house on Mondays so we can have family home evening together. Wow, my brothers and sisters need that! Today was the first time for the kids, but I was there last Monday. My littlest brother Kendall was at a friends house and forgot that we all were going to go. When we got home, he was sad that he didn't get to go, and I was surprised. I like being surprised by him; it is a chore to try and get the others to get motivated, (I wonder where they got that from...) but Kendall somehow shines on. He likes going to church, to the point where he gets disappointed if he doesn't go. With the others, it's more hit and miss. There is something special about that kid.
Today was a good one. I woke up motivated at 7:00 AM, which is a rare thing indeed, and I finally mailed Toney her long awaited surprise gift. That was a relief. I was going to go to work, but there was nothing for me, so I had some free time. Usually this is a bad thing, but I was unusually motivated, so it was an unusually good day!
I took the most lovely nap today. I was reading the Book of Mormon, but my eyes wouldn't stay open. So I finished the chapter, and cat-napped while listening to Rachmaninoff's Choral Vespers, otherwise known as "Heaven on Earth." Oh ya.