 Spiritual: July 25, 2007 Issue [#1846] |
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Hello, and welcome to this edition of the Spiritual Newsletter. Your editors are, Sophurky  , Becky Simpson  , Puditat , and me, windac.
“Some days you’re the bug. Some days you’re the windshield.”
Price Cobb, American race car driver after winning a 1988 race
Doesn’t that quote make perfect sense? It certainly does in my mind, though I might add the following: “And some days you’re the wind.”
After all, life is but a series of hopeful expectations, exciting if not fearful heights, and oftentimes extreme lows. We’re on a big roller coaster ride, and one is never quite sure what to expect around the next bend. Although at times stressful, life would be pretty dull without these forays into the unknown.
How we deal with the curves life throws at us presents us with a chance to truly see the stuff of which we are made, a yardstick if you will, to measure our character. The past two weeks have given me ample opportunity to look within, and most of what I’ve seen is not a pretty picture.
It would seem that I do not embrace change all that well, especially when several are thrown at me at the same time. Below is an overview of the last 2 weeks in my world.
 A major change in personnel where I work due to budget cuts
A major change in my job description/duties due to personnel cuts
Applying for a new position elsewhere
4 extra people in my home
Any one of those has the capacity to increase stress levels; all of them together are enough to have yours truly teetering on the brink of emotional overload.
Firstly, when major personnel cuts are made, those left behind are bound to feel vulnerable when it comes to their own job. When the entire infrastructure has gone through a major overhaul, confusion is king. I don't like the way my job has changed; instead of a step forward, it's two steps back. Most definitely a low, feeling-like-the-bug situation.
Secondly, I’ve not put together a resume or been on an interview in over 8 years, and the position applied for is managing editor of a twice-monthly newspaper. Exciting, yes, but the first qualification on the job posting said, “Degree in journalism, or with experience, at least college level training in English.” I’ve earned exactly 3 college credits for a class taken on hospitality marketing! This was much cause for anxiety, but it didn’t stop me from applying. Waiting for word regarding a possible interview was excruciating. This would be classified as a hopeful expectation, but with the very real possibility of becoming the bug.
Thirdly, my house is small to begin with. Add four extra people and it puts a real strain on everything from bathroom time to quiet time. Add to that the fact that it’s my stepson (with whom I do not get along), his two children (ages 11 months and 2 years), and a 12 year old granddaughter, and that I am getting old and set in my ways, and you have the perfect recipe for disaster. Add a little anger when Hubby let them stay in our brand new camper - the camper that’s not only nicer than my home, but cost more as well - and you have fireworks. We had discussed this issue right after it was delivered. It was NOT to be used as a guest house the way we used our campers in the past. We learned the hard way that things tend to get broken and stained. This was definitely an extreme low for me, and in my bug eyes, I could picture the windshield splattered with my bug guts.
Though still a bit rocky, work is slowly but surely moving toward a new norm. I've no guarantee that I'll not be the bug in the very near future, but I must carry on and do my job. After much ado, peace was made at home and all is well for the moment. I may not be the windshield, but I can certainly act like it. And after much angst, a letter came in the mail on Friday afternoon advising that I had an interview on Thursday the 26th. Forget the bug and the windshield. I am the wind!
What is the point of all this personal rhetoric? I suppose it’s to illustrate that at times we worry, fret and agonize over things that, in the big picture of all things, is usually unworthy of such dire emotion and attention. There are some things beyond our control, and the most we can do is give any situation our best effort, and trust that all will be as it should.
 Until next time, don’t be the bug or the windshield… be the wind!
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Submitted By: JanzPlanz
I loved your editorial on time, especially the direct and all-important questions to ponder.
Thank you for another great issue.
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Submitted By: Bluesman 
Thank you Wind... Nice article and makes me think of how fortunate I am to have lived my 55 years. I am not afraid of death, nor pain though I do not like pain. Migraine headaches the past 35 years have taught me to deal with pain but it is sometimes hard.
Be Blessed,
Michael
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Submitted By: scarlett_o_h
What a wonderful and thought provoking Newsletter. I'm sure many readers will, like myself, relate very much to your thoughts. You expressed them so well and it's strangely comforting to know others have the sames fears and shortcomings.
Thanks - Keep up the good work.
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Submitted By: donald
It looks like u and i are on the same page when it comes to this aging process...a very well written article...Don.
Until next time, think good thoughts and send them along!
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Submitted By: larryp
Very good newsletter Wind, with some very good featured items.
Larry
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Submitted By: lhayes
Thank you so much for using one of my stories as an editor's pick. This is the first time anything of mine has been recognized. I really appreciate it!
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Submitted By: PlannerDan
Outstanding issue, Wind. Very well put, as usual.
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Submitted By: lizco252
Normally, I chuck the Spiritual Newsletter in the bin. It has not been a vehicle through which I find much inspiration, simply because it is very Christian-centric at the moment. It tends to exclude and vilify those of other faiths.
However, I do think you have touched upon an important point: our mortality and the fear that surrounds us as human beings in regard to death. Death is tricky – there’s no going back. You can’t take back death. We’ve been taught to fear it; but I really don’t believe it’s that easy – nor do I believe it’s that difficult.
Death is a bridge we all must cross – no matter what we believe – it’s going to come to us all – unless you believe in the Rapture, and then, well….Godspeed, to the rest of us.
But I will venture to say not one of us truly knows what lies in the hereafter. It’s an intangible – and it’s a matter of faith – no matter what your faith is.
Maybe your faith defines your hereafter.
Think about that.
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Submitted By: Arakun the twisted raccoon 
I found your article on death very interesting. I can honestly say that I don't fear my own death, but am paralyzed with fear of the deaths of my loved ones. Am I abnormal or is this common? |
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