Writing Your Life Resume


We all have created resumes in our life, it includes our education and work experience and sometimes we include the clubs and organizations we belong to. It is a must to get a new job. Our résumé is our foot in the door, it opens up the opportunities to a better job for ourselves. It … Continue reading Writing Your Life Resume

Frustration, and dealing with it


frustration Definition frus·tra·tion NOUN 1. dissatisfaction: a feeling of disappointment, exasperation, or weariness caused by goals being thwarted or desires unsatisfied 2. frustrating of somebody or something: an act or instance of causing somebody or something to be dissatisfied or unfulfilled 3. something that thwarts: something that blocks, thwarts, and upsets somebody all at the … Continue reading Frustration, and dealing with it

Rest: A Lenten Reflection


In a world that is always on the run, were each moment is scheduled and every activity planned the word rest can seem a bit odd. How often have I heard people so, I have no time for rest, too much to do, too many places to go. It is a common response, sad to … Continue reading Rest: A Lenten Reflection

Lent 2011: Are you ready for it?


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://anamericanpointofview.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/lent-2011-are-you-ready-for-it/ Image via Wikipedia With Lent here, it’s a good time to ask the question, “Are you ready for it?” or an even better question, “Do you understand it?” Lent is a complex time in the Church year, we are depriving ourselves, we are reminded of our mortality yet we are to be preparing for … Continue reading Lent 2011: Are you ready for it?

Top 5 reading list


Cover of Oh, the Places You'll Go! “You are what you read” this is a quote from Mathew Kelly, a Catholic speaker and author, one that I would recommend everyone should listen to and read. (website) I agree with Mathew, reading is one of the most important activities anyone can do. What we read will … Continue reading Top 5 reading list

Immigration reform


Image via Wikipedia One of the many hot topics, both in politics and religion, is immigration reform. From the Arizona law to the US Catholic Bishops from the halls of Congress to the water cooler, everyone is talking about it. It is a hot topic, one that many have an opinion on and one that … Continue reading Immigration reform

Taking back what is ours, America!


Image via Wikipedia CBO: Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Updated: Monday, 30 Aug 2010, 7:02 PM CDT Published : Monday, 30 Aug 2010, 7:02 PM CDT (FOXnews.com) - As President Barack Obama prepares to tie a bow on U.S. combat operations in Iraq, Congressional Budget Office numbers show that the total cost of the … Continue reading Taking back what is ours, America!

A Community of Friends


Image via Wikipedia As part of my job, my 9 to 5 job, the one that pays my bills, I get to travel the world. I love that aspect of my job, I love going to new places. Not only do I get to go to new places, I get to make new friends. I … Continue reading A Community of Friends

This Easter


Spring is on its way here in lower Michigan. The snow is all gone (I hope, you never know in Michigan) and the temperatures have been pleasant. All good signs that spring is coming. I love spring, I can open up my windows in the house, I hate that closed in feeling I have a … Continue reading This Easter