What's on your mind?

[VanillaLion]

 

[VanillaLion]

 

[VanillaLion]

 

[VanillaLion]

I wish I had Christian friends =[ I am glad I joined this website though

 

[VanillaLion]

 

[VanillaLion]

 

[shineyourlight]

I took today off to get my apartment settled. I'm typically a clean and organized person but went through a type of sadness for the past two weeks after I returned from Oregon. It made it difficult to get things cleaned and organized. The apartment is just cluttered right now and it's driving me bonkers! Not entirely sure why the sadness occurred, but alas, here we are with a day off and ready to get things cleaned.

 

[bèlla]

The apartment is just cluttered right now and it's driving me bonkers! Not entirely sure why the sadness occurred, but alas, here we are with a day off and ready to get things cleaned.

I get that! *pokes @JustSomeBloke and laughs* See, there's more of us!

 

[shineyourlight]

I get that! *pokes @JustSomeBloke and laughs* See, there's more of us!

I'm glad I'm not alone and have to walk this path alone haha

 

[Tone]

Keep me in prayer family, I'm distracted...looking too long, too easily, and too imaginatively.

Thanks

 

[shineyourlight]

Keep me in prayer family, I'm distracted...looking too long, too easily, and too imaginatively.

Thanks

Praying now!

 

[bèlla]

Keep me in prayer family, I'm distracted...looking too long, too easily, and too imaginatively.

*smacks your head* Knock it off! That's a love tap.

 

[bèlla]

My word. *looking @ the music thread*

Y'all lovestoned.

 

[SarahsKnight]

One more day of work, just one more day ....

10 out of 12 days done! ... This shall be me in a few hours =>

 

[SarahsKnight]

Hoping to get some good sleep tonight. I really think I need it to think more straight. And some discernment.

As I returned in person to the workplace, I have seen some guys who have seemed interested... Maybe it's just the euphora of seeing everyone in person. Quite a few new employees and changes that I have happened in a year and a half.

Yesterday I got a message from somebody at work about a guy that we had volunteered with at a state park last fall together. There was camping after and she wanted me to go... She said it was because there was a guy that was interested in me I had volunteered with. She said he is now working in her Department and thought he might be of interest to me. Unfortunately I can't place a face to jog my memory. She thinks he's of interest because he's nice and an Engineer. But she's mentioned nothing about faith, and I think workplace relationships can be quite sticky.

Situation number two is a guy that was at my high school reunion. I saw him at the 25-year reunion, and I was not impressed with his arrogance. We did not connect at that time, and as far as I knew he had married his high school sweetheart. And in high school I did not know much about him. There were 200 people in my graduating class. Anyways he seemed to quietly express interest by being around me, and I finally talked to him at the end of the evening. We have a mutual friend, and I kind of noticed on social media that he might have been looking at my page even though we weren't friends. At the end of the evening he said it would be nice to have dinner sometime. And today he messaged me.. I still don't know enough about his story. I do know his house is supposed to be across from the church I go to. Which is 45 minutes from me and I will be leaving eventually when I find a local one... Since I moved away right before the pandemic. I'm starting to visit churches now. Anyways I just hope that I make the right decisions and that I will have kind considerations for those involved.

Miss Sampa .... The wielder of destinies over the hearts of many a suitor, she is. ^-^

 

[sampa]

Miss Sampa .... The wielder of destinies over the hearts of many a suitor, she is. ^-^

Thanks that is sweet of you. I think I've decided, the workplace one I will not mix any kind of work with dating life. It can be messy.

The other, I will play it cool and when he wants to tell me his story, I will listen. Praying for you dear, I think you have two more days left of your long shifts with work?

 

[SarahsKnight]

Praying for you dear, I think you have two more days left of your long shifts with work?

Oh no. Today just now was the last. I don't go back until Saturday.

Although there was talk that someone who I passed shifts with this morning was angry about being left with a little extra weight to lift due to my inaction on something the day before, but I had already explained to her there was nothing I could have done seeing as my three year-old respirator decided to break that very day, so I literally could not have done what I am normally assigned to do without inhaling toxic fumes and violating a prime commandment of the kind of workplace where I am at, that I surely would have been fired for over gross negligence of personal safety had I gone through with it and been found out. Unfortunately she's the kind of person known for getting really ... uh ... colorfully mad about every little inconvenience around there, to put it mildly. So I'm like, what was I supposed to do?

If you are willing please pray with me that nothing further will come of it, because if she goes and blabs to supervision about it in her anger, I'm going to face some kind of trouble over it regardless of how legit my reasons were. It really just boils down to no one around there wanting to do a little extra work at any time - even if they aren't normally burdened with it - for anyone else's sake (again, even if for legit reasons), so many will pitch some kind of fit if/when it happens. ... Shoot, the manager himself told us explicitly during a meeting the other day that no one outside the lab "is our friend", and will act to get any of us in trouble to save themselves even if they made the mistake, so, there alone is a good indication right there of what kind of work environment I deal with when it comes to morale and how well people get along. =/

Oh well .... I still have the girl I hold high fondness for there. ^-^

 

[sampa]

If you are willing please pray with me that nothing further will come of it, because if she goes and blabs to supervision about it in her anger, I'm going to face some kind of trouble over it

I sure can! I totally understand, it seems like every workplace has the person who overreacts, and sometimes it's the squeaky wheel they try to appease.

meeting the other day that no one outside the lab "is our friend", and will act to get any of us in trouble to save themselves even if they made the mistake, so, there alone is a good indication right

How sad! It's awful to work in a place where others can't see the value in teamwork. Usually that reflects on poor management :-(

Oh well .... I still have the girl I hold high fondness for there. ^-^

Yes, I understand about the fondness of the girl. I was just having a discussion with a co-worker, the one that's trying to set me up with another guy, about fake boyfriends. I have some male friends that can never be a long-term prospect, and I know that they have more interest in me, but we are just passing time, maybe to feel loved until a real prospect falls into place. If that makes any sense.
Will say a prayer for you tonight before I go to bed.

 

[SarahsKnight]

maybe to feel loved until a real prospect falls into place. If that makes any sense.

Yes, it does. ^-^

Will say a prayer for you tonight before I go to bed.

Thanks, Sampa.

 

[bèlla]

I saw this quote earlier. Some of the recent discussions have shone a light on the danger of dwelling on our circumstances. We need to spend less time focusing on what's wrong and give more attention to gratitude.

When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God's command to always rejoice. —Frances Chan