I WAS LISTENING TO A WONDERFUL TEACHER WHO WAS DELIVERING A DISCUSSION ON COMPASSION. IN HIS DISCUSSION IT BROUGHT UP MANY DIFFERENT THOUGHTS ON ACTION AND PEACEFUL CHANGE. ALL AROUND US TODAY THERE ARE LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO INDIVIDUALLY COULD DO NOTHING BUT AS A UNIFIED VOICE CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE VIEW THE WORLD.
IT IS MY BELIEF THAT NOW IS THE A TURNING POINT FOR HUMANITY. WE HAVE SO MUCH AT STAKE. WE ARE FIGHTING TO BE HEARD AND FIGHTING TO EXERCISE OUR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHIN OURSELVES AND ALSO ASK OURSELVES IS THERE CAUSE TO CREATE A NEW WAY OF BEING WITHIN OURSELVES.
RECENTLY,I WAS WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS EMOTING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ANGER. I WAS NOT SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BUT I KNEW HIS FEELINGS WERE NONE OF MY BUSINESS. IF HE DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS HIS ANGER IT WAS NOT UP TO ME TO TAKE IT PERSONALLY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS UPSET ABOUT AND DO NOT KNOW IF TALKING WOULD HAVE HELPED AT ALL.
THIS BROUGHT UP A LOT QUESTIONS FOR ME IN HOW I HANDLE MY FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM UPSET AND DO IT SEND OUT THE SAME UNPLEASANT ENERGY TO PEOPLE AROUND ME? THAT IS A SERIOUS QUESTION. THIS PERSON WAS TRUELY NOT A PLEASURE TO BE WITH AND I BECAME HAPPILY DISTRACTED IN THE LATEST BOOK ABOUT THE EIGHT STEPS TO HAPPINESS WRITTEN BY A BUDDHIST TEACHER. HOW IRONIC I AM READING ABOUT HAPPINESS WHEN I HAVE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE SITTING NEXT TO ME. LIFE IS ALL ABOUT IRONY AFTER ALL.
THIS BRINGS ME UP TO MY FINANCES AND HOW I VIEW THEM IN A MORE ESOTERIC WAY. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE YEARS HOW TO MANIFEST IF YOU WILL THE WAY TO WORK WITH MY FINANCES. IT IS THROUGH THE ADVISE OF OTHERS AND THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY. I TRUELY ENJOY SHARING WITH OTHERS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED.
THIS WEEK WHILE I WAS DISCUSSING WITH FIOS WHY I WAS GOING TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO INSTALL SERVICE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP HUNG UP ON ME. I WAS CONVINCED NOW THAT CANCELING WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WELL WHEN I FOUND ANOTHER SERVICE REP I TOLD HER THAT I ORIGINALLY WAS GOING TO CANCEL MY FIOS (VERIZON:TV, INTERNET AND PHONE) ORDER BECAUSE OF THE INCONSIDERATE WAY I WAS TREATED. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT I HAD AN APPOINTMENT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8AM AND 12PM. NOT ONLY HAD NO ONE SHOWN UP BUT I HAD TO MOVE MY CLIENTS AROUND TO WORK AROUND THE VERIZON SCHEDULE. NO ONE CALLED AND WHEN I WENT TO CANCEL THE SERVICE REP JUST HUNG UP ON ME.
SHE WAS VERY APOLOGETIC AND ASKED IF SHE TOOK AN ADDITIONAL $20 DOLLARS A MONTH OFF MY BILL FOR TWO YEARS AND INCLUDED A FREE DVR AND MOVIE PACKAGE WOULD I BE WILLING TO THINK ABOUT RECONSIDERING. I TOLD HER "NO" THAT I HAD RECEIVED EMAILS FROM VERIZON EVEN BEFORE THE INSTILLTION WAS COMPLETED THAT STATED I WAS BEING CHARGED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES I DID NOT ORDER. SO SHE TOOK IT OFF AND TOOK AN ADDITIONAL $20 OFF A MONTH FOR TWO YEARS JUST BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO LOSE THE BUSINESS. BE AWARE THAT IS HER JOB. THE PRICE FOR TWO SEPARATE PHONE NUMBERS, INTERNET, CABLE WITH TWO BOXES PLUS DVR WILL BE AROUND $79.00 A MONTH.
PLUS I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LOWER PHONE PLAN FROM VERIZON BY STATING I WAS GOING TO T MOBILE AND I NOW HAVE THE UNLIMITED DATA PLAN WITH EMAIL FOR $9.99 A MONTH. THAT IS A SAVINGS OF AN ADDITIONAL $20 A MONTH. PLUS PUTTING EVERYTHING ON ONE BILL WILL SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $10 A MONTH. PLUS THEY PAID FOR ONE MONTH OF MY WIRELESS BILL FOR BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER.MY BILL IS NOW LOWER BY $52 A MONTH. THIS IS A BIG SAVINGS FOR THE YEAR. ADD IT ALL UP YOURSELF.
SO THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU IS THAT ANGER WHEN IT IS NOT SENT AT THE PERSON BUT EXPRESSED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU ARE SUFFERING CAN CREATE CHANGE. IN MY CASE IT WAS NOT A CHANGE IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IT WAS A CHANGE IN THE WAY MY FINANCES ARE MANAGED. I BELIEVE THAT BEING ANGRY AT SOMEONE DOES NOTHING AT ALL. HOWEVER, IF YOUR ANGER MOTIVATES YOU TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF OTHERS WILL LISTEN ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TELL THEM IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU BUT THE SITUATION. THIS IS WHERE THE CHANGE IN OUR LIVES BEGIN.
REMEMBER, YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE! THE INTEREST YOU PUT INTO YOURSELF GENERATES LOTS OF EMOTIONAL INTEREST. DO NOT LET YOUR FINANCES DIM YOUR HEART, EMOTIONS OR IDEALS. I BELIEVE WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE SAVINGS I AM MAKING WITH VERIZON IS GOING TO BE PUT IMMEDIATELY INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT. THAT IS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG IS TO SHARE WITH YOU MY THOUGHTS AND TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AS WELL.
PEACE TO YOU ...DENISE
