Personal Responsibility

There have been times recently when I have listened to people voice their opinions on issues, where I feel that they fail to accept personal responsibility for the roles that we play in the things that happen to us. Take my own experience as an example:

Recently, I lost someone that I love very deeply because I allowed the opinions of other's to create insecurity within my situation. Though there were things that this person could have done to squash issues that arose, I must still accept that I am not without fault in the matter. So I am now in a position where I am happy for this person in their new situation, despite not being a part of it. I know that the mistakes that were made before will not be made again, and I am better and stronger because of it. But in life, second chances are few and far between, and I see my situation so much more clearly now because of what I went through.

I know that we are in tough economic times, and that things are not where we wish they were, but a lot of the economic meltdown came from people living above their means. Long gone are the days when parents taught their children the value of living modestly and saving for their futures. Here are the days of easy credit, bigger houses, bigger cars, fancier clothes and jewels, and keeping up with what is seen on the television. It has placed our society into a downward spiral, and the road to recovery is long and hard. I think that this recovery period will show people just what they really need as opposed to what they think they need. I hope that this time really helps us re-evaluate what is important to us, and to protect both ourselves and our children in the event that such a meltdown happens again in our lifetime. My grandmother was around for the Great Depression, so this is her 2nd experience.

Although I know that the massive spending on the wars have created a great deal of this debt, we would have been much better able to handle it if so many of us were not living check to check, spending frivilously and preferring the buy now, pay later line of thinking over the 'ill buy what i can afford to have right now' attitude.

Another Day, Another Experience...
Ms ChiGyrl

Feeling Those Butterflies

Well, most people know that I have a relationship blog thats private, but I will go into MINOR detail here about what's been going on.

I've met someone I'm really into, but we are both fresh out of situations. Mine is a few months old, while his is more in the 6-8 week range. Now we get alone well, have a lot in common, but the fact that he may be on the rebound still irks me a little. Now he knows how I feel about it, I've told him so. I just find that sometimes it's hard for me to relax and let this thing go where it might, because of the feeling that things just might not be resolved completely with his ex. So, for now, I'm going with what he's telling me and moving forward, but I am seriously on the yellow light with this, when I really want to be on green! I mean, it's so bad that I want to kiss this man, but every time he tries, my mind goes blank and I immediately get nervous and wish I could disappear. This has never happened before, because I've been so used to dealing with men I've already known in some capacity beforehand, so there is an additional comfort level there. I just need to shake this off and see where it takes me. Wish me luck!

Another Day, Another Experience...
Ms ChiGyrl

Constant Evolution

Hey everyone,

Yup, it's Ms ChiGyrl, and yes, I'm starting this blog over from stratch. I was instantly attracted to blogging back when Yahoo 360 first started because it is so therapeutic to me. It gives me the chance to let my feelings out, show some vulnerability, and get honest opinions on things that matter to me. So yes, I've deleted the old blog (made is private basically) and I'm starting this one anew, to give me a chance to delve into topics of interest, and to express myself more freely than I am able to using some other mediums. So. Here we go. I'm taking you all for a ride through my constant evolution. New beginnings are abundant, though I begin with more knowledge and a greater sense of purpose than the time before. So let's do this everyone! Don't hold back your responses. This should get interesting!

Ms ChiGyrl