My Professional Blog

I have been asked how someone can go and find my work on the web. My husband has been trying, which I think is great.

So this is how you will find me on the web. Do a search for jen shak. That is my pen name. If you do that the first three or four pages that will pop up are mine. Going to these sites you can then link to my other work.

My professional blog, where there are samples of articles that I have written for clients can be found at http://soitwillbe.blogdrive.com (my pen name on that site is WillowSpeaks)

My blog where I write my own articles for my self can be found at http://timeswellspent.blogspot.com.

There is also a link to all my blogs on this page.

I wanted to make sure everyone knew how to find me!

An Effort to Do Good

Good

I have spent the day reflecting on the word "good" and what it means to me. Part of that time I was thinking about what it meant to DO good and if I did that enough. I try, honestly I do on a daily basis.

I look around at the world, our society, my neighborhood. There are so many chances for a person do something to help the fellow human being, and half the time it goes undone. It makes me sad at times, I still have not figured out the philisophy behind that mentality. Lets face it, when your time comes and you need help aren't you going to be wondering why no one is helping you. It doesn't take much.

I look at our schools, we just left Indiana because of my husband's job and moved to Ohio. the school system we left was the best in the area academically but there were not any sports, music or art programs for the kids. Budget cuts. And now here, we are in the one of the top two school systems here and luckily they have band and art and the gym classes offer cool things like archery. But we are facing loosing those programs due to not enough money in the budget from the state. Which set me into motion. Our children are the future of this world and if they do not have all the oppurtunties that we had how can they be prepared to make this world better.

So I came up with a solution. One of my businesses that I run on the internet will allow me to set the each school up individually to make money to support the programs they have and add more if needed. It has the potential to bring the school over $4000 a month. Each school in our system. It doesn't require anyone to do anything different then what they do already, just to adjust how they do it. And it helps the school. Most of the people around here are complaining about the levy that is being voted on because the school doesn't know where else to get the money they need to operate, so with my program they don't need to spend any extra. I am hoping that it works and we get the school the money they need.

Another project of mine is to build a playground in our neighborhood for all the kids. We live in a nice neighborhood, and there are tons of kids here. Our community has a pool, but nothing else for the kids to do. There are still a few vacant lots around and one of then could be used for a playground. With benches and trees, a nice community family place. I talked with another parent in the community last night and she was really excited and offered her assistance and ideas. I am really looking forward to this project. I am hoping that we can get it done this summer. And this project just makes my heart soar I tell you. It will make my day when it is done.

I was a nurse, and I went into nursing to make a difference in peoples' lives. A postivie difference. I think most of the time I succeded. I know that I had a number of patients that made a very big difference on mine.

To me that is what "good" is. It is making a positive difference in the lives of the people around you. It doesn't take much. Smile at people, hold the door, help carry groceries, offer your ear or shoulder to someone that needs it. I used to laugh at the fact that total strangers would come up to me an pour thier hearts and souls out to me, now it makes me humble. There are times when the best thing you can do to help someone is to listen to them. Hear what they are saying. That is the greatest good you can do, listen.

Fantasy

I use to write fantasy stories all the time. Great rich love stories with a hero and tragedies and successes. So that you read them and went "Wow". Fantasy becuase they weren't real, and I didn't believe that they could be. My grandparents had a fantasy love story. They literally lived and died for one another. I spent my life looking for that, my mom always telling me that it wasn't real, and I was going to be greatly disappointed. I was the first time around.

And then... I met a truly amazing man. I wasn't looking for anyone. Had gotten divorced, never planned on doing it again. Notice I say divorced and not married. And then he came along.

Our situation at first was not ideal or perfect by anyone's standards, but it required trust and understanding. Societal and cultural differences and demands. We were honest with one another from the start, and it brought about this fantasy of a marriage and relationship into reality.

My husband is the first person that I can honestly tell you that I need. He completes me. I know that I would be lost with out him. I also know that he feels the same way about me. For though I have only said it once, he has told me on different occassions. It is enlightening to love someone so much and so completely. There is a peace that comes with it.

He is my hero, we have struggled through our tragedies and have arisen stronger then we were before. He is my knight in shining armour. For me, the sun rises and sets within him. And though I am not christian in faith, the one thing I pray to the universe to ask for is that if this is a fantasy... that it never is dissolved by reality.

He makes me feel good enough. Real. Loved.

Getting It Right

I spend the better part of my days blogging. I blog to make money. I blog to help people. I blog to share my life with others. Why? Because I have made enough mistakes and incorrect judgements in this life that I urge you to do what I told my parents I couldn't do, "Learn from my mistakes," my answer was always, "I have to make them myself to learn from them."

Ok... maybe on some mistakes that is true. But on others, share in the wealth of experience around you and save yourself the agony.

Now this is not to tell you that all my decisions and choices have been bad. Quite the contrary, over all I would tell you that for ME about 88% were right and the other 12% were... poor, and not right at all. But I learned from them, so I can not say that they were bad. There are no bad life experiences as long as you have learned something from it. Sure they might hurt alittle, but pain fades and you must move on. Burn your hand once on a hot stove, you are less likely to do it again.

So, you may be wondering what is the point of this today. I am going to restructure this site alittle bit. Move some of the adds to my different blogs, and make it look less commericial.

What brought this about? Trying to get my blog accepted at blogcatalog. I know you are raising your eyebrow, but they seem to think that this is solely for commericial purposes, and it isn't. And the only reason I can think that they get that impression is because of the amount of adds here. Sometimes I look at it and think it looks great, other times I look at it and try to figure out how to cut back.
I have to pay the bills, so I can't be add free.

I also want to stress the fact that the ads I have one here are for products and companies that I know will do right for you. They aren't going to rip you off or scam you. Because that I have been victim of myself to many times and I want to help you avoid that. I have a blog solely dedicated to telling you what is scam and what isn't. It is listed in my blog links, http://protectyourselfnow.blogpsot.com.

I also have a site that is dedicated to life and journey of following The Secret, the law of attraction. That site is very special to me, very personal. The Secret is something that I completely believe in. I have bought so many copies of that book to give to my friends, because it is simple truth, Life is EXACTLY what YOU make it. http://lifeimprovingline.blogspot.com

Check that one out, you'll either decide to change your life or you'll think that I am completely out of my mind. You wouldn't be the first... and you won't be the last.

There is something else that I ask you all to do. Which is check out another blog that I read today, there is a really cool contest that they are doing, and yes you have the chance to win $500, but the reason I am doing it and recommending it is because of WHY they are holding this contest. Here is the link to the blog:

http://siberlee-mernac.blogspot.com/2007/04/written-word-blogging-contest.html

And then if you want to look at it more, try MySpace and search Legends of Mernac. i think it is absolutely amazing. If for no other reason, go to the website and read the general perspective and the creator's perspective. Actually on MySpace all you have to do is type in "Mernac" and a few sites pop up for you to check out.

So as you can see, I am going to talk more about what I am doing and what I recommend for you to check out. I am going to cut back on some of the ads. And make this site more beneficial, which was my intent anyway. :)

Oh, before I hit post, I want to encourage you to read the article below on "Own the Internet", go sign up for this it is free and you are on the net anyway, why not get paid for your time. www.agloco.com/r/BBDN6861


Again, I am grateful that you took the time to read this today. Thank you!