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The Wheels Are Spinning

Maybe it's too much caffeine or just a conversation I had today with people who just get where I am coming from, but I feel like my wheels are spinning and I'm not going anywhere for some reason.  There are so many things that I want to do to make sure that a disaster is easier on other families so that they can not have to worry about what happens next. By nature I am an impatient person.  Never really grasped that "delayed gratification" at an early age.  When I am excited about something I want it immediately, but I want it done a certain way. Probably why I fit in well as an underwriter.   Guidelines are just that, a guide to follow in order to make sure that the final decision was made without haste and that all possible scenarios have been accounted for.  Nothing important should be decided on in an instant, and yet sometimes that is all the time that you have.  There should really be a manual with updated guidelines for jobs with a high risk of ...

Would You Help Someone You've Never Met Before?

Interesting question to ask, would you?  Unconditionally?  Without passing judgment? People donate money to countries that they can't find on a map and get into arguments from behind keyboards about boarder walls as well as vaccinating children and adopting vs shopping.  Do you feel guilty walking past someone ringing a bell next to a metal can outside the grocery store without dropping spare change in? If you knew the political affiliation and background of the people you are donating to, would you still give them your lunch money? I've always been a fighter.  Maybe it's being the youngest sibling, or my zodiac sign, or just basic anger issues caused by being the youngest in a family that we to had fend for ourselves, but I have an issue with backing down when I feel that something is unfair. Someone else is going to be in this same situation and they won't have the balls to fight for themselves. It aggravates me to no end. I wish I could just give up and say "s...