Friday, January 22, 2016

Overwhelming Joy

As I get closer the anticipation is killing me. I've never felt so close before. So comforted just by the glory and presence that I feel here. Butterflies in my tummy, the excitement compares to that of none other. I park my car and walk through the double doors. Peaceful calming music flows through the building. The joy of many others fills the room. Huge smiles from the friendliest of faces everywhere I turn. My heart is warm. Walking through the room I feel so much love. The band begins to play, the lyrics shown on the screen. The front of the room becomes crowded with bodies of those full of happiness and joy. The sound of voices cheering and singing along with the band. People dancing, clapping, laughing, singing. I can't help but smile. So relaxed and full of joy I've waited for this all week. How can anybody sit during all this commotion? The energy in the room is so contagious not a person is standing still. The peace, the love, the joy, is being passed from one another like a rapid disease. This is my happy place. This is my safe spot. I've never had such a strong connection.

Blogs I've posted on:
Susan Nehrbas
Rachel Sullivan

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Why we lie

1. "Why we lie" isn't really based on the reason behind lying. But based on studies (performed mostly on college students) showing the amount of people who lied or were dishonest in a controlled situation versus an opportunity to get away with it with no given evidence.

2. Most people cheat, but not by much. What is our given motivation to be honest/dishonest as often as we are?

3. In paragraph 16, Ariely quotes a joke that he has heard once before. This is my favorite part because it is a perfect example of situations where dishonesty is noticed not only by ourselves but by others. In the example used was when the commandment out of the bible "Thou shall not steal" was spoken during service, those guilty of theft no matter how big or small the situation in their life, couldn't make eye contact with anyone. I think that the meaning of this paragraph is to help people recognize that dishonesty is such a normal thing these days, that people need to be reminded of their behavior. People lie without recognizing they are doing anything wrong. Lying and being dishonest was such a regular behavior for the man who had lost his bike. When the commandment "Thou shall not commit adultery" was spoken, he was reminded of where he left his bike because he was reminded of the dishonest routine he had gotten so used to blocking out, that he forgot that's where he last had his bike.


I commented on the following blogs:

  Kim's blog: http://kimfromsequim.blogspot.com/

 Rachel's blog: http://therache.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

English 101 Introduction

Hello English 101,
My name is Validia and i am a 26 year old married woman with a two year old daughter and one on the way. This is my first time attending school and being able to have time to focus on just that. My daughter is full time in headstart giving me time to work on my own school work while my husband is at work. Our baby number two is due after the end of this quarter in April. Perfect timing if you ask me. I honestly can't say my strengths or weaknesses in reading and writing considering I haven't attended school in years. I am currently unemployed which is extremely weird to me because I have been working for so long. But what I like about being unemployed at the moment is that I can focus on school instead of work, school, home, etc. I am totally new to this whole blogging thing, have never done it in my life. Thank you for the chance to introduce myself, hope to have a great year.

Thank you,
Validia  vtomasko.blogspot.com