Knitting and Crocheting can have many benefits to your life

I have found a new a new hobby. Or well, I should say, I have gotten back into it. In resent months, I have started crocheting. I had done this to kill time at night due to working the night shift and nothing better to do. Know that I am on days, and thinking a little bit clearer, I have started making things for alley shop. Right know I am in the process of making hats and scarf’s. Because it gets so cold hear in Minnesota, that is one thing that most people need, no matter how much money you have.

But did you know that knitting and crocheting can have health benefits too. It has been found that this rhythmic act can help prevent and manage stress, Pain and depression. (http://www.prlog.org/10179509-knitting-and-crochet-offer-long-term-health-benefits.html). Dealing with the stress factor alone can help with a lot of other health issues. Stress a lot of times will weaken your immune system witch can make you sick. Many also believe s that the act of knitting is triggered in the brain is similar to doing yoga and meditation. This is one thing I myself, never realized.

I guess for me, knitting is not only a stress reliever, but it also makes me feel good that I am making something for someone in need. Being able to give of myself is one think that I pride myself of, which in turn, makes me feel good. So in the end, It makes me feel good about myse

lf, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

references
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starting the new year out right!

At the start of a new year, I am reminded of what I am grateful. Good friends and family who support me in everything that I do, a place to live, a job, and my health. But what about those who don't? What about those who have been hit by the recession and don't have friends and family to depend on? There are many people in our world, who don't have much, If anything. I hope to inspire even just one person to help those less fortunate then themselves.
Know I don't have a lot myself, since I am only getting 20 hours a week at my job, but I still feel it important to help just because, what if it were me? I would want organizations out there, like alley shop, to be there for me, when and If I need it.
Threw my years of working with alley shop, I have learned that there are many things that people in poverty need such as pots and pans, towels, sheets and cloths. These are always in demand. One thing that most people don't realize is that they also need things that make a house a home. Things like pictures, nicknacks, flowers (real would be nice but the fake ones last longer), and so on. I don't know about you, but It Is nice going home to a beautiful house, no matter the size.
I hope that in this new year, I hope I have inspired every one to give of there time and talents to those less fortunate then themselves. Remember, poor people have dignity too.

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during this time of Thanksgiving, lets remember those who are less fortunate then ourselves.

I know for many if you, Thanksgiving, we will be spending time with our friends and family, eating turkey, and being thankful for everything that we have. But what about those that don't have enough for food, clothing or any of the other basic necessities that many of us take for granted? With the economy the way it is, there are many going with out this year. Do I get food, gas for the car, medicine?
I, for one am grateful for everything that I have. I have learned a lot threw my many volunteer jobs that I have. Seeing the sense of togetherness and pride that I saw in Jamaica. And also seeing many of my friends, family and different organizations like school and church, pull together when asked. It is so amazing to see all the love out there.
There my work at Alley Shop, I have learned that many of these people get there food threw the food shelf. A lot of the food donated are canned goods. Since many of these people don't have much money, they cant afford simple things like can openers, and many times, use sharp knifes to open them.
So in this time of Thanksgiving, I hope all of you will find it in your hearts to give of your time, talents, or money to different organizations this season. And not just during this time, but all year long too. Poverty doesn't take time off.

To my bff's, because I love u

Know I don't say this much, but I really love y friends. I have a hard tie sharing this. The chorus to this song I think helps explain it. I have the coolest group of friends. We come from different backgrounds and different faiths, we celebrate not only our similarities, we also respect out differences. I can have the coolest discussions with them. No matter how much time passes that we don't see each other, we pick up right were we leave off. For instance, my bff crystina and I have been friends since the first grade, In high school, we had lost touch. Neither of us realized that we were going to the same college until we saw each other in the library commons at Century College. It was as if we had not seen each other for 4 years.
I hope all of my friends, no matter what there faith is, enjoy the lyrics to this song.

Lyrics to Friends :

Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.


Chorus
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times are changing, for me at lest

There are so many things that I want too do in life, but it is so hard to figure it out. A person would think that by the age of 31. I would have figured this out. But I am just as lost as ever. I feel my biggest problem is that I am so worried about everyone else that I for get about me. Now that I have been divorced to a little over 2 years, I a facing this issue head on. This is what I have figured out so far,
The first think that I would like to point out is that I was taught a lot of good things that from my parents that I would not give back. The biggest thing being is that you need to work hard for the penny you earn. But in the same sense, they also taught me to settle. You can’t get any better then were you are right known. As a kid of the 90’s, I was always told that I could be anything I wanted too be. Well, what the hell happened?
What happened, remember that I do love my crazy parents, because they settled, I think they didn’t know how to get me to achieve more. For me having a learning disability, (being tested as we speak) I found it hard to motivate my self.
I can’t blame my parents totally. As an adult, I need to start taking control of my life. I think, when I was in my 20’s, I was stuck between adolescences and adulthood. I didn’t feel prepared for the world. I did learn some valuable lessons along the way. Things such as, take info with a grain of salt, relax, and If I want something, I need to use my words. The sad thing is, it took me, 10 years to figure it out.
As part of this new journey that I am on, I am making a pledge to myself that I am going to live life to the fullest, and work my but off to get there. I plan on using this blog as a way of not only letting everyone know about my progress, but to also let everyone know about my projects. I feel that I need to get out there and experience life. In high school, I kept busy so I didn’t have to think about how depressed I was that life wasn’t going the way I want it to. I think know, I need to keep busy, so buy doing things that I want to do. Things that will either be fun, and or give me some kind of fulfillment.
Know I know this is going to be difficult for me, but I think that in the long run, I will be a better person. And I know that my friends will always be there for me. I plan on having a long and successful life ahead of me.

Make a list of your character defects

This is the fourth step in Al-Anon. I honestly thought it was going to be hard. I think it was more time consuming then it was hard. I had used a workbook that an AL-Anon friend had gotten for me. That had made it easier to deal with. I think there wer quit a few smaller defects that I think might be easy to take care of. Learning to trust my higher power more. Be interested in other peoples lives, but don't life my life threw there's. Don't get involved in gossip. An in general, learn to let go and give to God. I had figured out that I have one big problem that can make it hard to get over the small stuff, wich is, I think I have a paralyzing fear of change and doing what I want to do.
What started this fear is growing up with my mother who had taken the alcoholic gene and would over eat. I felt like I had to walk on egg shells when I was around her. It seemed any little thing would set her off. And when she was set off, the whole neighborhood heard about it. There were a lot of times that I would want to do something, like running cross country freshman year, she wouldn't let me do. Or what I should say is, I felt like she didn't want me to do. And there were many times in my life that I felt like she did that to me. Because of this, any time, now as an adult, I am afraid of dreaming, but to reach for those dreams. I feel that I will crash and burn as soon as I get going.
The one thing that I think will get me threw this is my higher power. I have been praying to him all the time and it really seems to help. I am still a little weary about it but it seems to help.