I've lived in interesting times...16:32 Jun 20 2009
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Life has a way of being too busy. Always, there is something that needs doing. I try to think back to a time when there wasn't something going on in my life. Maybe as a child, but it does seem that every year as I've gotten older, there is always something more to do.
If I were Chinese, I may have found myself saying "It is better to be a dog in a peaceful time, than be a man in a chaotic period".
I can't remember the last time that I genuinely found myself with absolutely nothing to do. Is this because I've made choices to get involved? Or is it because the world simply never stops? Or does a force greater than both myself and the world, have a plan for me?
But although I'm as unique as the next person, is it an inflated ego which leads me to expect that God would see me and find me 'special'?
Perhaps we all have our plans, our fate, but I do look at a lot of people who surround me in daily life and I don't see what it is that they are bound to acheive.
Most are working 9 - 5 in order to get a paycheck which they blow away on crap, and getting wasted at the weekend- likely an escape from the mediocrity and tedium of their lives.
Others eek out an existence on state benefits, with little more to their future than the next level on Warcraft.
But a few, a very select minority, take on their lives, they force themselves upon it, dominate it and try to control their own destinies. They progress their learning, try to provide better lives for those who depend upon them, and look to a dream of some form.
It is these people that I find myself most liking, spending time with and maintaining contact with. Others fall by the wayside and we never speak again. And I've known many, many thousands of people in my time. Not a boast, but a sad fact of my own fate- which is to live in interesting times.
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BLOODLIFE
02:19 Jun 27 2009
Well done with stage one.
When in doubt for the next stage just hit control, alt, delete. lol
You'll find those certificates are good for three years so stay on top of it ;-)
Sinora
19:10 Jun 27 2009
Congrats.
Joli
22:58 Jun 28 2009
:) PROUD! :)
ToiletDuc
06:16 Jun 29 2009
My Cisco certification was very helpful. I used the card a few times when I locked myself out.
SilentBlackRose
02:46 Jul 02 2009
Congrates old friend.
xxEmaeraldxx
22:10 Jul 13 2009
Well done you! B, that took a lot of time and effort and you creamed it.. wow, a lot to be proud of! :)