Turning Life’s Scraps…

This probably should have been the first entry of my blog...  But this was written as an invitation to view my blog and submitted to Street Speech.

I often wonder why I am going through these hard times.  All of the platitude rush to mind:

• “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
• “God will never give you more than you can handle with His help.”
• “Whenever God closes a door, He opens a window.”
• And one of my late step-dad’s favorite, “Why not you?”

On Tuesday, February 8^th I prayed for guidance and the idea filled my soul… write about it!  Well, I have an article in this issue, I thought.  Then slowly I thought of the way Mom always tried to teach us to value education, learning from mistakes/experiences, and “how to turn negatives into positives”.  Ding! The light bulb over my head shone a wider light… Don’t just write about it, BLOG about it.  Street Speech encompasses Columbus, Ohio but the homeless and near-homeless are worldwide.  Upon returning home I immediately set to writing my blog.

I decided this is the best way to make a change in the public view of homelessness.  I set guidelines for my blog:

• My family will never be referred to by name and only spoken about in direct reference to me.
• Each day will have a tally of my efforts to better my situation.
• Aside from a tally, each entry will attempt to deal with one topic.  I will not limit myself to only one entry per day if I have more to say.  I intend to post something every day.
• Income will not be addressed in actual dollar amounts. I may give a newspaper to a passing member of the media or the mayor/governor so they may also have a view of what we are doing or needing to help ourselves.  After all, I paid for my papers and it is my choice.
• Make it informative but fun and try not to have it just a complaint column.
• Most importantly… keep it honest.  If you lie it will negate all trust and nothing will inspire changes in public attitude.

Today's Tally:

Saturday, February 12, 2011                      Time:  worked 6.5 hours

Location:  the retail chain store

Temp:  worked inside so this is not applicable

Newspapers sold:   0

Viable job postings:   0

Filled or baiting job posted:   2

Resumes/Job Applications sent:   0