Living in Apartments

In today’s world apartment living is at the top of most housing solutions.  Apartments are more available and more affordable than houses.  Apartment living is fine but there is just one problem you might encounter,unreasonable neighbors.  Imagine being on the first floor and above you are people who seem to keep very late hours.  Imagine trying to sleep and being awakened by what sound like someone playing a game of bowling on the wooden floor above your head and boots trampling up and down like soldiers in the army marching.

Imagine voicing your complain about the noise and being told by your obvious not so bright neighbor, “You should be sleeping, how can you be hearing noise at that hour if you sleeping?”

Well it is obvious Ms not so bright… We can’t sleep because of the noise coming from your apartment duh!!!  It is quite ridiculous that someone should think it is okay for a child to be up as late as one a.m., rolling ball and running back and forth when there are neighbors below who have to go to work the next morning and need to sleep.

People need to understand that when you live in an apartment it is not just about you.  You have to make sure that your actions do not impact negatively on your neighbors.  It is a sensible thing to try and live good with your neighbors.  You never know when something might happen and you need their help!

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Thought For Today

Start each day on a positive note and try to remain focus in-spite of all the negative things that may be happening around you.   Remember not everyone you encounter is going to leave you with a pleasant experience.   Sometimes in life we have to take the bitter with the sweet.  Just remain focused on what it is that you seek to achieve and do not let anyone steal your joy.

As we approach the end of 2011 we must all give God thanks for taking us through the year and for helping us through all the problems and obstacles that came our way.  Let 2012 be a year of new beginnings, a year of renewed hopes and dreams, a year of progress for us all.      Let us continue to trust in God for his guidance to see us through 2012.  A very happy and prosperous 2012 to one and all.

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The X Factor- Melanie Amaro

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 22: Melanie Amaro and Simon Cowell attend "The X Factor" Season Finale at CBS Televison City on December 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)

From her very first audition Melanie Amaro sounded like a star. She came across so powerful and I thought to myself this girl is good, she can really sing! I was shocked when she got eliminated in the first round of the competition; not making it in the final twelve and I wondered If Simon had lost his mind. Luckily, he came to his senses and went and brought her back. However, some damage had been done to Melanie’s self confidence. I watched her perform brilliantly week after week and yet at eliminations I would see her looking so unsure as if waiting to hear her name call any moment to say she was going home and each time I kept thinking Simon really damaged this girl’s confidence. Then came that week when she finally broke through. She let go all her pent up emotions, all things she was feeling inside , everything came rushing to the surface and a new Melanie emerged. A Melanie who was no longer afraid, a Melanie who had faced up to her fears, a Melanie who had regained her confidence and was ready to shine and there was no stopping her after that.

Melanie Amaro became proud of who she was, an island girl.  She no longer felt the need to pretend to be someone who she wasn’t and her accent immediately changed. She was finally comfortable in her own skin and as it turned out that was all she needed. She is a very talented young lady, who has a powerful voice and all that had been lacking was the confidence she had lost and once she regained that the only other person who I felt could have won was Josh Krajcik, who as it turns out ended in second place.

While I will not say she came out on top each week for the most part, she was one of the strongest contestants in the competition, you could always depend on her to deliver and I cannot think of a more deserving winner. Congratulations Melanie you earned it!

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If You”ll Only Ask {By Kay Hoffman}

Whatever is your problem,

Whatever you are going through,

You need not face it all alone,

God is there for you.

But you must humbly kneel in prayer

And call upon His name;

He will never forsake you

When His promise you will claim.

Whatever is your heartache,

Whatever is your task,

God is always there to help you

If  you will only ask.

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Thought For Today

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The X Factor

 

Little star in the making: Rachel has gotten over her exit out of the competition and is enjoying her new found fame seen last night at the CNN event

Last week people went on and on about Rachael being eliminated from the X Factor.  Although it was America‘s fault for not voting enough to keep her on the show, people sought to blame Nicole.  I still cannot understand why people had a problem with the person receiving the least votes going home.  Would they feel the same way if they were actually in the competition?  The thing is young Rachael is a star in the making.  She is going to be a success story with or without the X  Factor.  Here she is on the red carpet at the CNN Heroes Award in LA.  The X F actor is now behind her and she is moving on to bigger things.  Those of you who are still blaming Nicole for Rachael not being in the competition; my advice to you, take a page from Rachael’s book and move on already!

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Thought For Today

Never give up on your hopes and your dreams.  The going will not always be easy.  You may have to stop and take a rest sometimes.  At times you may feel like giving up.  It is at these times you have to dig deep within for that inner strength to go on.  Trust in God, believe in Him and He will see you through.  No matter what the problem is, it is never too great for him to solve.  Life is full of trials and obstacles to overcome but at the end of the dark clouds there is a silver lining and one day you will find yours.

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Thought For Today

The Lord is my strength and my shield, in whom my heart trusted and found help.  So my heart rejoices; with my song I praise God.   {Psalm 28 V 7}

The X Factor

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Last night was a very dramatic night on the X Factor.  It was a night of a lot of tension, joy and disappointment.  That said people need to understand that this is a competition and there can only be one winner and for that to happen some people are going to have to go home.  After Wednesday night’s performances  America voted; Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene were sent through leaving Marcus Canty and Rachael Crow in the bottom two.  The two sang their hearts out for survival making it hard for the judges to choose as they both did so well.  Needless to say this resulted in a deadlock, leaving the final decision with America and how they voted.  As it turned out Rachael Crow received the least votes and the poor girl was completely devastated.  She broke down in tears and fell to the floor.  Nicole too appeared upset and in tears.

USA X Factor 13yr old Rachel voted out

Marcus Canty miraculously survived three weeks of being in the bottom two and will go on to the semi-finals.  Fans of Rachael are blaming Nicole for Rachael being sent home.  These fans need to be realistic; they had the opportunity to vote to keep her in the competition, they obviously did not make use of the chance and by not voting they are the ones responsible for her going home and not Nicole!  But then I guess it is easier to put the blame on someone else!

 

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