HALLOWEEN DAY

Today was a great day. My little girl was so excited to see her cousin Rachelle. They both went out together tonight trick treating. We later brought them to a haunted house and they both were a little afraid at first to go but I assured my little daughter that all would be okay. I held her in my arms as we went in and the only person that really got scared was my lovely wife. We were walking ahead of her when we turned to head back out of the haunted house when she yelled out to me and said Gerry wait and yelled out by saying "don't anyone scare me" when all of sudden this masked person who was sitting near the bushes jumped out and terrified my wife. It was so funny to see that as we all burst out in laughter. It was nice to see our newly adopted niece. It was her first Halloween and she was really brave. My daughter was a brave little girl also. It was nice spending time with my family, I wouldn't want it any other way. It was surprising to see that there weren't too many kids out there, mind you the weather wasn't to great. It was a damp, cold, windy and dreary day out there. We had rain on and off all day today. They say that tomorrow should be a better day. We had out first fire tonight. There's nothing more soothing than to have a nice fire going while relaxing on a Saturday night. Tomorrow is November and is a month to remember all the love ones we lost and also to remember the brave soldiers who fought for us. If it weren't for them we wouldn't have the freedom and all the wonderful things we have today. The two World Wars changed the lives for all of us and made this world a better place to live in, mind you there are still wars going on now, yet they are not considered as World Wars. Don't get me wrong I tip my hat and have total respect for the men and woman that our serving our country overseas, yet I feel that I am one who does not support the mission, yet yes I support my fellow countrymen.

It's Friday

Friday's a day to kick back and reflect on the week. Wouldn't it be nice to have a three day weekends. I for one have had the whole week off since I was dismissed last Friday. Regardless, it was a busy week for me and I managed to do lots of tasks I wouldn't have had time to do if I was working this week. I met up with a friend of mind who is coaching me on a Scholarship Representative position in which I've had to put on hold for the past few months. I met up with him twice this week and it looks promising. I'm tired of the same old, same old over and over again. It's time to take a chance and challenge myself on succeeding on something I've never done before. Who knows this might lead me to the road of success. On another note my health seems to be better and I've been feeling less stressed, especially this week. I have no symptoms of chest pains or tightness on my chest and/or any anxiety attacks. I seem to be sleeping better and I haven't waked up in the middle of the night like I have done in the past. I'm looking forward to the weekend and especially tomorrow since it's Halloween. My little girl will dress up as Snow White. She had already had worn the dress today at daycare. She looked so pretty and adorable. I am so proud of my little girl. To everyone who's reading this, have fun tomorrow on Halloween.

Feeling better

It's amazing what a week does to change on how you feel. It's been 6 days now that I have stopped working at my former employer and it's been the best 6 days in a long time. It's just not worth it, to risk your health for a job. There are plenty of jobs out there and also options to try to go your own way in which I'm seriously considering. A friend of mind who I used to work with was rushed to the hospital today related to being stressed out at work. My wife took her to the hospital and it was a very scary moment for both them and for other colleagues in the company. There is too much greed out there and employers our taking advantage of individuals. Is this all worth it? My answer to that question is "no". This is why I am so grateful that my former employer dismissed me last week and I am thankful that this happened. I was feeling the pains related to stress and I couldn't risk it, not for myself and not for my family that I love dearly. My little girl needs me when she grows up and needs her Papa to guide her in the right direction and to protect her from all the bad stuff that goes on out there in society. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the future and I know good things will come my way.

Psycological Harassment

Has anyone out there ever been harassed by your boss? Well I have and it got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore. Let's put it this way, I was constantly brought into meetings and belittled by my boss almost on a weekly basis that it got to the point where I wanted to walk out. The last straw was when one of my colleagues was yelled at from my boss even after she had her face covered with her hands and was sobbing to the point where I thought she was going to faint. Her face was red and covered in tears and here was my boss in her face yelling at her. In my mind I said to myself " I need to leave this place". And I almost did. After that incident I told my boss that I was planning to leave and he advised me to stay on board because the company had hired new management personnel and I was to report to them instead of him. Well the changes were made for the first few months yet in the last few weeks things seemed to have returned to the old ways. You see I was suffering from chest pains related to stress and almost suffered anxiety attacks, where every time I would here a noise when it was quiet, my heart would skip a beat. I think you all know that feeling. I was given a doctors note from my doctor to work two days from home and this note was submitted to my employer yet they said that they were to get back to me and would work things out with me. After three doctors notes were submitted from August to October my employer made the decision to fire me based on the fact that the working environment wasn't suitable to my health issues. I was very surprised and disappointed and told them that based on the law that they have no right to fire me because I had a doctors note. I was told that it was just a recommendation. I have reached a point that I am fed up with working for someone else and am pursuing to work for myself. My wife who I love dearly also is faced with problems at her work place and I hope and pray that somehow, someway we both just work for ourselves. It's a crazy corporate world out there where people don't give a damn about your well being and only think that money is the answer to their problems. Well you know what, I agree we all need to make a living and my goal is to earn my own money, yet the most important things in my life is my family and my health, money is a material element we obviously all need, yet it should not be the first priority in your life. Don't get me wrong, I am all for making lots of money but I don't feel like it should be the dominant outlook in your life. My boss would often say that cash is king and I would reply by telling him that MY HEALTH IS KING.