well spring is here, i think weather has been up and down lately. so i know i haven't been blogging as much, partially due to finding a healthy balance of daily activities and not obsessing about "what needs to be done" i do make postings on facebook so check it out. facebook.com i am about to try some new options to post on my blog from remote locations (ie: cell phone) so. that will allow for more communication. things continue to go well, and hope all is well with you.
nj
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
back from quarentine 05/12/09
hi everyone!! sorry not any posts for a while, but was quarantined for possible swine flu outbreak!!! lol, just kidding. just taking a lil break. trying to find the perfect balance in tasks, life, and commitment.
so i've started training at www.draganettis.com and i think it will be a great fit. will keep maintain kell container and the salon. this way i will stay out of trouble. so, while i didn't blog on here, i had some facebook postings i will share..
may 3:Nicholas Joseph Schneider "i like to let go what i cannot change, i like to forgive what i cannot change, i like to love what i cannot change.........
may 3: Nicholas Joseph Schneider the truth shall set you free.
may 7: Nicholas Joseph Schneider great first night at draganetti's. amazing, they actually acknowledge that you're an adult and don't babysit! What a concept!
may 10: Nicholas Joseph Schneider the flaws we dislike most in ourselves, are the first we seem to focus on in others. I need to be more aware and work toward removing these flaws so the focus isn't on them with anyone. When we look in a mirror and are not pleased with the reflection, it seems easier to replace the mirror than the reflection.
peace,
nj
so i've started training at www.draganettis.com and i think it will be a great fit. will keep maintain kell container and the salon. this way i will stay out of trouble. so, while i didn't blog on here, i had some facebook postings i will share..
may 3:Nicholas Joseph Schneider "i like to let go what i cannot change, i like to forgive what i cannot change, i like to love what i cannot change.........
may 3: Nicholas Joseph Schneider the truth shall set you free.
may 7: Nicholas Joseph Schneider great first night at draganetti's. amazing, they actually acknowledge that you're an adult and don't babysit! What a concept!
may 10: Nicholas Joseph Schneider the flaws we dislike most in ourselves, are the first we seem to focus on in others. I need to be more aware and work toward removing these flaws so the focus isn't on them with anyone. When we look in a mirror and are not pleased with the reflection, it seems easier to replace the mirror than the reflection.
peace,
nj
Friday, May 1, 2009
3 months, 05/01/2009
hi everyone, its friday, may 1st, and 3 months of recovery!!!!!! i can't even put into words the sense of serenity i feel today. 3 months and 1 day ago i never would have been able to comprehend that life could be like this. that "living" life would be fun. i can only hope that my faith, conviction, friendships, and honest desire keep me on this journey for the rest of my time.
should be a great weekend ahead, lisa lampanelli, darren, and really a return to where i hit my rock bottom, downtown mpls. should be interesting, reflective and affirmation that i'm on the right path now.
i have reposted a video that really, best summarizes it all for me. peace.
nj
should be a great weekend ahead, lisa lampanelli, darren, and really a return to where i hit my rock bottom, downtown mpls. should be interesting, reflective and affirmation that i'm on the right path now.
i have reposted a video that really, best summarizes it all for me. peace.
nj
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
sorrow, rain, beauty 4/26/09
the rains come down, absorb into the ground.
embrace the seed, with the moisture it need.
to have beauty tomorrow, today is sorrow.
what is always vital for futility and growth, is not the most pleasant. me must know that the very essence of beauty and harmony is work, struggle, rain, mud, and grit. today we might be sad, but with the flowers in blossom tomorrow, lets not pity in self-sorrow.
hope everyone had a great weekend. very low-key for me. seems that the one job offer i was awaiting is not coming to fruition, but i am meeting tomorrow to discuss and new job so i will post details on that this week. it has been offered already so we just need to work out the details.
saw "state of play" today, enjoyable movie. lisa lampanelli countdown = 6 days!!!
stay away from pigs!
nj
nj
embrace the seed, with the moisture it need.
to have beauty tomorrow, today is sorrow.
what is always vital for futility and growth, is not the most pleasant. me must know that the very essence of beauty and harmony is work, struggle, rain, mud, and grit. today we might be sad, but with the flowers in blossom tomorrow, lets not pity in self-sorrow.
hope everyone had a great weekend. very low-key for me. seems that the one job offer i was awaiting is not coming to fruition, but i am meeting tomorrow to discuss and new job so i will post details on that this week. it has been offered already so we just need to work out the details.
saw "state of play" today, enjoyable movie. lisa lampanelli countdown = 6 days!!!
stay away from pigs!
nj
nj
Thursday, April 23, 2009
bank teller tragedy! 4/23/09
so, i had another spiritual moment today. what totally amazes me on this journey is that everyday you learn something new, so the set-up goes as follows.
i'm leaving work (the glamorous world) of kell containter. (grateful for a paycheck) and as a result of scheduling errors, they needed to me to go to the salon to cover a few hours. I leave work and am taking care of some AA business ( i have the information phone for people to call) and am speaking with this gentlemen who is being "ordered" to attend a support group to get his liver transplant but he doesn't have a drinking problem, cars are honking at me, i forgot my sunglasses so i'm crying because the i'm squinting so hard, now my eyes are burning from the copious amounts of salt in my tears because i salt every food that enters my body, shit there goes the exit toward the bank i normally go to, HONK HONK HONK HONK somebody things i'm popular or just doesn't like my driving at this point, ok, at the other branch office let me run in, jot my number down on the deposit slip and oh RING RING RING are you coming to the salon?, sign the checks, hand them to the teller,
teller: " do you have your id?"
nj: " are you kidding me? they never ask me for my id"
teller: "i'm sorry, i need to see an id."
nj: "fine, its in my car."
out to the car, drop my cell phone, kick it under the car, open the car, grab my wallet and then out of the corner of my eye i see my passport and get an idea. bitch, you want an id, let me show you this, i'm sure at your blooming age of 16 you have no clue what this is. swagger back into the bank flick the passport on the counter and watch with amusement as she ponders over this "odd looking document"
nj: "its a passport issued by the united states government, it is an id" i say with such satisfaction. she completes the transaction, wishes me a good day and i leave sit down in the car and all of a sudden i hear this voice
mysterious voice"nicholas, what the f@ck was that?" i realized the absurdity of my behavior in that situation. for my protection and because her job requires it, she asked for my id, not my kidney. for those of you who read the gambling dinner out story on 4/4/09, holy shit, i'm my father!
i'm grateful that i recognized it, see the ridiculousness in it and realize i'm human. i know, i will make a point to go to that branch the next time and apologize to her for that behavior.
nj
i'm leaving work (the glamorous world) of kell containter. (grateful for a paycheck) and as a result of scheduling errors, they needed to me to go to the salon to cover a few hours. I leave work and am taking care of some AA business ( i have the information phone for people to call) and am speaking with this gentlemen who is being "ordered" to attend a support group to get his liver transplant but he doesn't have a drinking problem, cars are honking at me, i forgot my sunglasses so i'm crying because the i'm squinting so hard, now my eyes are burning from the copious amounts of salt in my tears because i salt every food that enters my body, shit there goes the exit toward the bank i normally go to, HONK HONK HONK HONK somebody things i'm popular or just doesn't like my driving at this point, ok, at the other branch office let me run in, jot my number down on the deposit slip and oh RING RING RING are you coming to the salon?, sign the checks, hand them to the teller,
teller: " do you have your id?"
nj: " are you kidding me? they never ask me for my id"
teller: "i'm sorry, i need to see an id."
nj: "fine, its in my car."
out to the car, drop my cell phone, kick it under the car, open the car, grab my wallet and then out of the corner of my eye i see my passport and get an idea. bitch, you want an id, let me show you this, i'm sure at your blooming age of 16 you have no clue what this is. swagger back into the bank flick the passport on the counter and watch with amusement as she ponders over this "odd looking document"
nj: "its a passport issued by the united states government, it is an id" i say with such satisfaction. she completes the transaction, wishes me a good day and i leave sit down in the car and all of a sudden i hear this voice
mysterious voice"nicholas, what the f@ck was that?" i realized the absurdity of my behavior in that situation. for my protection and because her job requires it, she asked for my id, not my kidney. for those of you who read the gambling dinner out story on 4/4/09, holy shit, i'm my father!
i'm grateful that i recognized it, see the ridiculousness in it and realize i'm human. i know, i will make a point to go to that branch the next time and apologize to her for that behavior.
nj
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
boyle on humanity. 4/21/09
ok, enough already of the boyle lady from england. is it not like a circus in town? so an unattractive lady can sing. this is nothing new, it has happened before, i won't name names! she does however, have a striking resemblence to a movie star.
i have to say today was a great day. had a nice conversation with my friend tony over coffee. that was followed by dinner with great friends and finished with some wonderful words of wisdom from my sponsor as we work on step 4.
i'm learning so much about myself on this journey. being an alcoholic was never really about drinking. absoluty amazing!
nj
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