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Sunday, 07 January 2007

This will be my last entry here for a long time. I turned 24 today, and I feel old. This past weekend sucked, and Im hoping that things will get better soon, cause they probably cant get worse then what it is now. So to leave you with a quote (one of my personal quotes)
--Life sucks, then you die, deal with it.-- Jeff Johnson

Wednesday, 03 January 2007

Well its a new year and I have decided that I need to makes some changes in my life. I wont go into detail, because its really non of your business. So I bet your wondering (if anyone actually reads this) why I would put something like that in a weblog, because hopefully it will be noticable. I dont have much else to say so to leave you with a quote that is some what appropriate for this entry would be this....
--Always do right; it will gratify some people and astonish the rest.-- Mark Twain

Thursday, 14 December 2006

(A poem I had written back in high school when I was starting to get serious about wieghtlifting)
I do not lift to make myself stronger then my enemy,
I do not lift in order to accomplish a look to try to please,
I do not lift for worldly things made by human biengs,
I lift instead for God
Who in return shows His love for me,
by giving me strength in order to crush my enemy,
My body becomes a temple, for its Him I try to please,
And for that I become a witness to my fellow human biengs.

So things have been good lately, I cant really complian about much. I put this poem in here to help remind me of a few things. Monday I started back in the gym lifting wieghts again. I also gave Megan her christmas present this week, and she had given me my gift the week before. I must say that the blanket that she made for me is probably one of the best gifts I have recieved in a long time.
Im not going to write much more but I must say that I am looking forward to getting off work for a week for christmas. So to leave you with a quote, it comes from an author that I have read a lot if not all of his books.
"My how the time has flown, how did it get so late, so soon." --Dr. Suess--

Monday, 04 December 2006

     So its been a while since I have made an entry. The other day I was looking for a tie to wear for christmas dinner theater when I came across a journal that I had written 5 1/2 years ago. I thought it would be interesting to see what I had written down. I had written this entry when I was in Kenya it was late at night and it was after the first week I was there. I had mentioned that it is my goal in life to serve to others and not to be served to. In other words I want to be able to help others and ask for nothing in return, I dont need to hear thankyous, I just want to help. So looking back on what I have written, I have forgotten to do that. I have forgotten to be a servant. I have forgotten to want to help someone with out feeling as though I should have to help them. But enough about that.
     The other day Megan and I went on a little roadtrip to see my folks back in Indiana. The best part of the trip for me was being in the car and talking to her, and getting to know her. Sure being home was good and seeing the family was good but the drive over and back was some of the best quality time I have had in a relationship in a long time.
     So to leave with a quote it would have to be from Seneca (roman philospher 5b.c- 65a.d.) I was reminded of this the last time I went home and was listening to my dad's sermon on sunday. In the sermon he had mentioned that we should write the bad things of life in the sand, but write the good things about life in stone.   Seneca said sor t fo the same thing but about being a servant.
"Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have recieved.""   --Seneca--

Sunday, 19 November 2006

What a weekend. I have three days until I get to go home and I am looking forward to it. I havent seen my folks in a while now, mostly becuase I have been busy lately. Im looking forward to seeing my brother and sisters, Derrick and Tonia. Derrick is getting old enough now that we can hang out. Once this summer I went home and we went fishing and I remeber him saying " its a guy thing no girls allowed" Im hoping that one of these days when he gets a little older that I will be able to bring him over here to cincy either for the day or maybe to spend the night. But enough about that. I did something today I havent done in years, I got Megan some flowers. I wasnt sure of what type she would like or even what to get, I had to explain to the lady at the store that I was a guy and retarded when it comes to stuff like this. It was also kind of a sad day today becuase the Colts lost their first game of the season. So much for trying to tie the 72 dolphins with a perfect season, but it will come one of these days. Well its getting late so I think I will call it a night.
And now for a quote...
"Dont look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness." --James Thurber--

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- Name: Jeff
- Country: United States
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- Birthday: 1/7/1983
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It is my sole purpose and my passion to help people, thats why I love being a firefighter because I can help a person in their darkest hour. It is my dream to be a chaplian for a fire department, I want to do more then just help, rescue, or save someone's life, I want to help them know Christ.