Sexism

I really truly believe that I was a victim of sexism.

It happened within seconds, but I feel I was nailed.

I went out to eat with my "equal half". He doesn't like it when I call him my "better half". But anyway, we were leaving the restaurant and the hostess (female) gave me a half smile and a nod that looked like it pained her. When my "equal half" came up a few steps behind me, the hostess did a little perky dance and gave him a big smile with "Have a nice day" added to it. W T F?

No, I don't think this is a feeling of jealousy, because I have no reason to be jealous. I feel it was an act of prejudice.

Does she not have the ability to talk to women? She can only talk to men?

Give me one good reason why that hostess couldn't tell me, "Have a nice day".....

Sexism is such a broad topic in today's world. It no longer focuses on "A woman's place is in the kitchen".

In increase to outright discrimination, sexism will also include attitudes which support a person's discrimination.

The hostess gave a good example. Stereotyping sex roles and generalizing an entire gender. She has a serious problem with women.

Sexism involves hatred of, or a prejudice toward a gender as a whole.

But you know what? I am going to chose my weapons wisely. My weapons will work because they are mighty, "dynamite".

To solve the knotty and difficult problems of my run-in with sexism, the saddle-sores of other's actions, the strongholds (prejudices) that people cling to, I am going to brace myself with:

Truth - truth and love are linked together to provide a mighty shield

Love

Righteousness - right behavior, in line with reality, moral rectitude

Faith-prayer - the shield to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked

I am armed to fight a different dimension from that of my attacker.

"For though we live in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war, for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds."

2 Corinthians 10:3-4

Title

Are you wondering why the title of this blog is "Fishing From the Shore"?

Well, I have told you that my thought process is sometimes strange, and if you stick with me you will get a full flavor of that.

Have you ever been fishing? When you fish from the shore your chances of big fish or little fish is kind of 50/50. Fishing from the shore is a whole lot different than being in a boat in the middle of a lake.

If you think about it, life is a lot like fishing from the shore. You have to take the bad with the good, or the little with the big, 50/50.

I have had a lot of bad in my life, but I am middle age, so I'm thinking the first 50% of my bad life is over. The good 50% is on its way.....

And I am not even going to stress on how I'm going to finish. I am placing that in God's hands.

"When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth - his eyes not seeing sleep day or night - then I say all that God had done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it."

Ecclesiastes 8:16-17

Oh, this is so true. I had no control over my past life. It is done, over with, and cannot be fixed, changed, or altered.

We have to keep moving forward. Take on what is ahead of us even if we cannot comprehend it. If we sit still we will be eaten by the big fish. We will weigh ourselves down with stress and worry.

Often we find ourselves dealing with mysteries, the strange conundrums that confront us in many of the situations we go through in life, the situations and circumstances which cause us to ask that ever-recurring question, "Why?"

Life is complicated, too filled with conflicting circumstances for any one of us to figure out. Sleepless nights will not solve life's mysteries. Although it is in our human nature to torture ourselves by trying to think through (solve) and fully understand our complicated and confusing events. We will never fully understand. We might as well accept that there will be a little mystery in our lives, and go to sleep.

Some people think that the Bible has all the answers to the mystery of life. But when you open a Bible you find encouragement, direction, scripture that is laid out in a map for you. The scripture is there for strength, not a solution to our mysteries.

To find the truth in Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 think about your own life, about how many things that have happened and have been determined by events.

I can think of many things (events) that have brought me where I am today. If those "things" wouldn't have happened in the order that they did, I wouldn't be right where I am today. And believe me, I have had many, many, many struggles along the way.

We should not try and seek comfort, but seek meaning.

What are you living for?

What is the purpose of your existence?

Why are you here?

What is life all about?

If your life has any purpose at all it must be found in what happens here and now. Live for today! Never sit still! Keep walking forward instead of backward! Don't try and figure out the mystery of your life. Create your life today!

Let the Lord's grace and love answer all the questions. Hand over your mysteries to Him. He will help you on your walk of life.

Hugs for Always,

Angie

So, I'm Just Going To Write

In God's world He inspires me.....

In the blog world there are many bloggers that inspire me.....

In the book world there are many books that inspire me.....

In the natural world there are many living things that inspire me.....

In the human world there are many humans that inspire me just by watching and studying.....

I could go on and on....

Where do you get your inspiration?

Here is a list of my inspiration, some of my favorites:

1. The Queen Mommy

2. vbac or bust

3. Thinking in My Head

4. The Daily Love

5. Ordinary Inspirations

6. The Old Geezer

7. A Holy Experience

These bloggers really put their heart and soul out there.

I want to put my heart and soul out there too. I want to inspire someone. I want to touch someone's heart. I want to touch someone's soul. I want to let all my feelings and thoughts flow onto this computer screen to "TOUCH".

At this moment, constructing my first post for this blog, I am literally shaking.....They say fear makes us strong. Face your fears and you can accomplish anything. I am facing my fear. My fear of inspirational writing. My fear of spiritual meaning and misunderstanding.

I am going to punch this fear right in the face.....I am going to plow it over head-on.....

One book that I am reading, Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott, has really improved my thought process on writing.

Her exact words, "JUST WRITE!!"

Who cares what it looks like, sounds like, or how it is put together. Writing can be fixed. It can be improved and recreated over and over.....

If you visit this blog, I hope you stick with me, because this new adventure that I am starting, I'm sure, will simply improve as I go on.

I would like to thank the bloggers that I listed for being such a huge inspiration for me. You all ROCK!!

Here we go.......

Hugs for Always,

Angie