The Heart Of Locke

" If man in the state of nature be so free, if he be absolute lord of his own person and possessions, equal to the greatest, and subject to nobody, why will he part with his freedom, and subject himself to the dominion and control of any other power? To which it is obvious to answer, that though in the state of nature he hath such right, yet the enjoyment of it is very uncertain, and constantly exposed to the invasions of others. This makes him willing to quit this condition, which, however free, is full of fears and continual dangers, and it is not without reason that he seeks out and is willing to join a society with others, who have a mind to unite, for the mutual preservation of their lives, liberties, which I call by the general name, property. The great and cheif end, therefore, of men's putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property. "But though men when they enter into society give up the equality, liberty, and power they had in the state of nature onto the hands of society, yet it being only with an intention of everyone the better to preserve himself, his liberty, and property, the power of society can never be supposed to extend further than the common good. And all this to be directed to no other end but the peace, saftey, and public good of the people." I love this

The dynamics of time

Time has passed since my last blog,a couple of years in fact. I will begin by saying it feels good to start using my time doing something I enjoy.I have worked a couple of jobs for a while and not much time for anything else.Now that I am back in school with only one job I can prepare an agenda that works for me. I haven't had much time for what I consider to be the essential elements of life like relationships. I feel as if I have not spent enough time with God, family and children. The last month of my life being out of one job has been even difficult.I went out a few times not knowing where to go or what to do with my time.I randomly selected a few places.A walk through a lower socioeconomic class may have taught me to excerise caution in my levels of restlessness.I realized that I didn't want to achieve immortality through my work. I wanted to achieve it through not dying. I felt like a fishstick at a cat festival . Speaking as a human being ,my self indulgence for attention getting deserved a much better performance and an audience.Confidence and a play on words mixed with some alochol has left some open-ended room for discussions about myself and provocative statements. I will say no more on this subject for now except Gods forgiveness is unmeasurable. Nice to be back.....

The comprehensive Final

Hello, I have taken the three tests required for this business credit hour. I passed them all but I have noticed that my grade for one of them is a C. I have a comprehensive final today and I want to pass. I have taken this business course over a period of time and now I need to know information about 21 chapters in one morning. Thinking positive would be really handy right now. I think i can... I think i can... Well wish me luck!!

My computer class

Hi Sherri

It has been great working with you as a student--one of the best!

You earned at A for the course!

Mona

Late Easter Memories

Hello, I had a good Easter last weekend. My son, my fiancee and myself went to his family's house and had a wonderful Easter. I had to study most of the day on this business course because I had a test on Monday morning at 8:00 am. The guys all helped Grandpa (Charles) pick up the sticks in his yard and clean up the " doggie dootie" Grandpa is 75 years old now and has a hard time with the yard, it was nice for everyone to pitch in. Grandma(Gereldine) can get up out of her wheelchair on her own, and sit down on the couch. This is a great relief since she had to spend six months in the nursing home because she couldn't do these types of things for herself anymore. She worked really hard to get better and came home. It's good to see her able to help herself. We are so proud of her and happy to not have to worry as much about her. I spoke with my mom and dad, children, sisters and nephews, I wished them all a Happy Easter. I also had a couple of birthdays in the family this week my dad and sister. I was happy to talk to my boys and wish them a great day! We were suppose to sing in the choir at church on Easter Sunday but my fiancee wanted to spend as much time as he could with his family, so we missed this. That's ok!! We all remember that Jesus hung on the cross and died for our sins, and we said a prayer before dinner to remind us about Easter. It is amazing how events that happened over 2000 years ago, bring family's together still today. God Bless You! Well bye for now...

Marketing and Financial Management

Hello again, I am on to my next adventure in my education courses for this year. I am starting a business course this morning. I have already completed 2 credit hours in this course so this will be the last one needed. I am proud that I recieved a 99% grade in my public speech class. I am waiting to see about my grades for 3 credit hours in computers. I have one test left so wish me luck. I have also made employee of the month at my job.This is the second time in a couple of years that I was choosen for employee of the month. My performance review says I am outstanding at interacting with customers and I am a great person to work with.I think it is important to have a great attitude at your job no matter where you work. It is hard sometimes especially when boses are always evaluating you.I have had other reviews that were not so great and it upset me but life is a learning experience. You have to learn that diversity comes with having a job, being in a relationship, owning your own company, going to school, ect.. Just move foward and try to learn something. Try to remember that we live in a democracy. Different personalities and opinions will always be a part of life.

This morning I will be starting on chapter 13 in business "Building Customer Relations Through Effective Marketing." I have already completed the other 12 chapters in this business section so hopefully this will go good. I love to study business, I tried to take an international business course and was told I needed to be on campus to do so. Long distance learning has it's advantages but also some disadvantages. It's possible that we might be moving soon, to a place that will put me at a college, so that I can complete some of the courses that I need to graduate. A type of change will be necessary to complete my higher education. I miss being at the campus where all the other students study for college. I miss living at the doorms at UNK, that was a blast! It was a great benifit to me to have other people around with the same goals as mine "to graduate." Well wish me luck!!

Dreams

" I dreamt last night that hate was defeated and love ruled the earth.

I dreamt last night that hunger was wiped out and nourishment filled our bellies.

I dreamt last night that homelessness disappeared and shelter covered the land.

I dreamt last that injustice was overcome and goodness filled all hearts.

I dreamt last night that despair was no more and hope shone eternal.

I dreamt last night that war ceased to be and peace settled the land.

Some people say that dreams are for children.

I say that dreamers keep us alive."

Unit Completed

Sherri completed Unit 1 of SPCH 111 with a 99%.

Brent