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Social Experience

SocialXperience.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:43:02 +0000

There have been many relationships for me over the years. I have met many interesting people. There were the friends and teachers from grade school who you have your first real relationships. The first girl that you kissed and you knew that this time would last forever. The bully at recess, who you knew would have a tough life ahead of them. The other kids who stayed overnight to play hide and seek in the basement. The fun we had, and the dreams we had we knew would keep us all together. I had different friends in high school, some were the jocks and some were the geeks. We went to prom together like everyone else, yet it seemed that the interaction among us started to change. The feelings were stronger and the pain was longer. The weekdays were just as long as the weekends were short. The breakup after 3 months with a girlfriend seemed like this time would last forever. School was tough in other ways too. I had a lot of friends, but it seemed like there were bigger things to come after graduation. We all went our separate ways to meet other new friends. We moved on to new adventures. Meeting new people in college and working odd jobs became a whole new social experience for me. Working at a restaurant and meeting middle-aged men washing dishes seemed a little unusual, but then I began to think about what their circumstances were about. I met a girl who was about 10 years older than me and she was a single mom, she was going to school at night and she worked as a cook. Her story was how she wanted to help her son by getting him into a better school, since he had difficulties learning. The other cook was proud to moving up at the restaurant as a the head cook, he had been there for nearly 4 years. The older lady at the check out was here to make some money and to make new friends since her husband had passed away. I realized that this was just a moment for me while during school, this was a big deal to them. Some days I did not want to work, because school was getting me down. As I looked at the others and their situations, I began to realize that my experiences were not about me, but about everyone else.

After college I got a job far away from family and friends because it was the best opportunity at the time. Although, I began to see more hardships of others around me. I was not always the type who considered the glass half empty, but I guess this kind of stuff was more evident to me than the good things at this point. As I moved on into my adult life I guess I really began to understand my life lesson. I began my first real job in sales and have not looked back since. I will share my job experiences on a future post. I have learned how to better see and feel the needs of others. This has helped me in my experiences with others. No matter how difficult your life may seem, there is always someone who has a bigger challenge.
I have now begun to explore other personal experiences on the web and have enjoyed blogs and forums like these to share and read about others. Words cannot describe that the world is so much bigger than you are, look outside yourself to see inside of others and you will have a more positive social experience.

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Sorry, but your child will not walk

contributor — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:58:44 +0000

God allows miracles to happen when its least expected. March 23, 1991 my mother’s first child myself Jocelyn Marie Blake was born. When I was born they had discovered that I had run out growing room in my mother’s womb so my legs were not able to develop properly. My mother was happy despite my complication. However, because of this complication other problems had raised. The doctor told her that there was something wrong with the bones in my legs. My legs were severely bowed and my bones were too soft and I wouldn’t be able to walk. With a broken heart my mother took this piece of information and returned home. She refused to believe what the doctors had said and went on her own search.

My mother searched for an orthopedic specialist who could help me for some time. She eventually found one and located at Beth Israel hospital and they put me in therapy immediately. The orthopedic surgeon and his team at the hospital did everything they could to help me. The team of doctors also taught my parents exercises that they could do with me at home to help strengthen my limbs. After countless trips back and forth to the doctor, doing therapy and exercises I began to show improvements. One day when my mom came to pick me up, I crawled towards her. She was so shocked and happy she couldn’t believe her eyes. Crawling was not yet walking, but it was a start. I am thankful for the doctors at the hospital as they took me into their care and it shows because I am walking as of today.

My mother always told me as I grew up that I was always trying to move faster than I was supposed to. She once told me I tried to walk while I was on the bed and fell off of it and got lost under the bed. She tells me these stories to show me how determined I was to walk and to humor me. Meaning that if I keep my eye on the prize I can do anything I try. By applying that idea to life I can be the most successful person in life. I now try harder than ever during the days that go by. I have turned out to be a very smart and talented person. I receive excellent grades in school; I am a good dancer, and swimmer. One day when my mother came home and I ran to her, and she said she shed a tear. What the doctor had told her the day I was born was a lie. She was determined to get me to walk and so was I. I have been walking ever since that day and there is nothing wrong with my bones or legs. Doctors aren’t always right, that’s why one should do research. My mother did her research and here I am now, walking.

The moral of this story, as my mother always says is never give up. Even if you are wrong the first time, or the first 100 times, the 101st time you will have got it right. So when in doubt I think of this story to help remind me of my capabilities. This helps me stay on task and believe in myself.

Jocelyn Blake

Winning entry for June! Thanks, Jocelyn for submitting your inspirational experience to From My Experience.

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God’s Word is Important

contributor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:23:15 +0000

Recently I put up a sign that said “Nothing is too hard for God” and people started throwing stones at it, so I took it down. Now I’ve put it up again and I will leave it up no matter what.

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