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About the founder of Gainesville Peer Support, Corp.
About the Founder – President – Webmaster. When I was a kid mania ate me up. All that energy racing thoughts hard to go to sleep. It was all negative patterns to may life. Then I learned things about my symptoms through lots of hard work and education, I was able to use my mania energy extra brain activity To Fuel drive positive aspects of my self image. I use it to give me the focus and attention towards knowledge and maintaining a healthy self image and outlook of my life. The schizophrenia is a different jurny to undertake?
By Joseph Sherrill5 years ago in Journal
Quitting My Job To Pursue My Dream
After nearly two years at my job, I finally decided to quit. Leaving a steady job can be extremely scary and nerve wracking, but it can also be very rewarding. For the past two years I had worked a manual labor job in a seat manufacturing plant. To say I was fond of this occupation would’ve been a lie, but let’s be honest it paid fairly well. The work I performed was not particularly challenging for me, but I certainly never enjoyed my job.
By Mariah Jackson5 years ago in Journal
Work
Work I grew up as a farm girl. I believe a lot of women with good work ethic were raised on farms. Not all, but some. I lived on a dairy farm until I was around 12 years old. The farm was situated between Chauvin and Provost. We went to school in Chauvin, but got our mail from Provost. My father and his 2 brothers owned/worked it; my grandfather before them. I remember things when it came to labor but was too young to do much. I had older cousins so they were the ones driving machinery by the age of 11 and by the time I got to that age the need was obsolete.
By Jennifer Skinner5 years ago in Journal
Counseling Profession: Discovering and Establishing Professional Identity in the Field
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the counseling professions collective and individual process of establishing and discovering professional identity. The complexities and unique pathways in establishing counselor identity are considered. A summary of two scholarly articles and one podcast are given and a reaction to the material is expressed and presented. Challenges within the counseling profession are discussed. Challenges such as lack of national licensing, issues with portability, and the public’s perception of the profession within the community. The community, or public’s perception of the counseling profession may prove to have a larger impact on the type of marketing that is most effective when promoting counseling services. The counselor identity correlates to the perception of, and relationship with the public. Establishing counselor identity is shown to be established through personal value systems, worldviews, and emotional intelligence. Lastly, an overall spirit of optimism and hope for the professions futuristic betterment are outlined.
By Rowan Finley 5 years ago in Journal
TCoE: Backstory Blogs Pt. 1
While I was laboring away today and found my mind wondering about writing and my books, I was trying to muster up some ideas on ways to help spread the word on my work and I figured one way to be heard, is to be persistent. I need to be writing constantly and consistently, at least something geared toward these books. I needed a way to share bits and pieces of the world I have created in shorter and more "seizing" ways so that I can try to capture intrigue from potential new readers. Here and there within the past year, I have gotten some feedback from a few of my readers and some were asking me questions on certain situations or backstories. Now, I do like a good backstory, however, they can't always be the "main" focus of a plot. If you focus too much on every character's backstory, then the plot will weaken from having too much information all at once. It will become dull and stale, or at least that's my personal opinion.
By Mel E. Furnish5 years ago in Journal
Become a better freelancer
Nowadays, more and more people want to work on their own terms, especially with covid-19 making traditional employment too risky. That is why I want to present you with the best tips to improve your productivity as a Freelancer, based on my own experience.
By Jonathan G5 years ago in Journal
Public Service Part II
While working as an EMT my partner and I were sent to a car rental place across from Newark Airport. This was the farthest part of our coverage area. When we got there we found a man who was 6'4" and a good 230 lbs. He was dangerously close to the highway at rush hour. We knew that there was no way were going to be able to handle this guy by ourselves so we tried to call for backup. The air traffic was really heavy, we didn't have repeaters on our radios so we kept getting stepped on when we tried to get help. We knew we had to get him away from the highway so we approached him slowly. I said, " Excuse me Sir you need to come away from there. You could get badly hurt and we might cause a car accident." Well, he didn't seem to like that idea so he started chasing me around the parking area. I managed to get around him a couple of times but honestly. I'm only 4'11' so one of his strides was at least six of mine. He cornered me against a wall, the parking lot was kind of shaped like a U." I was trying to duck under him but then he threw a punch at my head. I put my hand up to shield my face. My fingers were splayed open. He took the opportunity to grab my hand interlocking my his fingers into mine. He then yanked me up off the ground and immediately separating my right shoulder. He then extended his arm up as high as he could which left me dangling on my tip toes sort of twisting back and forth. It hurt like living hell but I didn't make a sound. I was afraid to scream out because I didn't know what he would do. He didn't speak to me, not once. It took a while for help to arrive so I stroked his stomach with my free hand telling him help was coming. My partner was great. He kept talking to me to keep me calm. We talked about the jackass who was taping this entire event instead of calling 911. We talked to his co-workers and asked them to call 911. I think they were all just to scared to move. They did however give us some further information which might have been useful before this started. They told us that his name was Windell, he worked there, but when he went on a break he went into the bathroom and came out with white powder on his face under his nose. We found out a couple of days later that he had snorted cocaine and Haldol , two drugs that can cause hallucinations, violence and other things. I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream but I just couldn't. My partner, Bob , was awesome. He didn't want to leave me to get to our ambulance and kept trying and trying to get help on the air. When he finally did his focus was 100% on me. He even made me laugh a bit. He listened to me when I told him what I wanted done at my funeral. I told him that no one should bring red roses because my Mom hated them because Dad had given them to her during a tough time in their relationship. I also asked him to have someone play the song , " Lady" STYX version for her and the song " Wild Horses, for my sister Liz. I also asked that the song " The Flame" be played for my Dad even though he wouldn't be there. He had died in 1991 but I still wanted him to be at my funeral and this was the song he said reminded him of me. Bob just listened. He didn't try to tell me that I was going to be alright because we both knew that might not be the case. We both knew that at any moment he could snap my neck. I just kept stroking his stomach. That powder blue T-shirt will never leave my mind.
By Teresa Wegrzyn5 years ago in Journal
The Dirt Whisperer
It’s 1930, six ironworkers sit on a girder about 1,000 feet above the Manhattan streets and eat lunch. It’s an iconic photo meant to symbolize the skill, bravery and dedication of the men who built one of the world’s most enduring and famous structures – the Empire State Building. While the workers on the ground at the Empire State Building site didn’t get the publicity granted the high-flying girder walkers, the heavy equipment operators who cleared the site between 33rd and 34th streets on Fifth Avenue and anchored all 102 floors to the ground proved critical to the safety, stability, legacy and longevity of the skyscraper.
By Frank Racioppi5 years ago in Journal
