My Master's Journey

Here are the past 12 months of my life as a grad student wrapped up in under 4 minutes....

Presentation Video

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is the picture of my content proposal of my thesis media project. 

Here is the video, stay tuned to hear about my final experience on Thursday.

River of Lies

When does a lie become the truth? Is it perspective or the absolute belief a person is correct? Is it hypocritical to call someone a liar when you have no issue making up your own story and changing it as it fits your needs?

Ok, so this is a bitter post today, but questions that I can’t help to contemplate. Recently I have discovered that lies are the new truths. It doesn’t really matter if there is solid proof or evidence available, the person who can tell the best story and get other people to believe it are the ones who will be held as honest people. The surprising part of this is the question of integrity. The honest person’s integrity will be questioned while the ones who make up stories to fit their needs will get away with whatever they send out to the universe. The way to survive then is to become the best story teller no matter if it is a true or false story. 

The best way I can put it is in a song. 

Photo Taken by Bob Walker, Jr NH Floods 2006, Dover, NH
Song: River of Lies ©2009 Bob Walker Jr Recorded by Bob Jr & the Martini Gardeners

My Chips Are Down

Going through an ordeal can take a lot out of a person. It’s something that can eat away at your very being on a daily basis. Then, once you think you are all through and you begin to move on, it hits you again when you least expect it. 

Recently, I was told that my chips were down as a result of an ordeal rearing its ugly head once again. What really happened is I decided to call out a group of people for being idiots in a situation. I wanted to pull the truth out, however painful it may be for me. I got the truth I was looking for and was not surprised at all from the outcome. Most of the group ignored what I had to say. Sometimes silence is louder than words.  Some friends contacted me with words of support and also stated that I am right on target with what I sent out to the universe. Those that really know me even acknowledged the responses I knew I would get from others. 

One response sort of caught me off guard. This is the response of where I was told my chips were down. I’m okay with the full blown rant and ignorance that was thrown my way from this person because it is what I expected. What stuck with me was this one statement. 

So, what it comes down to, is I need to be really happy that my chips are down. My current situation is: I am about to earn my Master’s Degree (I have a GPA of 4.0); I aced my thesis paper; I have an ok job (the pay sucks); I live in a nice home; I’m respected and active in my community; I have a girl who loves me (although drives me crazy on occasion); and I have kids who also adore me. Yes, I could use a better paying job and working in my ideal situation and there are a few rough spots as a result of mistakes I have made along my journey so far. If all of this is considered my chips being down, then there really is nowhere to go but up, so I’m cool with that. I now thank the crazy people in my life for pointing this out to me and will post pictures of my graduation next month if they care to see them. 

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