Tuesday, August 9, 2011
7.20.2011 Kayla Miller Star wars Rocky
Sent to the group on: 7/20/2011
This week I think we will talk a little about stars and see where that leads this entry. I really want to talk about the Movie Star wars and certain characters in that film, and others that would be considered movie stars, but first I will mention who or what is a star to me. It goes without saying that the smartest person in the world, to me, and my hero and role model is my Dad, but there is a certain profession that I’ll speak on. There are many ways and many jobs you can do to help people. Anyone who really knows me, maybe they’re in my head, knows for sure what I’m going to talk about. That’s making a pretty darn big assumption, because at times even I don’t know, and everybody is unaware of, what I’ll say next.
I do speaking because that gives me the best chance to impact lives; I am well aware that doing therapy (PT, OT, or Speech) is a great way to help people regain normalcy, but the profession that I respect the most is nursing. I recently spoke with Kayla Miller, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500671808. She is from Delphos, OH, and currently attends Rhodes State and studies Nursing. I am in awe of her as I am anybody that’s a nurse or preparing to be one. Believe me I’ve almost died twice 12 years apart, for unrelated reasons, and nurses receive most of the credit for keeping me alive credit for keeping me alive.
Kayla, I’m impressed with you and what you do. That’s for sure, and to me you are a star. I realize that we may have met at a game sometime already, but I want to meet you sometime. Kayla says, “don’t pass someone you care about without telling them that you do, because you never know when that person will no longer be there.” With that in mind I’ll say that I care about you Kayla, and I care about everyone. I want everyone to make the best of the opportunities they’ve been dealt. Whether we have similar or different opinions, I care. Just because you are ordering a pizza with sauerkraut on it, I dislike that, I still care about it. If I’m going to eat it then I care what the toppings are; just because I say that I care doesn’t mean I like it. Now let me get past my personal stars.
Star Wars was a great series of movies, and now my nephews are big time into the characters. I tell you what even the youngest of my sister’s three boys, Nick at age three, knows every character, and they (my three nephews) even have action figures to play with. I’ll tell you I’ve learned some new characters. The boys rave about the new movies (which I understand are prequels,) but I’ve never paid enough attention to know some new names. I imagine that they are good, but I already know what happens a little later for I saw the earlier releases. I just don’t understand why they do that? To me seems like having Rocky Balboa fight the big Russian (Ivan Drago) and follow that with a bout against James “Clubber” Lang (played by Mr. T,) and the death of Mickey, his trainer. That would be Rocky IV (1985) before Rocky III (1982). That seems incoherent.
I’ve only seen reruns of the early Sylvester Stallone as Rocky movies, and let me interrupt this week’s Star Wars conversation to mention the Italian Stallion known as Rocky Balboa. “Sly” also starred in many other movies, sometimes series (such as Rambo.) There have been six Rocky movies, with the possibility of a seventh. Sylvester Stallone has alluded to feeling the need to continue the Rocky saga, and has said, in effect, that the older he gets the more necessary it is to write another Rocky movie. I’ve seen the first six of the series (multiple times each,) and I see no reason why I would not see the next one. It seems safe to say the Stallone won’t star in a prequel (as he turned 65 years old On July 9, 2011,) but he is also a director, writer, and occasional painter. So who knows what they’ll dream up?
The whole Star Wars sequence doesn’t seem right but backwards to me (with the latest release being a prequel,) and that’s why I’ve not bought into all the latest hoopla regarding the new releases of Star Wars. Maybe I’m missing something marvelous, but that’s just going to be my loss, I guess. I don’t remember when the Star Wars movies were first released (as like I’m not aware of the first releases of most Rocky movies,) because I’m not that old (lol, but I am single and willing to hang out with people- even if they are overseas, right db.) I did do a bit of research on the Star Wars series though so I could be up to date with my three and four year old nephews, who are at my house all week. Mom and Dad think it’s their house, ha-ha, but I just let them live here. I’m merely kidding about who owns this house. I think my nephew’s favorite character is Darth Vader, but he is on the Dark Side, which is bad. They like Yoda, too, and he is a good guy so we’ll investigate him a little, because it will be a positive force and good for my motivational message.
He talks weird, Yoda does, but he speaks with remarkable intellect at times. Here’s an example:
"Named must your fear be, before banish it you can."
Yoda
What are your fears? The quote says you have to recognize and know what you gear before you can overcome it. Maybe that was a question that you’ll choose to answer silently or on this wall. I don’t mind which way you choose to answer. It can be a rhetorical situation, but I’ll tell you some of my biggest fears. Why do I do that you ask? It’s because Yoda told me to do so.
Probably my biggest fear is that I won’t live up to my own expectations. My expectations are to have a wife and kids, but the wife needs to happen before the kids. I want to have a mutual love with somebody. Believe me, even a guy as ugly as me gets his opportunities, but I’m not just going to get freaky with some random girl. In fact if you were to want an offer that, it depreciates my view of you. Believe me I seek that, but only after I find somebody to love. Maybe that won’t happen, that’s my greatest fear, but I owe it to the Big Guy, and if He thinks a wife and kids would be best for me then we’ll fall in love. I thought I met a girl, who could be that someday, but the jury has not come to a verdict yet. Sometimes the judge calls a recess, too. What advice would Yoda give me in this situation, as if I listened to him?
As I was reading through Yoda’s sayings, it became clear that sometimes the old character forgets that we are only human. For instance, consider the following quote:
"Do or do not... there is no try."
Yoda
That quote cannot be more incorrect. I guess the story writers and movie makers created the green, short, and wrinkled character to be out of this world, and so some of his quotes are meant to be outlandish. This quote of Yoda immediately makes me want to stop reading Star Wars quotes. Although right for Yoda, it goes against every thought I have and what I say to you very often. I am feeling irate about now.
On January 5.2010 I mentioned the following, and I’ve been try to help people see this point over and over. Maybe you are unsuccessful in an attempt to win a game, a race, a contest, or a challenge (either personally set or one delegated by somebody else,) but your not having success initially does not warrant failure unless/until trials are ceased. Try is the essence of what I am saying. I wish the old green alien dude that most people recognize, know, or associate as Yoda could be at one of my presentations. He would see and realize that those “do not” or cannot (can’t, but I detest that word) situations may transform into can or “do” situations
Now typically if you try something for the third time time and you do not succeed people quit and say they failed. Listen up… they are half right! Technically it IS failure when you don’t succeed after three trials. Failure IS the first step to success the next time! Hop back on your horse and try again. In order to really feel good about succeeding, in some instances, it works out better to fail first. Give it another shot. That’s what I do. If you do things over and over again, you’ll get better at whatever you are trying.
Thank you so much for being my friend and reading this message. If you add all your friends to this group it would really be great. Can you also please add your friends to this Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
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Have a good one, because I care!
Friday, July 15, 2011
7/14/2011 Lena Hunt
Sent to the group: May 15, 2011
Celebritize You, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000089984912, is one that I’ve been sharing motivation with as of late, and we have spoken to each other briefly on skype. It’s too bad our connection became too weak to continue conversation. Celebritize You is the stage name, or so I’ll call it, for my friend Lena Hunt. She posted the following on this group’s wall, and I’d like to talk about it;
“People say they wish they knew what the future will bring. Yet you are creating your future right now whether you mean to or not.” ~Lena Hunt
This struck me as pertinent to this group, and I would like to embelish a little deeper. Please be advised that I think it is best for you to believe and/or practice whatever sort of beliefs or religion that you want, because my aim via this message, as usual, is not to vilify your religious beliefs. I may challenge you if we don’t see eye to eye or defame you if you ridicule others for their opinions, but never will I persecute you base on you religion. These messages are my opinion, and I hope that you have something that you do believe in. It’s nice knowing that your life has a purpose and reason even if we are always certain what it is.
People occasionally and mistakenly think that God is in total control of your life. Hear me out here please. I believe that the spirit with the ultimate force is God (a trinity in my belief- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,) but they do not control what you do. This group’s title explains it a little better: God is has the power to control you, but “The Rest is Up to You.” There is another, different, maybe better (but maybe not) way to explain what I mean, but I’ll let you be the judge.
As mentioned a couple of weeks ago I worked as a counselor at Camp Echoing Hills (www.campechoinghills.org) back in the summer of 2005. A song we sang was “Potter’s Hand,” as sung by the group Hillsong United. Here is the beginning part of the lyrics:
Beautiful Lord, Wonderful savior
I know for sure all of my days are held in your hands
Crafted into your perfect plans
That clearly says “my days” and not your days, and it talks about them being crafted into your perfect plan. When things are crafted that implies different ways to achieve the same means, and even yet this analysis seems a bit derailed. Then near the end of the song we have:
Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me.
This would be you asking the Lord to help you try to be like him. In essence Lena was right, and we have every right to shape our own lives. God know what will happen, but it remains a mystery to us.
Lena is involved with PR services, and you can read all about her here, lenahunt.com. I am intrigued to see what she can do to help me get the word out there, give more motivational/inspirational presentations and most importantly write an autobiography. Helping others gives you a great feeling when you do that for somebody. The following tells me that Lena has the same philosophy that I do about helping others.
“In this game called life, it's about reciprocating. Help one another.” ~Lena Hunt
On May 26 I spoke of John Michael Montgomery and his song, ‘Life’s A Dance.’ I proceeded to analyze the lyrics and the chorus:
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go
That says nothing about reciprocating anything; it talks about life, though, and I’d love to alter what I feel about life. Life is a combination of what Mr. Montgomery says and what Lena Hunt says. To me life is a dance we learn as we go, but it sure is nice to help when others are in need.
I’m sorry this message was more lackluster than most, but I was swamped yesterday and it only gets worse on Friday. Have a great weekend.
A big thank you goes out to everybody who has joined this group recently: please add your friends to the group by going to the group wall (www.facebook.com/groups/46959448480) and clicking Add Friends to Group. Enter your friends’ names and click the add button. Special mentions go to Purvasha Jain, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000921869192, Kara Sextro, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1662468001, and Kayla Winner, http://www.facebook.com/kayla.winner, who just this week added friends to this group. Thanks and it’s much appreciated, but I don’t want to let people who have invited friends to the group formerly to feel unwelcomed. It just was not this week. Thanks or being in this group.
▒♥_______/)______./¯”””/’)
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯’\_„„„„\) ~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
Celebritize You, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000089984912, is one that I’ve been sharing motivation with as of late, and we have spoken to each other briefly on skype. It’s too bad our connection became too weak to continue conversation. Celebritize You is the stage name, or so I’ll call it, for my friend Lena Hunt. She posted the following on this group’s wall, and I’d like to talk about it;
“People say they wish they knew what the future will bring. Yet you are creating your future right now whether you mean to or not.” ~Lena Hunt
This struck me as pertinent to this group, and I would like to embelish a little deeper. Please be advised that I think it is best for you to believe and/or practice whatever sort of beliefs or religion that you want, because my aim via this message, as usual, is not to vilify your religious beliefs. I may challenge you if we don’t see eye to eye or defame you if you ridicule others for their opinions, but never will I persecute you base on you religion. These messages are my opinion, and I hope that you have something that you do believe in. It’s nice knowing that your life has a purpose and reason even if we are always certain what it is.
People occasionally and mistakenly think that God is in total control of your life. Hear me out here please. I believe that the spirit with the ultimate force is God (a trinity in my belief- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,) but they do not control what you do. This group’s title explains it a little better: God is has the power to control you, but “The Rest is Up to You.” There is another, different, maybe better (but maybe not) way to explain what I mean, but I’ll let you be the judge.
As mentioned a couple of weeks ago I worked as a counselor at Camp Echoing Hills (www.campechoinghills.org) back in the summer of 2005. A song we sang was “Potter’s Hand,” as sung by the group Hillsong United. Here is the beginning part of the lyrics:
Beautiful Lord, Wonderful savior
I know for sure all of my days are held in your hands
Crafted into your perfect plans
That clearly says “my days” and not your days, and it talks about them being crafted into your perfect plan. When things are crafted that implies different ways to achieve the same means, and even yet this analysis seems a bit derailed. Then near the end of the song we have:
Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me.
This would be you asking the Lord to help you try to be like him. In essence Lena was right, and we have every right to shape our own lives. God know what will happen, but it remains a mystery to us.
Lena is involved with PR services, and you can read all about her here, lenahunt.com. I am intrigued to see what she can do to help me get the word out there, give more motivational/inspirational presentations and most importantly write an autobiography. Helping others gives you a great feeling when you do that for somebody. The following tells me that Lena has the same philosophy that I do about helping others.
“In this game called life, it's about reciprocating. Help one another.” ~Lena Hunt
On May 26 I spoke of John Michael Montgomery and his song, ‘Life’s A Dance.’ I proceeded to analyze the lyrics and the chorus:
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go
That says nothing about reciprocating anything; it talks about life, though, and I’d love to alter what I feel about life. Life is a combination of what Mr. Montgomery says and what Lena Hunt says. To me life is a dance we learn as we go, but it sure is nice to help when others are in need.
I’m sorry this message was more lackluster than most, but I was swamped yesterday and it only gets worse on Friday. Have a great weekend.
A big thank you goes out to everybody who has joined this group recently: please add your friends to the group by going to the group wall (www.facebook.com/groups/46959448480) and clicking Add Friends to Group. Enter your friends’ names and click the add button. Special mentions go to Purvasha Jain, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000921869192, Kara Sextro, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1662468001, and Kayla Winner, http://www.facebook.com/kayla.winner, who just this week added friends to this group. Thanks and it’s much appreciated, but I don’t want to let people who have invited friends to the group formerly to feel unwelcomed. It just was not this week. Thanks or being in this group.
▒♥_______/)______./¯”””/’)
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯’\_„„„„\) ~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
7.7.2011 Harman Rachael Schauberger Jordan Paterno
Sent to group on 7/7/2011
Sometimes things don’t go as you’ve planned, dreamt about, or hoped for, but stay positive because unknowingly those things do follow a plan. I do not want to downplay anyone’s religion or beliefs, and I will state mine in the following paragraph. This group is called “The Rest is Up to You,” and that is exactly what should be done; I may ramble a bit at times, but I never want to step on toes for religious reasons. I speak my mind and/or may try to motivate you, and your take on the subject matter is up to you.
I am a proud Catholic, and if you want to stop reading this right now, get yourself removed from this group, or stop being my facebook friend (even though I hope you will not chastise me for saying what I believe) then so be it. I am a believer that God is in ultimate control of everything in our lives, and even though we may not know now, possibly/maybe not ever, and He has a reason for everything. Scientific proof of God and miracles may be absent, but faith isn’t very often concrete in that regard. I have experienced miracles and am a real example of what prayer unwavering faith can do for an individual. There was a lot of hard work done, too, but it took a true miracle to beat the odds as has happened in my case.
I won’t delve into specifics, because this group message is about helping you anyways. God has been the focal point throughout my life and is responsible for tenacity that accompanies me along the journey called my life. It goes without saying (even though I’ll say it) that everything happens for a reason, and even what is perceived as an unfortunate occurrence is part of Somebody’s big plan. I found a quote that sort of talks about God albeit it’s done indirectly:
"Sometimes things fall apart just so other things can fall together...what's meant to be will always find its way.”
~Sarah Harman
If my life would not have been altered as high school was nearing completion I never would have met the people I know today. Maybe on the surface the life altering mishap seems a travesty, but deep down (believe me its deep, for I’ve clawed through a lot of rubbish) my wreck was a good thing. Believe me I’d rather that car crash (and other major negative events in my life) would have never happened, but I’ve accepted it. I know whatever happens in your life and mine is meant to happen, but I believe Ms. Harman’s quote lacks a major aspect; therefore it’s incomplete.
What’s meant to be will be, but God’s plan already includes you trying and giving your best effort to help shape your life. You help shape your own self, but the Big One’s master plan already has best effort built right in. That’s what I believe anyway. What’s meant to happen will occur, but not if you give up telling yourself that everything is predestined and tour actions are meaningless. It’s been said in this paragraph already, but I find it vastly important: but God’s plan already includes you trying and giving your best effort to help shape your life. I don’t know for sure where I’d be at had catastrophe not struck my senior year of high school but don’t care either. I’m living/loving my life in the now, and I never would have shared in many of the fun activities, nor met my friends, had He not been actively involved in my life.
One person who has the same outlook towards life as me, one would guess is Rachael Schauberger. My new friend’s page, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1015325553,
And that’s where I saw this week’s second quote, I feel it to be totally accurate and necessary to share, but I’ll let you be the judge:
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
I don’t know much about this beautiful Rachael girl except for the fact that she is also Catholic. I want everyone to appreciate these messages, please share them with anyone who you think would appreciate receiving and/or benefit from reading it. That quote, on a smaller scale, is true as well. Maybe it’s better suited for the group in a smaller scale version because of the word greatly, and it is listed twice. Is our average day failure or success of great means? I think not, and a simpler version follows this sentence. Those who never try anything challenging can never truly experience the feeling of success. Let me tell you something that I find more often than not; the more times you try something and fail the sweeter it will feel when you succeed.
Many people do not see Larry Bird as the greatest basketball player of all time like I do, but rather they see Mr. Jordan as the holder of that title. That is fine with me, and I just wanted to show you this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc, simply because it let’s you hear Michael Jordan say the same thing that I’m trying to get across to you. Maybe he can get through to you about success if I cannot.
I saw an interview with Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno this weekend (on one of the ESPN networks,) and they are legends in the coaching departments at Duke and Penn State, respectively. Joe is quite the animated character, and I learned his son, Jay, is one of his long-time quarterbacks coach. I looked him up on the internet. Jay Paterno is a father, husband and political volunteer. He’s a frequent guest lecturer on campus and at Penn State events. His column appears every other Thursday on the State College website. That’s where I’ve found this week’s third:
'A Man Is Not Finished When He's Defeated. He Is Finished When He Quits.'
~Jay Paterno
Maybe the Joe Paterno name is better and much more widely known throughout the nation, but the Paterno name has earn the respect of me. I'll argue it to my grave that both literally and figuratively you did not fail and are NOT a failure (given that you never stopped trying to get better.) Please add your friends to this group, share this message, and may God Bless you.
“Failure only increases your chances for success at your next attempt."
~Matt~
www.mattschroeder.org
Sometimes things don’t go as you’ve planned, dreamt about, or hoped for, but stay positive because unknowingly those things do follow a plan. I do not want to downplay anyone’s religion or beliefs, and I will state mine in the following paragraph. This group is called “The Rest is Up to You,” and that is exactly what should be done; I may ramble a bit at times, but I never want to step on toes for religious reasons. I speak my mind and/or may try to motivate you, and your take on the subject matter is up to you.
I am a proud Catholic, and if you want to stop reading this right now, get yourself removed from this group, or stop being my facebook friend (even though I hope you will not chastise me for saying what I believe) then so be it. I am a believer that God is in ultimate control of everything in our lives, and even though we may not know now, possibly/maybe not ever, and He has a reason for everything. Scientific proof of God and miracles may be absent, but faith isn’t very often concrete in that regard. I have experienced miracles and am a real example of what prayer unwavering faith can do for an individual. There was a lot of hard work done, too, but it took a true miracle to beat the odds as has happened in my case.
I won’t delve into specifics, because this group message is about helping you anyways. God has been the focal point throughout my life and is responsible for tenacity that accompanies me along the journey called my life. It goes without saying (even though I’ll say it) that everything happens for a reason, and even what is perceived as an unfortunate occurrence is part of Somebody’s big plan. I found a quote that sort of talks about God albeit it’s done indirectly:
"Sometimes things fall apart just so other things can fall together...what's meant to be will always find its way.”
~Sarah Harman
If my life would not have been altered as high school was nearing completion I never would have met the people I know today. Maybe on the surface the life altering mishap seems a travesty, but deep down (believe me its deep, for I’ve clawed through a lot of rubbish) my wreck was a good thing. Believe me I’d rather that car crash (and other major negative events in my life) would have never happened, but I’ve accepted it. I know whatever happens in your life and mine is meant to happen, but I believe Ms. Harman’s quote lacks a major aspect; therefore it’s incomplete.
What’s meant to be will be, but God’s plan already includes you trying and giving your best effort to help shape your life. You help shape your own self, but the Big One’s master plan already has best effort built right in. That’s what I believe anyway. What’s meant to happen will occur, but not if you give up telling yourself that everything is predestined and tour actions are meaningless. It’s been said in this paragraph already, but I find it vastly important: but God’s plan already includes you trying and giving your best effort to help shape your life. I don’t know for sure where I’d be at had catastrophe not struck my senior year of high school but don’t care either. I’m living/loving my life in the now, and I never would have shared in many of the fun activities, nor met my friends, had He not been actively involved in my life.
One person who has the same outlook towards life as me, one would guess is Rachael Schauberger. My new friend’s page, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1015325553,
And that’s where I saw this week’s second quote, I feel it to be totally accurate and necessary to share, but I’ll let you be the judge:
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
I don’t know much about this beautiful Rachael girl except for the fact that she is also Catholic. I want everyone to appreciate these messages, please share them with anyone who you think would appreciate receiving and/or benefit from reading it. That quote, on a smaller scale, is true as well. Maybe it’s better suited for the group in a smaller scale version because of the word greatly, and it is listed twice. Is our average day failure or success of great means? I think not, and a simpler version follows this sentence. Those who never try anything challenging can never truly experience the feeling of success. Let me tell you something that I find more often than not; the more times you try something and fail the sweeter it will feel when you succeed.
Many people do not see Larry Bird as the greatest basketball player of all time like I do, but rather they see Mr. Jordan as the holder of that title. That is fine with me, and I just wanted to show you this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc, simply because it let’s you hear Michael Jordan say the same thing that I’m trying to get across to you. Maybe he can get through to you about success if I cannot.
I saw an interview with Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno this weekend (on one of the ESPN networks,) and they are legends in the coaching departments at Duke and Penn State, respectively. Joe is quite the animated character, and I learned his son, Jay, is one of his long-time quarterbacks coach. I looked him up on the internet. Jay Paterno is a father, husband and political volunteer. He’s a frequent guest lecturer on campus and at Penn State events. His column appears every other Thursday on the State College website. That’s where I’ve found this week’s third:
'A Man Is Not Finished When He's Defeated. He Is Finished When He Quits.'
~Jay Paterno
Maybe the Joe Paterno name is better and much more widely known throughout the nation, but the Paterno name has earn the respect of me. I'll argue it to my grave that both literally and figuratively you did not fail and are NOT a failure (given that you never stopped trying to get better.) Please add your friends to this group, share this message, and may God Bless you.
“Failure only increases your chances for success at your next attempt."
~Matt~
www.mattschroeder.org
Friday, July 1, 2011
Sent to the group: 6/29/2011
It's well worth the loading time wait & have your speakers on... it was made a couple of years ago, when the subject was on dialysis (this guy had his kidneys removed and a transplant after this video was made ) & imperfections are prevalent, but I found this particular video that it is fascinating :-). For the record this dudes kidney malfunctions were unrelated to his accident, but they have to do with genetics. He is soo lucky, but no seriously he is (to have friends like you.) The star of this short film is not an actor, model, or anything of the sort. He is just that good looking... LOL. I hear he is fairly darn witty and likes to laugh, too! Here is the video talked bout this week: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23082236/good%20video%201.wmv.
Wow that was very powerful, thanks for watching it with me, and the amazing thing is the goof resembles me, significantly. Maybe he is my twin or my doppelganger? I always wished that I had a twin brother, when I was growing up, to play basketball with and do other fun things with, but I never did so I know it must be the latter. We even have the same name. Hot dog, if I were you I’d most certainly get Matt to speak at the next upcoming event that you know of. This sharp looking speaker looks like he’d do a fantastic job at any multitude of events. Even though I had a lot of fun, growing up with neighbors (usually Tony,) classmates/friends, and my relatives it is still fun to finally find my doppelganger (we’ve all got one.) Ha-ha, here comes the obvious for I cannot tell a lie; it’s really me in that video… surprise, surprise (lol.)
Speaking of friends, many co-counselor friends were made when I worked as a volunteer at Camp Echoing Hills. Everyone knows that my singing voice is so eloquent so I’ll provide a link to one of the songs, Our God is an awesome God, we sang as a group when I was there, here: http://youtu.be/6RGcb7alSk0. Although I am a random person while I write these messages I was not just randomly writing about a song from camp without having an ulterior motive. First let me explain how working there one summer made a huge impact and difference in my life.
First I want to tell about some of my experiences as a counselor at camp and show you a video from the summer I worked there (2005) that is on my Youtube page, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8f0Zp3_Vs. You may not have seen in the video what it meant to me as a counselor, and I wanted to tell you. Those nine weeks, three of which were teenage camper weeks, I had an opportunity to give more than just money or physical labor to disabled campers. We impacted the lives of a new set of either disabled children or adults each week, for nine weeks. Giving up your physical gizmos/gadgets and helping those at camp physically, mentally, and/or spiritually was worth everything. I’ve been back for a wedding and another year just for one week. Hopefully campers still use what we showed them. The place helped me feel better, because I could tell after interacting with campers throughout the week that they felt more at ease. That definitely was not the case in all situations, though. Some of the mentally challenged individuals really gave positive or negative feedback, but you know that what you did for them was best in the long run.
When you are with a group of counselors at a Christian camp there is bound to be some bonding, and definitely that is what we did. Take nine weeks out of your summer and spend it with a group of around 50 people that try to run a nine different groups (six days each,) and you will form some quality friendships. There are way too many to name them all so I won’t even try, although there’s no doubt I could. Elizabeth Kitt went to Jimmy and Maria Mcnutt’a wedding with me, but I lost contact with her. Another wedding that I received a wedding invite to was Lauren Unger’s, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=638565230&sk=wall. Then there was Josh Westover, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=164901163&sk=wall, Ryan Law, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=547203715&sk=wall, and Chad Smith, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1067796097&ref=ts. I cannot forget Markias Littlejohn, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=88200458, who was the spirit of God in the passion play where I was Peter and Westover was Jesus.
There are more guys, but I’ll mention Tasha Rouse, www.facebook.com/tashaleeministry, her ministry, www.tashaleeministry.com, and blog, www.healingdiabeteswith80-10-10.blogspot.com. Then there’s Tricia Wegman who was on the World Race, and Katee Battiste.
The reason camp was so fresh in my mind now is twofold. This past week I spoke with a very good friend of mine that I met at Camp Echoing Hills back in 2005, Dustin Lawson (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=666965024&sk=info.) He is a very good guy, and he said that he was going to meet me inn Findlay on Saturday.
The last quote, for this week was told to me by Danika Boever, www.facebook.com/NikeNikaMontanaRuthBoever. She’s a relatively new friend that gets around, and I don’t mean gets around like the two word phrase is commonly used to describe loose women that sleep around. That would be rude and false, as far as I know. She is a terrific person and friend that I am glad to know. The quote was commonly said nearly 30 years ago by a man she was never old enough to know truly:
“Live for today and see what tomorrow brings"
Danika’s grandfather (who died 27 years ago)
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
Wow that was very powerful, thanks for watching it with me, and the amazing thing is the goof resembles me, significantly. Maybe he is my twin or my doppelganger? I always wished that I had a twin brother, when I was growing up, to play basketball with and do other fun things with, but I never did so I know it must be the latter. We even have the same name. Hot dog, if I were you I’d most certainly get Matt to speak at the next upcoming event that you know of. This sharp looking speaker looks like he’d do a fantastic job at any multitude of events. Even though I had a lot of fun, growing up with neighbors (usually Tony,) classmates/friends, and my relatives it is still fun to finally find my doppelganger (we’ve all got one.) Ha-ha, here comes the obvious for I cannot tell a lie; it’s really me in that video… surprise, surprise (lol.)
Speaking of friends, many co-counselor friends were made when I worked as a volunteer at Camp Echoing Hills. Everyone knows that my singing voice is so eloquent so I’ll provide a link to one of the songs, Our God is an awesome God, we sang as a group when I was there, here: http://youtu.be/6RGcb7alSk0. Although I am a random person while I write these messages I was not just randomly writing about a song from camp without having an ulterior motive. First let me explain how working there one summer made a huge impact and difference in my life.
First I want to tell about some of my experiences as a counselor at camp and show you a video from the summer I worked there (2005) that is on my Youtube page, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8f0Zp3_Vs. You may not have seen in the video what it meant to me as a counselor, and I wanted to tell you. Those nine weeks, three of which were teenage camper weeks, I had an opportunity to give more than just money or physical labor to disabled campers. We impacted the lives of a new set of either disabled children or adults each week, for nine weeks. Giving up your physical gizmos/gadgets and helping those at camp physically, mentally, and/or spiritually was worth everything. I’ve been back for a wedding and another year just for one week. Hopefully campers still use what we showed them. The place helped me feel better, because I could tell after interacting with campers throughout the week that they felt more at ease. That definitely was not the case in all situations, though. Some of the mentally challenged individuals really gave positive or negative feedback, but you know that what you did for them was best in the long run.
When you are with a group of counselors at a Christian camp there is bound to be some bonding, and definitely that is what we did. Take nine weeks out of your summer and spend it with a group of around 50 people that try to run a nine different groups (six days each,) and you will form some quality friendships. There are way too many to name them all so I won’t even try, although there’s no doubt I could. Elizabeth Kitt went to Jimmy and Maria Mcnutt’a wedding with me, but I lost contact with her. Another wedding that I received a wedding invite to was Lauren Unger’s, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=638565230&sk=wall. Then there was Josh Westover, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=164901163&sk=wall, Ryan Law, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=547203715&sk=wall, and Chad Smith, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1067796097&ref=ts. I cannot forget Markias Littlejohn, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=88200458, who was the spirit of God in the passion play where I was Peter and Westover was Jesus.
There are more guys, but I’ll mention Tasha Rouse, www.facebook.com/tashaleeministry, her ministry, www.tashaleeministry.com, and blog, www.healingdiabeteswith80-10-10.blogspot.com. Then there’s Tricia Wegman who was on the World Race, and Katee Battiste.
The reason camp was so fresh in my mind now is twofold. This past week I spoke with a very good friend of mine that I met at Camp Echoing Hills back in 2005, Dustin Lawson (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=666965024&sk=info.) He is a very good guy, and he said that he was going to meet me inn Findlay on Saturday.
The last quote, for this week was told to me by Danika Boever, www.facebook.com/NikeNikaMontanaRuthBoever. She’s a relatively new friend that gets around, and I don’t mean gets around like the two word phrase is commonly used to describe loose women that sleep around. That would be rude and false, as far as I know. She is a terrific person and friend that I am glad to know. The quote was commonly said nearly 30 years ago by a man she was never old enough to know truly:
“Live for today and see what tomorrow brings"
Danika’s grandfather (who died 27 years ago)
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
Sent to the group on: 6/23/2011
I for one am thrilled to watch America’s Got Talent on NBC, www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent, and since I cannot or will not continue to use that three letter middle word I will just refer to the show as AGT. Anyway, staying away from that “g” word comforts my Junior High English teachers back at St. Anthony’s. Even though Ann Recker and Ginny Schroeder no longer teach at my former school they might hear about this one way or another, and my fear is that they would make me take classes this summer, Lol, not really, but I had to pay respects to the parochial school and teachers that paved my way to now. My high school English teachers were really good too. I know for a fact that Delphos St. John’s HS appreciates Mrs. Elwer, too. She was my grades 9 and 11 English teacher at Columbus Grove.
Sorry for that lapse of focus. AGT is typically aired on Tuesday and Wednesday, and judges are Piers Morgan, Sharon Osborne, Howie Mandel, and the host is Nick Cannon. I always wanted to be on that show so reviewed last year’s competitors and was contemplating send Sharon a video. Ha-ha, maybe not.
I began searching the web for past AGT contestants. Here is Jackie Evancho's video submission for the AGT YouTube Audition from August 10, 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et5xcXvQns&feature=related.
Here is her first appearance on AGT that anybody who watched the show knows, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_XTvLalJk&NR=1.
Jackie has a very unusual capability to sing, and I’m not even an opera style music fan but enjoy listening to her. I just hope she doesn’t turn out like most of the stars do. When fame sets in, with most people, it spells bad news. She has a website where you can read about her if you want www.jackieevancho.com
This is Jackie Evancho, from Pittsburgh, PA singing the National Anthem at the 2010 Pirates Home Opener against the Dodgers in front of over 39,000 people. She was the youngest singer to ever do this for the Pirates on opening day at the age of 9; www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdxnQsjhNJc&NR=1
More recently Jackie was on the Jay Leno Show June 21, 2011. That was this Tuesday, and if you missed it you can watch it here: http://youtube/24S_HOwhxE8.
I saw a saying on the wall of Lauren Lynn Hartshorn, www.facebook.com/llhartshorn that meant a lot to me. I had a situation where I responded similarly when I was out with my sister (nearly 7 years ago) and she said she would be a basket case if she were in my situation. I more or less told her this:
“God won’t give you anything in life He doesn’t think you can’t handle.” -- Unknown
And I hope people realize that life won’t give you too much to handle. With hard work you can jump higher, run faster, score better, or succeed at anything.
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
Sorry for that lapse of focus. AGT is typically aired on Tuesday and Wednesday, and judges are Piers Morgan, Sharon Osborne, Howie Mandel, and the host is Nick Cannon. I always wanted to be on that show so reviewed last year’s competitors and was contemplating send Sharon a video. Ha-ha, maybe not.
I began searching the web for past AGT contestants. Here is Jackie Evancho's video submission for the AGT YouTube Audition from August 10, 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et5xcXvQns&feature=related.
Here is her first appearance on AGT that anybody who watched the show knows, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_XTvLalJk&NR=1.
Jackie has a very unusual capability to sing, and I’m not even an opera style music fan but enjoy listening to her. I just hope she doesn’t turn out like most of the stars do. When fame sets in, with most people, it spells bad news. She has a website where you can read about her if you want www.jackieevancho.com
This is Jackie Evancho, from Pittsburgh, PA singing the National Anthem at the 2010 Pirates Home Opener against the Dodgers in front of over 39,000 people. She was the youngest singer to ever do this for the Pirates on opening day at the age of 9; www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdxnQsjhNJc&NR=1
More recently Jackie was on the Jay Leno Show June 21, 2011. That was this Tuesday, and if you missed it you can watch it here: http://youtube/24S_HOwhxE8.
I saw a saying on the wall of Lauren Lynn Hartshorn, www.facebook.com/llhartshorn that meant a lot to me. I had a situation where I responded similarly when I was out with my sister (nearly 7 years ago) and she said she would be a basket case if she were in my situation. I more or less told her this:
“God won’t give you anything in life He doesn’t think you can’t handle.” -- Unknown
And I hope people realize that life won’t give you too much to handle. With hard work you can jump higher, run faster, score better, or succeed at anything.
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
Thursday, June 16, 2011
6/16/2011
Sent to the group on 6/16/2011
I have recently spoken with an old friend (by old I mean OLD, literally…LOL,) a little bit about college coursework, professors, and it initiated pleasant thoughts about the past. Now when I say OLD you need to take into consideration the source where it comes from, me. I’m talking about Melissa Thomas (MT for short in the rest of this week’s message,) and if you’ve been reading these messages awhile you’ll have the capability to note that Melissa has been talked about a time or two before, and if she is old then I am older (by a little over a year.) I feel like I am 22 years of age and if you find her to be older than that you may need to have your vision checked. Before I get too far let me tell you how you can see her page, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=39514999. If you are lucky enough to know her already then the information I am about to tell you may seem a little repetitive. Twain’s quote comes into play here:
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." -Mark Twain
I firmly believe Melissa lives by that, even though she probably never heard it before.
MT’s wisdom far exceeds that of an early 20’s person (she only looks that age,) and her personality and demeanor are much than a person of the age she appears. Sure she can be totally serious when the time calls for it, but more often than not she uses her intelligence to make a witty comeback or just leave you laughing. My Dad’s side of the family is like that, too. As far as I am concerned laughter is the best medicine for most situations. Melissa’s intellect is astounding also as she works at James A. Rhodes State College, and no MT is not a professor there (although that thought makes me grin.) She is an Admissions Counselor there, and if you are thinking about college anywhere I’d suggest talking with her. You will feel welcomed knowing her… trust me. Let’s just say her mind is quick as a fox, as the expression goes, and she could be a college professor if she wanted. Melissa is a remarkable person, and a fox reference could be used to describe more than just her sharp mind, if you catch my drift. I would love to have an interesting, amusing, and fun time hanging with her again soon, and I remember her middle name is Ann (WITH NO “E.”) Okay maybe you had to be there to find humor in that.
Nothing manmade or anybody, here on earth, is perfect, but using a scale of 0-1; I would give Melissa a .9 repeating on the overall generalization of quality being (composed of everything MT.) Be careful now, I have an on going argument with my high school Math teacher Mr. Bunn (http://www.facebook.com/bbjb49), Lee Wayand (my PSEO Calculus 151r boss over the internet as a HS senior: a class I never received credit for due to no participation after 12/5/1997,) and Dr. Tosh Bissau Data (an math instructor at OSU-Lima and I know not the correct spelling of his name) about whether.9 repeating is equal to one (1) or not. They all say that it is, and even though I’ve learned and done the theoretical proof that shows they are equal, in actuality I know that is a blatant falsehood! I’ve learned that one has to jump through hoops for education, in order to achieve good marks. If .999… can be classified as an equal to the number one (1) then Melissa Thomas is perfect. Work that backwards and it is obvious that the numbers are unequal. Even though they are not known by me in Melissa’s case every human has flaws.
Speaking of somebody who has one major imperfection I’ll introduce you to my friend Tom Prebis: http://www.facebook.com/tprebis. Despite the fact that we have opposing viewpoints politically speaking, which is fine, there is still another issue I have with him. Tom believes in a socialistic big government type system where the govt. decides who get what and how much. He believes in spreading the wealth, and is noted as saying that we should be able to have the same type of health care as “industrialized European countries” do. He believes that mandating what the American people do and the slaughter of innocent youth is okay. Hey that’s his opinion and he is entitled to it. I believe in working hard to get ahead for yourself, and it would be nice for you to donate to worthy causes if you exceed that which is required for you and your family. However, I believe that in this fabulous capitalistic country Uncle Sam needs to keep his hands out of the cookie jar and stay out of our personal lives as much as they can. Likewise I am entitled to it. Still some people think that I am a die hard Republican and only care what happens along party lines. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. I just want what’s best for this country.
I actually couldn’t care less about politics or the party system. I just like to get on Tom’s nerves, because he fails over and over to give valid reasons that back his statements;
1.) “Obama will go down in history as the greatest president this country has ever seen.”
2.) “I saw it in his eyes, when I actually shook his hand and looked into his eyes, he (Obama) is a compassionate man.”
-both by Tom Prebis
I’ll leave you with a saying from the page of Hazel Delacruz, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000907965549&sk=info,
Trying times are not the time to stop trying!
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
I have recently spoken with an old friend (by old I mean OLD, literally…LOL,) a little bit about college coursework, professors, and it initiated pleasant thoughts about the past. Now when I say OLD you need to take into consideration the source where it comes from, me. I’m talking about Melissa Thomas (MT for short in the rest of this week’s message,) and if you’ve been reading these messages awhile you’ll have the capability to note that Melissa has been talked about a time or two before, and if she is old then I am older (by a little over a year.) I feel like I am 22 years of age and if you find her to be older than that you may need to have your vision checked. Before I get too far let me tell you how you can see her page, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=39514999. If you are lucky enough to know her already then the information I am about to tell you may seem a little repetitive. Twain’s quote comes into play here:
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." -Mark Twain
I firmly believe Melissa lives by that, even though she probably never heard it before.
MT’s wisdom far exceeds that of an early 20’s person (she only looks that age,) and her personality and demeanor are much than a person of the age she appears. Sure she can be totally serious when the time calls for it, but more often than not she uses her intelligence to make a witty comeback or just leave you laughing. My Dad’s side of the family is like that, too. As far as I am concerned laughter is the best medicine for most situations. Melissa’s intellect is astounding also as she works at James A. Rhodes State College, and no MT is not a professor there (although that thought makes me grin.) She is an Admissions Counselor there, and if you are thinking about college anywhere I’d suggest talking with her. You will feel welcomed knowing her… trust me. Let’s just say her mind is quick as a fox, as the expression goes, and she could be a college professor if she wanted. Melissa is a remarkable person, and a fox reference could be used to describe more than just her sharp mind, if you catch my drift. I would love to have an interesting, amusing, and fun time hanging with her again soon, and I remember her middle name is Ann (WITH NO “E.”) Okay maybe you had to be there to find humor in that.
Nothing manmade or anybody, here on earth, is perfect, but using a scale of 0-1; I would give Melissa a .9 repeating on the overall generalization of quality being (composed of everything MT.) Be careful now, I have an on going argument with my high school Math teacher Mr. Bunn (http://www.facebook.com/bbjb49), Lee Wayand (my PSEO Calculus 151r boss over the internet as a HS senior: a class I never received credit for due to no participation after 12/5/1997,) and Dr. Tosh Bissau Data (an math instructor at OSU-Lima and I know not the correct spelling of his name) about whether.9 repeating is equal to one (1) or not. They all say that it is, and even though I’ve learned and done the theoretical proof that shows they are equal, in actuality I know that is a blatant falsehood! I’ve learned that one has to jump through hoops for education, in order to achieve good marks. If .999… can be classified as an equal to the number one (1) then Melissa Thomas is perfect. Work that backwards and it is obvious that the numbers are unequal. Even though they are not known by me in Melissa’s case every human has flaws.
Speaking of somebody who has one major imperfection I’ll introduce you to my friend Tom Prebis: http://www.facebook.com/tprebis. Despite the fact that we have opposing viewpoints politically speaking, which is fine, there is still another issue I have with him. Tom believes in a socialistic big government type system where the govt. decides who get what and how much. He believes in spreading the wealth, and is noted as saying that we should be able to have the same type of health care as “industrialized European countries” do. He believes that mandating what the American people do and the slaughter of innocent youth is okay. Hey that’s his opinion and he is entitled to it. I believe in working hard to get ahead for yourself, and it would be nice for you to donate to worthy causes if you exceed that which is required for you and your family. However, I believe that in this fabulous capitalistic country Uncle Sam needs to keep his hands out of the cookie jar and stay out of our personal lives as much as they can. Likewise I am entitled to it. Still some people think that I am a die hard Republican and only care what happens along party lines. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. I just want what’s best for this country.
I actually couldn’t care less about politics or the party system. I just like to get on Tom’s nerves, because he fails over and over to give valid reasons that back his statements;
1.) “Obama will go down in history as the greatest president this country has ever seen.”
2.) “I saw it in his eyes, when I actually shook his hand and looked into his eyes, he (Obama) is a compassionate man.”
-both by Tom Prebis
I’ll leave you with a saying from the page of Hazel Delacruz, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000907965549&sk=info,
Trying times are not the time to stop trying!
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
~Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
Friday, February 26, 2010
2/26/2010
Good day and I am sorry that I have not been updating this as often as I should be. Too concerned with staying healthy and getting back into the routine of things am I? No, but it is time consuming.I am now riding the exercise bike fast and furiously a few time per week. In 30 minutes I am getting 8.7 miles covered, and typically I continue that for a second 30 minutes as a cooling down mechanism (That's one hour riding that results in about 17 miles.) Yesterday, though, I rode the Schwinn Airdyne exercise bicycle for 100 minutes (that's 1 hour and 40 minutes,) but I cooled down emmensely those last 20 minutes. Overall I covered 25.5 miles, and burnt 660 calories. That left me tired... but no pain no gain, right! I am instructed by doctors and medical professionals to not lift > 30 lbs., but my day will come when I can sign up at the YMCA again. I hear patience is a virtue? It is not often prevalent in me :-). Oh well... I've been active on Facebook, and trying to get my message out there. I have developed a group called, The Rest is Up to You, and I encourage you to join that group. I send out a motivational email, that includes at least one famous person's quote, about once a week o all members that joined prior to sent time of the email. There is upwards of about 600 people who receive email currently. I am always open to the idea of getting a service elsewhere, but funds are an issue and facebook is free. If you join or not please invite all of your friends to join also. I want to positively affect as many lives as possible. And please visit my website: www.mattschroeder.org and/or email me: matt@mattschroeder.org . Thank you.
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