I guess i'm just weird this way....

 (if you're a believer i don't mean to offend, this is just how i see it)

Ok, so here is something that actually has made me who i am. I know that there are many that don't agree with me; but this is just the way i see it.....

Alright, so i was looking on one of the Heart Pages i belong to on FB 1in100, anyways there was a post of a little boy that will e going in for another open heart surgery tomorrow and i noticed in a lot if the comments people were saying "i'll pray"..."may god bless him and his family"...ect. This has got me thinking. I do not believe, never have. I was brought up in a Catholic house, went through Catacism, Baptism,Eucharist ect...the whole nine. But i just never believed in my heart; nor mind. That's just me. Anyways back to the purpose of this post...

If people feel that god created each and everyone of us, and he has a plan; then why; WHY would they put little babies through all of this? What have they ever done? Is it to get back at the parents? Isn't god loving? AND my main pondering question...if they feel that it was gods plan to have this child/person have this major health problem why do they pray to 'god' to fix it? To me, it makes no sense. I guess it's because i'm not a believer or something like that. I just don't understand i guess. This question has been plaguing me for a while now. I just don't understand it. If god is so miraculous why is prayer needed? I understand praying to god to vent/confess and all that but why pray to 'god' to fix something that was obviously part of his plan?

I guess i might be a tad jaded by this subject. I have heard/read of the prayers that my family had/gave while i was a baby...according to them 'God' heeded their prayers and saved me. But, as i see it it's just the way the cookie crumbles. No amount of prayer is going to make 'god' change his will....However i do believe that if a patient knows people are sending good thoughts (so to speak) their attitude nay change therefore changing the outcome of whatever their issue/problem was. I just don't understand. It must be because i just don't believe.....i believe in cold hard facts and evidence, not interpreted stories. Is it just so that you feel better?

I don't believe in god, any god; nor heaven,hell,limbo. I am not unintelligent, nor am i naive. This is just how i am, and how life thus far has made me. I love to explore theology and lots of other things, so if you'd like to you may enlighten me on this topic.

Arizona.Ugh.

So i've been watching the news this weekend, like always; and i am just appalled at the New Immigration Law that has just passed in Arizona this past week. Before all you people jump on my back, i know that America; Arizona in particular has a very VERY big immigration problem, however i do not agree with this Immigration Bill Whatsoever!! It gives the police the legal right to basically stop ANY Hispanic looking person in Arizona and demand proof of citizenship!! Seriously?! What the Fuck!? For those of you that do not know, a Social Security Card does not count as proof of Citizenship. SO basically they are racially profiling because of the 'Immigration Problem'. Two wrongs do not make a right! What the hell is Hispanic (and i say Hispanic, not Mexican because they are basically targeting brown skinned looking people that COULD BE from Central or Southern America.. I am a Hispanic American, and this severely offends me to no end. What, am i supposed to carry around my fucking Birth Certificate now in the state of Arizona, just so i have the Legal Documentation to Prove i am not here illegally?! That is ridiculous. Perhaps, since we already waste so much fucking money on border patrol; the boarder patrol should do their fucking job properly and legally and turn in the folks crossing over the Rio Grande!!! I was wanting to plan a trip to Arizona sometime in the next couple years to meet with my old Physicians and Surgeons, but as of right now i just want to avoid this racist state all together. How dare that Stupid Governor think that her piece of legislature is LEGAL and covered by the CONSTITUTION. FYI Janet Napolitano, it's not.

Differences.

There are so many that we come across daily. But what do you do when you're stuck dealing with it and can't necessarily walk away?......

Be the better person. Accept people for who they are, and don't try to change them (unless of course something detrimental is going on). I see myself as a very open minded and respectful of other peoples choices, even when i don't agree with it. I may make a comment about why i do what i do, or ask why they do what they do. But it's mainly to educate myself about other peoples ways and beliefs. I don't force my 'beliefs' on you or 'damn' you for not agreeing with me, why can't you do the same?

Nobodies beliefs are necessarily wrong. Just different from your own. I have nothing wrong with Peaceful Debate on touchy subjects, but once those debates turn to belittlement and feelings of entitlement....then we got a problem. Just be smart in your choice of words. Be Civil. Nobody knows what is really going to happen. Ever.

Everybody is Different, if everybody wasn't then we would live in one boring ass world.....probably a world much like the one dreamt up by Adolf Hitler or Napoleon. (I know those guys were to the extreme but get my point?) Of course you can be passionate about whatever it is that you believe in, but you have to be careful on how you passionately get your point of view across. You don't want to come off as a condescending Ass. Well maybe you do. I mean you never really know about people anymore.....

This is America. The Great Melting Pot of the World. So why is it so hard for it's citizens to grasp the concept of differences? This i will never know. For the record:

• I am Very Liberal
• I do NOT Believe in God/Jesus ect
• I am an AP
• I do not CIO
• I Speak My Mind
• I do not force my beliefs on others, and expect the same from others
• I am Open Minded
• I research EVERYTHING....Vaccines, parenting, theology.....whatever.

The list can honestly go on and on......i know that i am far from perfect. Nobody is Perfect. Does this make me a blasphemous danger to society and children? No. All i want is for people to respect others differences in choice and opinion. If we cannot this is going to turn this country to pieces. This is why we are a Democratic Nation. Because we are all different, and we need to find a common middle ground. Or perhaps get our heads out of our own asses for two seconds to listen to a different point of view. I try. Perhaps others should too.