The Importance of Ceremony

One of the things that I am not so good at is celebrating successes.  When I accomplish something I usually start immediately looking for the next task or project.  After I finished school I started looking for the next thing.  I have dabbled with repairing cell phones, I am considering writing a book and even thinking about going for a masters degree in a couple of years.  When I started my bachelors my kids asked if they got to go to the graduation ceremony, at the time I told them yes.  As the time approached I started to try to get out of it.   They would not allow it, and now I am kind of glad.  I have never been a big fan of the pomp and circumstance associated with graduations and stuff like that but I was again reminded of their value.  In my first blog post I mentioned that I took an assessment test that stated that I could be happy with many different kinds of jobs.  My instructor at the time warned me about a down side.  She said that I would hop from one thing to another and if I did not make sure to recognize my successes I would get to the end of my life and think that I had accomplished nothing.   So even though I finished in December I truly celebrated my graduation just a couple of days ago.  I had great support from family and friends while I was pursuing a bachelor’s degree.  I am grateful for the support and the success

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Book Recomendations

Now that I am out of school I am reading for myself again.  I have a nook and a 45 minute commute on the train so reading a book is a great way to pass the time.  I have recently finished 2 books that I enjoyed and thought I would pass the recommendations along.

Atlas Shrugged:  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9469037-atlas-shrugged

This was a tougher book for me to read because the author sometimes drove her point home with a sledge hammer.  There were several times I was reading and thinking "OK I get it move on"   Over all I liked the book it sends a good message about the importance of production and thinking.  Its a  slap in the face to some of the current political philosophy out there now and I can see why Hollywood would not like the movie.

Ready Player One:  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12382340-ready-player-one

This was a really fun book to read.  It was full of 80's pop culture reference and geeky stuff.  I liked the concept of the OASIS.  Its technology that is almost feasible for us today and could create the same benefits and problems outlined in the book.

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