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Name: Brad
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Metro: Raleigh
Birthday: 10/19/1980
Gender: Male
Interests: God, theology, working with kids, Christian folk music, college sports go Pack!), psychology (not so much anymore), whatever else piques my interest at any given time. Working as a counselor at a residential treatment facility.
Expertise: Learning as I go.
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Other
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  GoodNewsGuy
Member Since:
1/14/2005
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| I'm curious why "Entry Level" positions turn people away because of lack of experience. I mean I'm not looking for an entry level position in something like Engineering or Nursing that requires a specific degree. I always thought the purpose of "Entry Level" was to gain experience. I guess the logical definition of the concept and what employers have in mind are two different things.
Okay, vent over.
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| So, it's been some time (over 2 years) since I've been on here and posted anything. It's probably been even longer since I've been to church for any reason other than simply needing to be there on that day for some event or another, usually weddings and such. I haven't spoken to most of my friends for over 2 years either, but the other day I got a bug up my butt to start getting in touch. I don't know who all still checks this site out but maybe I'll post on there once in awhile, and maybe we can catch back up.
Lately I've been hitting Facebook hard and connecting on there with people I haven't seen since college or when I worked at camp, which was nearly 5 years ago. It isn't quite the same thing as calling them on a phone, writing them a letter, or meeting them in person but it felt a lot better than doing nothing. I suppose you appreciate people a lot more after you haven't spoken to them for awhile. I think when I had a lot of friends close to me I was focused more on what they had that I lacked and it really brought me down.
It seems like my life has been in stasis for the past 2 years, but I guess I have grown up a bit mentally, but I find myself in a lot of unhealthy habits that I wish to break. I didn't even realize how bad it had gotten, but now that I'm finally ready to lay aside these weights, it is proving a lot more difficult than I thought it would be.
For starters, I need to reconnect with my forgotten friends, my forsaken church, and above all my neglected God. I'm also earnestly seeking employment for the first time since Three Springs. No prospects yet, but I don't have anywhere to look but up right now.
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| Hey everyone.
I wanted to let you all know that I left my job at the residential treatment facility today. I have suffered from panic attacks several times over the past two weeks at work and ultimately I decided that it would be more responsible of me to leave, given that my awareness during these attacks is so decreased that it presented a health and safety risk to my residents.
The weird thing is that I had never had panic attacks before I worked at Three Springs. I had been in stressful situations before but I had never had anything quite like what I felt at work here. Basically it came down to the feeling that I was ineffective and felt like nothing I could do could keep my residents under control when things got hectic, and as a result I would freak out.
I liked working at Three Springs. The things I have learned in the past two months and the relationships I built in that short time were tremendous, even though they were not always with believers. However, I am really frustrated because I was unemployed for 5 months leading up to working at Three Springs and struggling with finding any kind of sense of purpose.
Theologically I know that God is sovereign over this situation, and sometimes He uses dramatic examples to show us what we should (or should not) be doing. At the time I am writing this, that does not seem to give me much comfort, so pray that I find it in the reading of God's Word, the singing of His praises and the fellowship of other believers over the next few days.
Soli Deo Gloria! | | |
| A few months ago when I was struggling with unemployment and other "lackings" in my life, a friend of mine told me that I should be thankful for having my health and Christ. Well, I certainly still have Christ but being sick over the past 4+ days (cold and flu I can deal with, but a 4-day stomach bug is a lot to take) has taught me not to take being healthy for granted.
Pray for me to regain the health I need to go back to work and to live life the way I ought to be living it instead of being reclined on the couch all day and all night.
Soli Deo Gloria | | |
| Thanks Rachel and Kristin for another "blog list" to poach.
4 Movies that I could watch over and over.
- Luther
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail
- The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
4 Places I've lived.
- Raleigh, NC
- Harrisburg, PA
- Wheaton, IL
- Rolesville, NC
4 Jobs I Have Had:
-Pyrotechnician (Fireworks Operator)
-Summer Camp Counselor
-Summer Children's Ministry Director
-Residential Treatment Facility Counselor
4 TV shows I love.
- Seinfeld
- Who's Line is it Anyway?
- 24
- Arrested Development
4 Places I've vacationed.
- Home
- Outer Banks
- Nowhere else, really (family didn't really have money for vacationing)
4 of my favorite dishes.
- Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
- Gyros
- New York Strip with a well-dressed Sweet Potato
- The Dish I had at Taverna Agora awhile back (I can't remember the name of it but Pork was involved).
4 Sites I visited today.
- xanga
- Facebook
- ESPN.com
- google
4 Places I would rather be right now.
- Prague
- Wheaton, IL
- At Work (I am sick so I am at home but I SHOULD be at work  )
- Maturity 
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