Afternoon Ramblings

I wish I had the time to post all the things that I think about posting. I have some pretty good ideas come to me at random times of the day. I should really write them down because when I do have the time, I have the tendency to draw a blank.

I took a Level 1 EFT class over the weekend. EFT is based on the same principles of acupressure and acupuncture. The I heard about it from a friend about 7 or 8 years ago. Back then, it seemed a little to hokey for me. I came across a local practitioner over the winter and decided to give it a try. It still seemed hokey to me, but I was a little more informed and much more open-minded than I had been then. I was also impressed with the fact that there is a TON of free info on the official web site and you can do EFT on yourself.

EFT can be used on emotional or physical issues. It's hard to quantify improvements in emotional states. Physical problems are obviously easier to measure. I saw first-hand evidence of both. I saw one woman that felt guilty because her mom fell outside, was outside all night and subsequently died. This woman couldn't have done anything about it, she didn't know until right before her mom died - but she was riddled with what ifs? We've all been there. With just a few minutes of EFT, she was able to retell the story of what happened in detail with out experiencing any negative emotion. In fact, she laughed because she was so surprised because she couldn't even tell the story without crying prior to that. Later while working in teams of 2, I helped a woman regain more feeling in her finger that had been numb for the last 9 months due to a surgery. Kathy, the practitioner, had started the process earlier, but we got even further when just the 2 of us were doing it.

On a somewhat sour note, I put not one, but both of my feet in my mouth. Coincidentally, or rather not, the wife (or ex-wife I thought) of my former supervisor happened to be in my class. I thought it was a funny, but cool, coincidence because from what little I knew of her we could get along and I also thought I shared a mutual dislike of her husband with her. I introduced myself and told her I had heard she had gotten divorced. Her response, "Divorce? We're not divorced." and then went on the ask if I knew that they moved and that he was still doing well working at the Marlboro Ranch (that's Marlboro as in cigarettes and yes there really is one but it has a less tacky name)

Wha? I had heard this secondhand from a good friend that talked directly with him. Well, it turned out that my friend had said they were separated, but POSSIBLY getting divorced. Oops. She did introduce herself during the class by her maiden name and I know she didn't even go by her maiden name professionally. I later offered an apology for even mentioning it and left it at that.

I felt bad, but I really didn't know and what little I know of their marriage and financial situation and ALL that I know about Walter's character, a divorce was not a surprise to me. I felt embarrassed. I honestly can't believe I brought such a thing up in retrospect. All I can say is that it is karma for Walter. He has a serious problem of running his mouth off and getting himself in trouble. I had no ill intent and if they are working on things he shouldn't be telling people he's not living at home and possibly getting a divorce and that he is tired of supporting his mother-in-law, etc.

He was such a major double-talker and told people what they wanted to hear even if it was opposite of what he told someone else and it all finally caught up to him. I could tolerate his immature BS, even for a 40 year old man, but I know he knew I saw through his charade. He had also talked a lot of crap to me about others. Once he realized I wasn't playing his games anymore and saw him for who he really was, things changed. We never had any confrontation of any kind, I think it was more what I didn't say that clued him in. He started cutting my hours. I may just be a part-time banquet server, but I make $15-$25 dollars an hour and I don't have to talk to people unless they ask for something. He told my current supervisor that the reason he cut my hours was because I wasn't thankful enough for the ones he gave me?!?! It had nothing to do with the fact that I was questioning why someone he hired to be my replacement months before I even took maternity leave then starts giving them my hours despite the fact that I even brought him a Dr.'s note OKing me for work. Fortunately for me, I eventually quit to have Piper and when the opportunity to come back arose, he had moved on to Emphysema Acres. That's not the only thing he said about me either. If he hadn't moved on and if others hadn't finally saw through the BS, too, I would be seriously pissed, but I also know that people know me well enough to question what he told them. Now I can laugh off how ridiculous he acted and feel vindicated in knowing I saw his true character almost from the start. It just took others a bit longer to see that the everyone's buddy was really a slimy weasel.

As evil as it sounds, I can't help but take a small bit of satisfaction in knowing I caused some trouble for him. I am just sorry his (ex)wife may have been upset over it.