My take on humans and with whom they sleep!

I have noticed an overabundance of people posting their belief as to how to handle gays. It's totally ironic because usually said people don't want to handle them at all!! Yet, they feel it is their God given duty to inform the public in what manner gay people should be handled. Why is this?

ALL people want to be treated as humans. Is that too much to ask? I should be treated as a human regardless of my color, sex, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation! For now, I'll stick with sexual orientation.

I don't think whether someone is gay, straight or bi should ever enter into a person's thought unless you're attracted to each other. If I need a job done, I don't need to know who you sleep with to determine if you'll be good at the job!

Another issue that people are getting upset over is whether or not someone who is gay should be allowed to get married. Why not? How will it possibly hurt someone for 2 people to proclaim their love for each other? Doesn't the world need more love than hate? I saw a comment today about how marriage was created to make babies and that is why gay people should not have the same allowances as heterosexuals. Dang.

I have seen gay couples denied visitation in a hospital because they were not "family." The supposed real family would not allow the partner to visit because they didn't agree with their family member's lifestyle. Well, that is precisely why each of us have our own lives to live. So we don't screw up everyone elses!!

Stop mucking with everyone else's lives! Live YOUR life to the fullest as YOU see fit to do. Don't infringe your beliefs on others. Don't hide behind your god either to do so. I have sat in a church where a preacher said gay people and teen mothers were going to hell. Well, somehow or another I bet that preacher who judges that way will make it there before them! What right does anyone have to hide behind a pulpit to say such things?!

It's comments like I have referred to that hurt people for years. It's comments like those that keep people from loving each other. It's comments like that, that make people, good people, people who would never ever bother you at all, hurt!!

Why are we spreading so much hurt? Spread some peanut butter on a sandwich before you spread hurt. Put that peanut butter in your mouth rather than open it and make a fool of yourself! Seriously, people, think before you hurt someone with all your words. Love people!! Love people!! Maybe if we stop judging people for stupid stuff like who they sleep with the world might find a little good news.

I could say so much more on this subject; but, I think I had better close for now.

Perhaps, everyone could learn a little something from Melvin in the movie As Good As It Gets. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it, highly. It's about an asshole learning how to be human.

Peace and Love to all the humans,
Tela

Seeking a new job at a university! I need a change!

Just like chocolate cake, something good is on the way.

There is change brewing. I can feel it. It's like sand between my toes. I can squish my toes in it. It's comforting almost. I need a change. My family needs a change. I've realized that a couple of things really were like a dose of bad luck to my life. I'm shaking like a dog to get those things off!

I have decided I want a job in a college. I have the degrees to get one, so why should I wait? I should be able to get a good job! Here's my credentials in case you would like to know and possibly offer me a job! That would be awesome! All offers will be considered not matter where the location! :)

Tela Wallen

telawallen@yahoo.com

Objective I want a job in a university so I can help students achieve their academic goals for life.

EducationMasters in Secondary Education , English Language Arts

April 2004

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama

Class A Alabama Teaching Certificate

Language Arts Grades 6-12

Bachelor of Social Work

Minor in Criminal Justice

April 1996

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama

Employment Experience
2010 - Present Writer 2009 - 2010 Golden Living Center Boaz ~Social Service Director

2006/2007 School Year Douglas High School, Alabama
~Teaching Advanced 9^th English, Advanced 11^th English, and 11^th English according to the Alabama Course of Study.
~Wrote a grant that was accepted for classroom set of dictionaries

2005/2006 school year in maternity absence Albertville High School, Alabama
~Teaching 9^th and 10^th grade English according to the Alabama Course of Study
~Preparing students for all tests including the Alabama High School Graduation Exam and Writing Assessment

Summer 2005 Albertville High School, Alabama
~English/Language and Reading preparation for Graduation Exam

2004/2005 school year Cleveland High School, Alabama
~English and Computer Science Teacher
~Teaching 11^th and 12^th grade English according to the Alabama Course of Study
~Teaching 10^th grade Computer Science according to Objectives
　

Fall Semester, 2004 Snead State Community College
~Adjunct Professor of English 251, American Literature Online Course

June 2004 to August 2004 Sylvan Learning Center, Boaz, Alabama
~Reading Teacher

2002-2004 K· B Toy Outlet, Boaz, Alabama
~Helped to ensure customer satisfaction

2001-2002 Gadsden Treatment Center
~Addictions Counselor
~HIV/Hepatitis C Instructor
~Sexual Harassment Coordinator

1997-1998 Hope Place, Inc., Marshall County
~Counseled battered women and children

1996-1997 Home Place, Inc. Marshall County
~Case Manager/Acting Director

Writing Experience
Paint World Trilogy
Three Young Adult novels published with Amazon Ebooks

Ambition Rewarded
Women’s Fiction novel published with Amazon Ebooks

Gabriel
~An inspirational article on my son’s stroke and seizure challenges within my family. Printed in the July 2007 edition of Sand Mountain Living

Gardening Salvation
~An article about how gardening inspires a family. Sand Mountain Living May 2007

Soul Searchers
~One Act play produced at JSU, March 12, 2003

The Blue Bird
~Poem published in an American Anthology

Rabbits and other things

I am sharing my picture of a baby rabbit for no other reason than it's one of the cutest things ever! She has 3 siblings and tomorrow they will be 2 weeks old.

Here is a picture of her mother.

She was not the nicest rabbit when I got her. I've had to teach her that getting a pet or two is really nice. Now she rears up asking to be petted; but, if you frighten her with sudden movement her eyes bug out and she just might bite you!

I've been studying dinosaurs with my 8 year old and it's amazing to think at how dinosaurs roamed the earth for millions of years. MILLIONS!! Humans have only been around on the earth for roughly 200,000 years. How in the world have we mucked this earth up so badly! We are killing Mother Earth with our interference and so called "developments" of land. How is it that these things with tiny little fractions of brains were able to live for MILLIONS of years and we can't even make it to half a million?

Now, back to the bunny. Maybe we have created such dependence from everyone and everything that that is one of the reasons we are killing the planet. We think we know better. I thought it would be better for Tort, the momma bunny, to be nice. But am I right? If she lives under my roof it is right; however, if she lived in the wild it would be better for her to be aggressive and bite you.

How many other animals are we expecting to act different than they would in their natural habitat? I see stories of wolves biting people all the time. Tigers pounce people and maul them. Is it right to expect these large animals to constantly ward off their animal behaviours?

It's an interesting thing to ponder for a little while. I can answer with certainty that my fat cat is much happier inside. She was orphaned at about 3 weeks and I've had her ever since. She wants nothing more to do with outside than sit in the window. If I open it she runs scared to death!

Who knows the collective answer. I know, just like humans, I have to treat all my critters as the individuals they are. What works for one of my animals might not work so well with one of the others. Maybe we should think about that when dealing with other humans as well! Plus, think about the impact we will have on ALL people and critters around us before we do stuff that will potentially harm anything. Is it really worth it to spray round up, or would it be just as beneficial to all for us to get on our hands and knees and pull those weeds. Who knows. I just thought I would ramble for a bit.

Happy Reading!

Tela