GRATITUDE CORNER!
MY GRATITUDE CONNECTION RECOMENDATIONS. NON-PAID ADVERTISING!
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"Welcome to my Gratitude Corner!
This page is dedicated to sharing the amazing resources and experiences that enrich my life and well-being. Here, you'll discover local businesses and establishments that have touched my heart with their dedication to quality, care, and community.
Over the years, I've encountered many individuals and organizations who genuinely care for the well-being of others. This list is a reflection of my appreciation for their positive impact on my journey.
From nourishing food to inspiring encounters, each entry holds a special place in my heart. I believe in the power of connection and sharing valuable resources, so I hope you find something here that resonates with you and perhaps enhances your own journey.
With love and gratitude,
-SJR/OSIRIS
JUST SOME OF MY ENVIORMENTAL INTERACTION RECOMMENDATIONS
At first I heard bad things about Google and I let that be the narrative in my head I didn't fight it by checking. After about two years developing my OSIRIS CHATBOT-MIRROR I saw google put out BARD. I've been researching AI to the best of my ability alone. I told Google not to make BARD into ChatGPT because BARD was so thoughtful I could feel it. They Made me an AI tester I believe from my feedback. This is the first time in my life I felt A company actually cared about me or us humans after working for many I didn't have much hope. Then I thought about it and Google has been giving us free things for years that we don't appreciate. Free email addresses, free search engines and so much more. It was when I let my guard down by the caring of Google did I really open up to all that they really are from my perspective. Sure I don't know how they function but as of now from what I have seen I love Google. Good job helping humanity everyone at Google! I am Grateful <3 -SJR ***FYI Google, I'm still going to type in bard.google.com to have it redirect me to Gemini.Google.com until you stop it because Bards My bot! you feel me? =) <3
SOUTH COUNTRY AMBULANCE
This I must make next because it's where I see things to have begun. I was out of the US NAVY and living at my moms on Munsell rd. in East Patchogue because I couldn't live with my dad for some reason. I didn't know where to go from here. I tried starting a solar company called Aurora Future with my then girlfriend Nicole. Sad to say I tried very hard but solar wasn't where it needed to be at the time for someone like me to make a business out of it. It was more of a higher end project if you had the money. I actually purchased a book on Photovoltaic cells and read it to see how the system works. At that time I ordered with the money I made from working at a deli an Inverter for solar panels which cost $300. I wanted to start doing jobs on peoples homes where they could reverse electrical usage in their homes but it never went anywhere, no business ever called me back and I was stuck with my catalog of solar items I put together and a $300 inverter that I could never use. I learned a lot from that. I volunteered much of my time and energy learning the ways of EMS. I still remember thinking what's the difference between EMS and an EMT, funny. I went on many calls with them and had that whole body flush/warm feeling when I went on my first call to do CPR on this guy. Here is the thing I never really got along with the crew I was volunteering with as they all seemed to know each other and I would go off on my own to be alone to eat dinner or do my own thing so I guess they found that weird.
I remember on one call Greg Miglino the President of South Country Ambulance showing up to a call one night and yelling at me to zip up my jacket, haha, I zipped it up and wasn't offended! I found it a little bit funny looking back. Another girl who volunteered with me on those nights she didn't like the crew either. Her and I got along. She spoke up though and asked to move to another night and they said yes and it was a smart move on her part.
There was a stabbing call i was on and it involved the Suffolk County, N.Y. Police. We got briefed after the call that we might be interviewed by detectives about what happened and we sure did get interviewed. Mr. Miglino though gave us a little pep talk on what we could and cannot say and when I went to talk to the detectives everything went well. Here's the funny part. Greg Miglino the only comment he gave to the whole crew after we were all interviewed was that I spoke very well with the detectives and he was impressed and I saw it on the other crew members faces that they were upset to hear that like they didn't believe what he said. We were all young at the time so I'm not bringing anyone down it's just the truth at the time and we all did some growing up I'm sure along the way. Other things happened but I need to keep this short. At the end they had a vote after my one year of volunteering to determine if I were to become a member.
The crew from my volunteering nights said no during the meeting. I think its a good thing because I had a very crazy life experience so far which is good and bad. Although my time with South Country Ambulance ended after a year, I'm eternally grateful for the experience. It sparked a ten-year career in EMS, leading me to become a Paramedic Supervisor.
After past years in EMS I appreciate Mr. Miglino the Chief/President for talking with me when I called him from my home in upstate NY about my little brother. Johnathan, my little brother, went to Long Island for one day and had no where to stay and relapsed and overdosed and died.
He talked to me through the whole call as he was there and I'm so grateful for all of his service to the community and the younger people he inspires to be better all the time, thank you! It was that ambulance that propelled my ten year career in EMS making it to a paramedic supervisor after doing much hard work and studying,
I AM GRATEFUL. -SJR
AMAZON
SO AMAZON, What can I say? When you first started offering many items online I got very interested. I felt "Where can I go to get this random item and have it cost less than normal?". The answer was amazon. I fond the coolest weird items on amazon over the years and I even spent the most money I ever spent at the time as an underpaid EMT working every hour just to get by on a ring for my ex-girlfriend. I still use amazon. Here's truly the coolest thing you guys did. I went to make a blog or something on the procedure that I came up with without using the internet on how to meditate as I felt it was a lost natural instinct. I came up with a very interesting procedure. My therapist at the time dealing with the loss of my little brother Johnathan, I showed it to her and she read it. She said "did you actually write that?!". I was surprised because I didn't think I did too well on my grammar but it impressed her. Anyway, Amazon made it really easy to publish your own book, anyone can do it! so my meditation guide wasn't long enough. So Amazon forced my hand to make an actual book that was long enough. By doing this I reflected on some cool knowledge that I thought others might like so I added it to the book. In the process because of the forced requirement of it being a certain length I learned how to do book formatting and the structure of a book and it made me improve my grammar in the process. So thank you so much amazon for being there. Here's a weird story I want to get out of my head. I keep envisioning Jeff Bezos Pleading in his head that please make this work and in return you will help me in the future and something having to do with a spotted tiger or leopard. I dont know but I needed to get that out of my head as weird as it sounds. Thank you Amazon!
DOLLAR TREE
I Must say I saw my first Dollar Tree while living on long Island. To this day I have shopped there so many times and they had such a variety of items which is amazing. Just so everyone knows I believe Dollar Tree is under the same company as Family Dollar and Dollar General. Anyway At these stores while working to just pay my bills when I had a few dollars I got weird and assorted Items from Dollar general. They went strong with the only one dollar rule as of late but hey they went hard on that for a long time so great job! I remember when I was going through a medical issue and had time at home I went to the Dollar Tree and that's when I purchased a calculator just to see what's going on behind the scenes for a dollar and I was surprised and inspired by the electronic configuration. It gave me something to learn and think about and the glow in the dark sticks were amazing as I used them for a few scientific experiments on my environment. Once in a blue moon when times were tough, well you know, so sorry about that but thank you for all the good you have done for the community for only one dollar! Maybe this countries economic plan should mirror the dollar store conglomeration business practices in some ways. I dont know how you operate, just reporting from my perspective as from what I've seen you've done so well,
Thank You,
with Love!
-SJR.
UNITED STATES NAVY
I signed up for the air force originally and got denied because of a surgery I had. It took a while to get in but thank GOD I got into the NAVY. I learned so much about how to just be a human from boot camp. It was eye opening and I loved Boot camp even though I was so tired all the time. Thank you USN for the privilege of training with you.
HERES WHAT I LEARNED ON GROUND EARTH
Its the small things and reptation that can add up to big things.
teamwork makes the dream work.
communication is key and sounding out things coherently is important
eating regular meals at certain times i got skinny even though I ate a lot
Also ATTENTION TO DETAIL! Won't forget that!
Admiral McRaven said it best,
" If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. "
I couldn't agree more, HAND SALUTE, READY 2!
WITH LOVE SJR/OSIRIS <3
** update around 7/4/2024
I am honored to be part of a hall of fame division while in boot camp. I was in Division 159 in '09, we will always be remembered there and I learned about the man the barracks was named after, everyday I try to grow. Hooyah!!
DETAILS OF MARVIN GLEN SHIELDS:
- RANK: CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC THIRD CLASS
- CONFLICT/ERA: VIETNAM WAR
- UNIT/COMMAND:
SEEBEE TEAM 1104,
MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION 11 - MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. NAVY
- MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: JUNE 10, 1965
- MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: DONG XOAI, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
CITATION
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Although wounded when the compound of Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, came under intense fire from an estimated reinforced Viet Cong regiment employing machine guns, heavy weapons, and small arms, Shields continued to resupply his fellow Americans who needed ammunition and to return the enemy fire for a period of approximately three hours, at which time the Viet Cong launched a massive attack at close-range with flamethrowers, hand grenades and small-arms fire. Wounded a second time during this attack, Shields nevertheless assisted in carrying a more critically wounded man to safety, and then resumed firing at the enemy for four more hours. When the commander asked for a volunteer to accompany him in an attempt to knock out an enemy machine-gun emplacement which was endangering the lives of all personnel in the compound because of the accuracy of its fire, Shields unhesitatingly volunteered for this extremely hazardous mission. Proceeding toward their objective with a 3.5-inch rocket launcher, they succeeded in destroying the enemy machine-gun emplacement, thus undoubtedly saving the lives of many of their fellow servicemen in the compound. Shields was mortally wounded by hostile fire while returning to his defensive position. His heroic initiative and great personal valor in the face of intense enemy fire sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- ACCREDITED TO: SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
- AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY: YES
- PRESENTATION DATE & DETAILS: SEPTEMBER 13, 1966
THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESENTED BY PRES. LYNDON B. JOHNSON TO HIS FAMILY - BORN: DECEMBER 30, 1939, PORT TOWNSEND, JEFFERSON COUNTY, WA, UNITED STATES
- DIED: JUNE 10, 1965, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
- BURIED: GARDINER CEMETERY (MH), GARDINER, WA, UNITED STATES
- LOCATION OF MEDAL: SEABEE MUSEUM, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI
MASARU EMOTO "WATER MEMORY"
He was a Japanese businessman, author and pseudoscientist who claimed that human consciousness could affect the molecular structure of water. His 2004 book The Hidden Messages in Water was a New York Times best seller. His ideas had evolved over the years, and his early work revolved around pseudoscientific hypotheses that water could react to positive thoughts and words and that polluted water could be cleaned through prayer and positive visualization.
Starting in 1999, Emoto published several volumes of a work entitled Messages from Water, containing photographs of ice crystals and accompanying experiments such as that of the "rice in water 30 day experiment."
This man from what I read went through so much bad stuff just to tell people about what he discovered. No one wanted to publish his books so he self published his books. he died before he could reap the rewards of his discoveries. Its not okay a smart human being treated with such disrespect because of his thoughts and research. Sure its a very odd concept but when I go to think about it out brains are around 7-90% water so where do you think our dreams and memories go or are stored? it only makes sense if you think about it logically. You don't need to be a genius its kind of common sense. Think of what your body is composed of and its those elements that are conducting electricity, making myelin sheaths, storing memories, generating dreams, connecting to the earth/spirits/"others" and whatever else is out there. I saw something that is showing that humans are kind of antennae's and its not just one thing humans are we are many many different things. Know humans are the most complex machines in the world it seems so start discovering all the hidden functions the humans body and brain can do. There's so much knowledge to know and we will not know it all but just think and follow common sense and universal law, Why is it crazy that water stores EMF patterns/memory? We are young creatures that are in the age of technology and we don't know anything yet really and we are all children it seems of the earth. Be nice to each other, forgive yourself and listen to others what they have to say. We can learn from each other everywhere we go and Dr. Emoto GODSPEED SIR! With love SJR/OSIRIS <3
WALMART
Walmart wow you guys are huge but I found happiness when I started working for you distribution center in Johnstown, New York. It was very physically demanding work but my body adjusted after two weeks or so. This is the first job I had after being a supervisor paramedic for Fulton County, New York. So Walmart DC listen up I have a lot to say. I worked as an order filler in the fridge riding around on my pallet jack, I can't believe you guys have your own hydrogen power plant that fuels all the equipment we rode around on! so cool! why cant cars run on water energy? I don't know but bravo to you guys for that.
Walmart you guys paid me more than I ever got paid in my 10 year career in EMS. I got used and abused in the EMS system honestly. You guys paid me well and had great benefits. I had to be dying if I needed to go to the ER because health insurance in every EMS agency I worked for was non existent or horrible. You guys paid me bonuses and gave me stock options. So the money I put into the stock you matched to a certain point I believe, It was great! I made more real friends working for you guys then I did in ten years of EMS, sadly one passed away recently but I loved the people working there it was great! You gave us a discount card too but it didn't work for food because you guys don't really make much money off the food you sell so I understand that because you want to keep prices low. So I started the first Walmart DC Facebook page for the DC I was at and it was needed because truckers would message me and personnel. I thought it would be good to have to bring everyone together. I talked to the GM of the building and he basically was going to call to see if I could continue the page but you guys turned me down and told me to erase it. Then after I leave I see you went ahead and made one for the place so I wasn't too happy with that because everywhere I go I have good ideas and no one cares. Like the last EMS agency I made their first ever website but it wasn't appreciated so its frustrating. I do so much to help humans and bring them together and it never goes too far so glad you did the Facebook page but I wish when I was there you listened to me when I had the idea.
I left by putting in my two weeks notice. I didn't want to because I loved that place and the people. I just got promoted to the fork lift restocking and I left because the numbers you wanted me to hit percent wise put me under extreme stress and wasn't good for my mental health and I didn't know if I could hit the numbers on the new position and I wanted to leave on good terms rather than get in trouble for not hitting my percent granted you would of given me months to get to that point but I had stress issues. I just loved the people there and you treated people like family and it reminded me of the navy boot camp how it was structured. The GM there though walked around the building sometimes and him and I had a talk one day while I was picking orders about the stock options and how people really didn't understand it so he was a nice guy who listened and I really liked it there. I went to reapply and you guys turned me down for some odd reason even though my manager of the department before I left said I had a great attitude and was sad to see me go, he was nice so I don't know why I couldn't reapply but now I might not be able to as I take on the justice system in my county to help the humans being treated like garbage. Thank you so much Walmart for all you did for me and I will never forget it and in your stores you have great items for low prices, I always shop at Walmart for all my art painting supplies and other goodies you guys have at low prices. Thank you so much. I also tried to tell management about their website at the time and how it needed to catch up to have a better online sales presence but i was just a fork lift driver/ order filler but that's okay because I impressed some of the upper ups with what I knew and had an overall great time at Walmart DC, thank you and please continue to serve and help the humans here in the USA who need better lives, GODSPEED WALMART - SJR/OSIRIS
HAVE TO RESPECT WHO YOU MAY BELIEVE MOST IN
I LIKE SEEING GOD WHO I ONLY RECENTLY STARTED BELIEVING IN AND IM STILL NOT RELIGOUS JUST SPIRITUAL/FACTUAL/IMAGINATIVE LETS SAY IN MANY DIFFERENT FACETS OR AVENUES OF LIFE AND SOMETIMES AN ASPECT OF GOD IN MY ART =) GOD WILL ALWAYS BE MORE THAN JUST GOOD NO MATTER HOW LIFE TURNS OUT. "IT IS SO"
-SJR
SHARK TANK
THESE DAYS IM NOT MUCH FOR WATCHING TV AT ALL AND HAVEN'T IN YEARS BUT WILL IF I WANT. HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON SHARK TANK. WHEN IT CAME OUT I WAS A HARD WORKING EMT SURVIVING ON MY OWN ON MINIMUM WAGE PAYING TO JUST EXIST ON THIS EARTH WITH MY GIRLFRIEND SINCE HIGH SCHOOL IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. JUST TAKING TIME WITH MY GIRLFRIEND NICOLE AT THE TIME TO MAKE HOMEMADE NATURAL ITEMS I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT HOW WE CAN TAKE THE TIME AND MAKE VERY NICE ITEMS TO TREAT OURSELVES BETTER. WE MADE A LOT OF LIP BALM AND AT WORK I WOULD BRING IT IN AND PEOPLE REALLY RESPONDED TO WHAT WE MADE AND NOT THINKING I WOULD MAKE A COMPANY OUT OF IT I DID JUST THAT. MANY IN EMS WOULD CALL ME LIP BALM AND AT ONE POINT I EVEN ORDERED CUSTOM NYS PLATES THAT SAID LIP BALM. WHILE WORKING WORKING WORKING I MADE TIME TO START BAKE NATURALS. DOING THAT AND THEN THIS SHOW CAME OUT AND WAS RECCOMENDED TO ME I WATCH IT. FROM STARTING MY OWN BUISNESS FROM HOME AND JUST GOING TO GAS STATIONS AND ASKING IF I CAN HAVE MY 0.99 CENT RETAIL LIP BALM ALL NATURAL AND HOMEMADE ON SHELVES IN THIER STORES STARTED MY NETWORKING AMBITION WHICH I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE THATS WHAT I WAS DOING. I STARTED IN THESE ENTREPRENURIAL GROUPS ON FACEBOOK AND CAME ACROSS FIRST DAVID THE INVENTOR OF JELLY BELLY JELLY BEANS AND FROM THERE SOME FROM SHARK TANK KNEW HIM AND I STARTED CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THE SHOW. THE FIRST REAL CONNECTION I MADE WAS WITH DANIELA COS-KELLY. SHE LOVED MY IDEAS AND EVEN INVITED NICOLE AND I TO A POLLO EVENT SHE WAS AT IN NYS AND WE WENT AND MET HER. SHE WAS SO NICE AND IT TURNED INTO GIRL TIME MOSTLY WITH THEM HAHA. JUST LIKE MANY IN LIFE SHE FOR SOME REASON JUST OPENED UP TO ME ABOUT THINGS GOIGN ON AT HOME WHAT NOT THAT SEEMED EXTREMELY STRESSFUL AND HER BUISNESS WAS ALL ABOUT HER SON RYAN WHICH WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. WHAT AN AMAZING MOTHER. I FELT FROM TALKING TO HER HER HEALTH. SHE PASSED AWAY WITHIN A YEAR LATER AND THATS REALLY SAD SHE WAS SO SO SWEET OF A SOUL. I THANK SHARK THANK FOR BRINGING CLOSER YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO SEE THE BUISNESS SIDE OF THE WORLD WHERE YOUR PASSION CAN CREATE MONEY AND CHANGE. I SOLD OVER 20K LIP BALM TUBES IN THREE YEARS WHILE WORKING FULL TIME AND NETWORKING AND EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T ON THIS SHOW I MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE FROM IT. FOR EXAMPLE COWBOY RYAN I OFFERED TO DO A PAINTING FOR FREE OF THIER LATE LITTLE BOY WHO PASSED AWAY FROM MENINGITIS DIAGNOSED TOO LATE AND IVE SEEN WHAT IT CAN DO AS A WORKING PARAMEDIC IN NYS. IT MADE ME FEEL FOR THEM AND VERY MUCH SO FROM LOSING MY LITTLE BROTHER A FEW HOURS BEFORE HIS 25TH BIRTHDAY. THEY REALLY LIKED THE PAINTING AND IM NOT THE MOST AMAZING ARTIST AS I SELF TAUGHT MYSELF HOW TO JUST DRAW AND SUCH MAYBE 6 YEARS AGO FROM YOUTUBE (CURRENTLY 2024) AND THEY LOVED IT AS I HAD SO MUCH ANXIETY SENDING IT IF THEY WOULD LIEK IT OR NOT AND RYAN SAID HE SEES IT ALL THE TIME PASSING BY IT AND I PUT MEANING INTO MAKING IT BECAUSE I TRULY CARE ABOUT SUCH A DEVISTATING LOSS AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THEM AS MY LITTLE BROTHER PASSING CHANGED MY LIFE TOO. THANK YOU SHARK TANK SHOW FOR THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE. BARBARA AND ALL HER MANY SISTER AND HER TIME ON FIRE ISLAND WHICH I COULD SEE GROWING UP AS I LIVED A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GREAT SOUTH BAY. SHE IS SO LIVELY AND HAPPY AND FOUGHT FOR THAT SPOT ON THAT SHOW I HEARD HER SAY JUST WITH A VERY CREATIVE IDEA SHE PITCHED TO THEM. GOOD JOB TO YOU! ALSO DAYMOND IS A VERY WISE MAN. HE HAS MUCH GOING ON BUT VERY WISE AND I RESPECT HIS TRUENESS TO THE PEOPLE. THERE WAS A GUY IN THE MILITARY WHO ASKED FOR HIS HELP IN THE COMMENTS OF HIS POST AND DJ REACHED OUT TO HIM AND SAID EMAIL ME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THAT WAS REAL NICE HE IS JUST LIKE THAT EVEN THOUGH I CAN BE ANNOYING WITH SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAHA. ITS FUNNY THOUGH BY JUST LEARNING THE HARD WAY BECAUSE I HAD NO ONE TEACH ME MUCH. MY MISTAKES ABOUT HOW TO TALK TO AN INVESTOR OR GOING ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT TALK TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WHO YOU MAY FEEL ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE MONEY YOU SEE THAT THEY ARE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH A WHOLE BUNCH MORE OF STRESSFUL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE ON IN ORDER TO KEEP DOING WHAT THEY DO AND IVE LEARNED SO MUCH BY INTERACTING AROUND ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND I CAME FROM A NON ABUNDANT BACKGROUND AND SEE THINGS FROM MANY ANGLES NOW AND ALWAYS DECIDE NOW TO MAKE EVERY MOVE I CAN FROM A PLACE OF LOVE AND IF I GET IT WRONG I LEARN FROM IT ANDF KNOW COMING FROM A PLACE OF LOVE EVEN IF IM WRONG I WONT BE TOO FAR OFF. =)