Okay, happy things:
1.) "That Thing You Do"
2.) Icelandic poppies
3.) Sea shells
4.) Winning at Clue
5.) Flying to Seattle on Thursday!
6.) Laughing at my ridiculous math class
7.) Citrus
8.) Corduroy
9.) My job at BP/TE
10.) The word "parcheesi"
March 18, 2008
Complaining (Sorry)
Auughhh! I am so sick of my paper! If I never hear about the UN again, it will be too soon. Plus, I just ate a whole bar of Toblerone chocolate in about 7 minutes. Shows how focused I am. And prior to that I ate 1/3 bag of snap peas from Trader Joe's. These two incompatible food groups are now having a duel in the depths of my interior. I think we call that "stress eating."
Almost done! On an ironic note, I accidentally achieved an A in my credit/no credit Math 112 class. It was such a joke. It saddened me that I wasted a credit/no credit. Oops. Should have gone with my instinct, but I figured since I skipped about 1/3 of the classes I should play it safe...evidently not.
Wow, I'm in full stream into complaining mode about inconsequential things. I'm leaving now.
Good-bye.
Almost done! On an ironic note, I accidentally achieved an A in my credit/no credit Math 112 class. It was such a joke. It saddened me that I wasted a credit/no credit. Oops. Should have gone with my instinct, but I figured since I skipped about 1/3 of the classes I should play it safe...evidently not.
Wow, I'm in full stream into complaining mode about inconsequential things. I'm leaving now.
Good-bye.
March 16, 2008
In His prescence is fullness of joy.
It's been rather a crazy week, and though I could come up with a list of reasons why, the overall reasons for stress are still semi-nebulous. However, the Lord has really been using those stressful factors to teach me more about myself and my priorities. I think my heart is more in the right place than it was last Sunday (i.e. focused on the Lord and my relationship with Him rather than on myself or my relationships with people).
It makes me smile when I stop and think how kind and gentle the Lord is to work with me in spite of my blinders. He has used several people that I did not anticipate to directly and indirectly encourage me this week, moving me more towards a much-needed Mary mindset rather than trudging on as a Martha.
Praise the Lord that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and even more so, that He is faithful. Psalm 16:11 has impacted me this week: In His presence is fullness of joy. Oftentimes I remind myself of the verse, "The joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10). However, the joy of the Lord comes from His presence and from having a relationship with Him. Again, it was reinforced that I am nothing apart from God.
I've also been conducted two interesting experiments this week that will be revisited after break. More on that later. They're still very much works in progress, but have the potential to have a significant impact on my mindset and the way I spend my time.
Aside from the topics mentioned above, cognition has also been expended in gleeful anticipation of my trip to Seattle/road trip to SLO. I fly up on Thursday. 'Twill be grand. I also decided to tint my hair red again during the last weekend of break and have been looking forward to that. You have to appreciate the little things in life. Besides, I get so bored with my hair.
This post is becoming mundane. My apologies.
Kudos, David, for getting this far. ;)
It makes me smile when I stop and think how kind and gentle the Lord is to work with me in spite of my blinders. He has used several people that I did not anticipate to directly and indirectly encourage me this week, moving me more towards a much-needed Mary mindset rather than trudging on as a Martha.
Praise the Lord that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and even more so, that He is faithful. Psalm 16:11 has impacted me this week: In His presence is fullness of joy. Oftentimes I remind myself of the verse, "The joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10). However, the joy of the Lord comes from His presence and from having a relationship with Him. Again, it was reinforced that I am nothing apart from God.
I've also been conducted two interesting experiments this week that will be revisited after break. More on that later. They're still very much works in progress, but have the potential to have a significant impact on my mindset and the way I spend my time.
Aside from the topics mentioned above, cognition has also been expended in gleeful anticipation of my trip to Seattle/road trip to SLO. I fly up on Thursday. 'Twill be grand. I also decided to tint my hair red again during the last weekend of break and have been looking forward to that. You have to appreciate the little things in life. Besides, I get so bored with my hair.
This post is becoming mundane. My apologies.
Kudos, David, for getting this far. ;)
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