My friend Kitty won the Dmae character design contest yesterday! It made me soooooo happy. :) We had talked about it some back during the snowtubing trip's bus ride so many weeks ago. She has been working on it since then, and all that hard work paying off puts a huge smile on my face.
During the art show I got a call from my supervisor at work, asking me to be responsible for getting my co-workers started and given keys. I agreed to do so, knowing the others would resent me for being given "authority" so to speak above them. They were chill with it for the most part, except Hair who was joking around that he was gonna hurt whoever decided he didn't get to be in charge. :p Whateves. It pleased me to be given something 'special' to do. My mom would always put higher expectations on my than on my siblings with chores and stuff. I enjoyed the extra work and responsibility that came with it! I have missed that somewhat. I guess it just made me happy because it shows that someone here trusts me. Which to me right now, is big. :)
K, so then after getting off work early (hurrah!) Kitty and I watched Transformers. I had never seen it before, and I actually enjoyed watching it. Sure it doesn't contain anything super spiritual, but the NAME pertains to my thoughts on life over the past week...
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So, I have been reading through this book called the 4:8 Principle by Tommy Newberry. Highly recommended by Italy who shoved it in my face one day and told me to read it, the book is based on this verse:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
The purpose of which is getting your views on life changed from - to +. I have struggled with negative crticism a LOT lately. Lately meaning the past year. Or two. It has been longer than that, but awhile back I did a devo much like this one and it changed my life for several months. Until...I started letting myself believe lies again.
So I am going to share a couple interesting things from today's reading.
"Everything you need to be joy-filled you already have."
Ooh, SHOCKWAVE. That one quote struck me hard. It makes me realize how selfish I am! When I think critically and negatively about others and myself and life in general, I am dissing all the blessings God has put in my life. I am forgetting that God is the one to put these blessings in my life. I look at the downside of the blessings instead of the topside! Haha, a little biology analogy...The underside of the leaf has holes (stomata) which are openings that let out H2O and let in CO2. Hot puffy air of pride is coming into my life by thinking negative thoughts, and the living water of God is slowly evaporating away. AHH! This has got to stop if I am ever to be grateful for the incredible blessings God has given me. There are SOOOO many of them! I have been looking at the gaps in relationships instead of the junctions. That is NOT following God's instruction to think on that which is good and healthy. You are abundantly blessed today my friend - even if you do not notice or appreciate it. Its possible to find fault with anything...just depends what you are looking for.
"You prosper only to the ceiling your thoughts permit." So join me in raising the roof my friends! Join my in answering the following 5 questions to get your thoughts focused on those wonderful blessings God has given to us...I started doing it doubting it would help. But it actually did! Cause when you focus your mind on good and on GOD you remember all other things fade in comparison...
1. What are 5 things I am thankful for right now?
- Hot Cherry Poptarts ;)
- Trees. They make me happy to climb!
- An amazing biology professor
- The process of speedy recovery for my little girl
- Kitty winning the Dmay contest!
2. What are 5 of my strengths or positive traits?
Ha, according to Strengthquest...Discipline. Learner. Responsibility. Harmony. Achiever. :p (those of you who know what that is...laugh away)
3. What are 5 of my best achievements so far?
- Cheering up Maul on a bad day
- Succeeding in being a fabulous ZooTeen ;)
- Raising over $200 for church missonaries just by recycling aluminum cans
- Graduating HS
- Getting my drivers license? :p That was quite the achievement for me for sure...
4. Who are the 5 people who love me the most?
This is a silly question since I cannot speak for them...but I would have to say
- Mom
- Ted Ontario
- Sissy
- Bright Eyes
- Italy
5. What 5 things am I looking forward to in the next 7 days?
Ooh, this is the toughest one. . .
- Carnival this afternoon
- Church tomorrow morning
- Bio lab on Thursday
- Going to the Opera with Sissy and KindHeart
- Succeeding in my 2 huge tests and quiz that are on the SAME. DAY.
Hmm, perhaps that shall get easier with practice? It actually took a long time. Makes me realize just how negative my thoughts have been. Well, the start of transfomation has begun. But only because of the love of Christ. :D
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2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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All this positive thinking reminds me of a very dated movie...you may know of it. Pollyanna anyone?
Kinda cheesy, but it WORKS. So think + my friends, and stay on the side of the leaf that collects the sunlight and stays green! :D Much love to you as we thrive in this journey together...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Chemistry Poem
I awaited the start of another lecture in chemistry class one day, already feeling a down-heartened from the news I received just before regarding a test.
Little did I know the prof was going to promptly arrive and tell us the lecture was devoted to calculus. "If you have never taken calculus you can put your head on your desk and take a little nap. Cause none of this will make any sense to you," he said. "But for those of you who have taken calculus, this will be an example of how it can be used in the real world. If you can call chemistry the real world..."
He mumbled this last phrase.
It made me smile, but also silently cry. "Oh great," I thought. "Another lecture I won't understand. Hey, at least he warned me this time!"
I tried to follow along, taking notes for the most part. Though halfway through I let my mind wander for 30 seconds and found myself scribbling words in the margins of my notebook paper. I suppose you could call it a poem, if you would be so generous.
Well the point is, I promised to show it to Italy. So here you go my friend - you are the English major here, perhaps you can make more sense of it than I... X)
Second Order
Waist deep. Not sure if I'm half in or out.
Jittiring leg with a lead stomach.
Tightening scalp, watery eyes.
Want no one to see me.
Want no one to be me.
Integral to the minus X.
If only my brain could be integrated and not "Xed" out.
Am I making any sense? He sure isn't to me.
Lewit.
I hear ludacris.
Looking with confusion at the scratches made by the chicken.
Red and daunting.
Sympathy. Knowing I can't make it easy on myself.
How. Why.
I'm not perfect.
But neither is Wolfram Alpha!
Then it comes back to me.
Half-life.
Cause I'm only half living...
Decay.
Decompose.
Destroy.
Debunk!
Then perhaps I can half live.
Human scale.
God scale.
I'm diluted.
Middle school amneisa?
Works for my theory.
After 10 there is only 1/10% left.
Yup. Got that covered.
In foil, with a hole for whining substance to escape.
Almost 19 years.
When will the sample be small enough for measuring to be impossible?
You. Tell. Me.
Like the awkwardness of the night or an empty snyders bottle...
Half life. Its a constant.
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
Ep. 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Little did I know the prof was going to promptly arrive and tell us the lecture was devoted to calculus. "If you have never taken calculus you can put your head on your desk and take a little nap. Cause none of this will make any sense to you," he said. "But for those of you who have taken calculus, this will be an example of how it can be used in the real world. If you can call chemistry the real world..."
He mumbled this last phrase.
It made me smile, but also silently cry. "Oh great," I thought. "Another lecture I won't understand. Hey, at least he warned me this time!"
I tried to follow along, taking notes for the most part. Though halfway through I let my mind wander for 30 seconds and found myself scribbling words in the margins of my notebook paper. I suppose you could call it a poem, if you would be so generous.
Well the point is, I promised to show it to Italy. So here you go my friend - you are the English major here, perhaps you can make more sense of it than I... X)
Second Order
Waist deep. Not sure if I'm half in or out.
Jittiring leg with a lead stomach.
Tightening scalp, watery eyes.
Want no one to see me.
Want no one to be me.
Integral to the minus X.
If only my brain could be integrated and not "Xed" out.
Am I making any sense? He sure isn't to me.
Lewit.
I hear ludacris.
Looking with confusion at the scratches made by the chicken.
Red and daunting.
Sympathy. Knowing I can't make it easy on myself.
How. Why.
I'm not perfect.
But neither is Wolfram Alpha!
Then it comes back to me.
Half-life.
Cause I'm only half living...
Decay.
Decompose.
Destroy.
Debunk!
Then perhaps I can half live.
Human scale.
God scale.
I'm diluted.
Middle school amneisa?
Works for my theory.
After 10 there is only 1/10% left.
Yup. Got that covered.
In foil, with a hole for whining substance to escape.
Almost 19 years.
When will the sample be small enough for measuring to be impossible?
You. Tell. Me.
Like the awkwardness of the night or an empty snyders bottle...
Half life. Its a constant.
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Here is a piece of a true poem for you, one that I enjoy and is far better than the former...
Proverbs 2Moral Benefits of Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
Ep. 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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