“If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.” ~Frank Bianco
I will be happy because of you; God Most High, I will sing praises to your name. Ps. 9:2
God’s purpose for your life can be found in the passions and dreams he gave you. Use them to the fullest by devoting time and energies to the things you already love. “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he wll give you the desires of your heart.” (Ps. 37:3-5)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
When Hope is Deferred
The writer of Proverbs had a point when he wrote these words: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” (Proverbs 13:12a)
How many of you have had your hope deferred (put off or delayed)? It happens so often. God gives us a promise either directly or through the words of another and it becomes something that we long for, we anticipate and dream about. We know it is coming… and we wait.
Eugene Peterson in “The Message” calls it, “unrelenting disappointment.” The longer we wait, the harder it is to wait because our hearts become weary in the waiting. The promise is out there, somewhere, beyond our reach …and waiting for it is hard. It really can make our hearts sick.
Hope deferred is not unique to us. We can read accounts of it stretching back to the book of Genesis. Abraham and Sarah were promised a son but it was years before that promised was fulfilled. They were heartsick over it to the point that they tried to fulfill their own promise by Abraham having a son with another woman. Repercussions from that decision still affect us today.
Fast forward to the children of Israel in captivity in Egypt, and a man named, Moses. God freed them from their oppressors and gave them a promise of land that would be their own and of the nation they would become. That promise was delayed for 40 years. The trip from Egypt to Canaan should have taken them a few weeks, but their hope was deferred for 40 years.
Fast forward to today. We all know people who have held onto the promise of bearing children year after year only to remain barren. We all know people who have been holding onto the promise of a better job, or of a specific calling on their lives to be realized. We all know people who have become disheartened in the waiting. Perhaps we are them.
I don’t begin to understand why hope is sometimes, if not often, deferred. Maybe the fulfillment of our promise is dependent on other things lining up that are known only to God. We don’t see what He sees. We don’t know what He knows.
Some of His promises are so big and profound that if we were to realize them today, they would hurt us. It is in the waiting where He makes us ready. If He is holding back a promise fulfilled, He has a reason to do so, but do we trust Him?
The only thing I know for sure is that He is God and I am not, and if my hope is being deferred, then my best choice is to press into Him, learn to trust His timing and embrace the process.
Thankfully, that verse doesn’t end with our hope being deferred. It goes on to say that, “A sudden good break can turn life around.” (12b) We can’t see an overview of time, but our waiting which seems endless may be closer to an end than we know. That promise might be just around the corner. Hang on. It will be worth it.
- Kathy Little
How many of you have had your hope deferred (put off or delayed)? It happens so often. God gives us a promise either directly or through the words of another and it becomes something that we long for, we anticipate and dream about. We know it is coming… and we wait.
Eugene Peterson in “The Message” calls it, “unrelenting disappointment.” The longer we wait, the harder it is to wait because our hearts become weary in the waiting. The promise is out there, somewhere, beyond our reach …and waiting for it is hard. It really can make our hearts sick.
Hope deferred is not unique to us. We can read accounts of it stretching back to the book of Genesis. Abraham and Sarah were promised a son but it was years before that promised was fulfilled. They were heartsick over it to the point that they tried to fulfill their own promise by Abraham having a son with another woman. Repercussions from that decision still affect us today.
Fast forward to the children of Israel in captivity in Egypt, and a man named, Moses. God freed them from their oppressors and gave them a promise of land that would be their own and of the nation they would become. That promise was delayed for 40 years. The trip from Egypt to Canaan should have taken them a few weeks, but their hope was deferred for 40 years.
Fast forward to today. We all know people who have held onto the promise of bearing children year after year only to remain barren. We all know people who have been holding onto the promise of a better job, or of a specific calling on their lives to be realized. We all know people who have become disheartened in the waiting. Perhaps we are them.
I don’t begin to understand why hope is sometimes, if not often, deferred. Maybe the fulfillment of our promise is dependent on other things lining up that are known only to God. We don’t see what He sees. We don’t know what He knows.
Some of His promises are so big and profound that if we were to realize them today, they would hurt us. It is in the waiting where He makes us ready. If He is holding back a promise fulfilled, He has a reason to do so, but do we trust Him?
The only thing I know for sure is that He is God and I am not, and if my hope is being deferred, then my best choice is to press into Him, learn to trust His timing and embrace the process.
Thankfully, that verse doesn’t end with our hope being deferred. It goes on to say that, “A sudden good break can turn life around.” (12b) We can’t see an overview of time, but our waiting which seems endless may be closer to an end than we know. That promise might be just around the corner. Hang on. It will be worth it.
- Kathy Little
When Your Quiet Time Goes to the Birds
My “quiet time” was a joyful cacophony of birds chirping, whistling and chortling. It brought to mind these verses (which I think is just what Go wanted to say to me this morning):
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:25-27
When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Matthew 8:18-21 (niv)
How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small. ... All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. Psalm 104:24-28 (niv)
The only ones who care whether you're good or bad are your family and friends and neighbors. God's not dependent on your behavior. "When times get bad, people cry out for help. They cry for relief from being kicked around, But never give God a thought when things go well, when God puts spontaneous songs in their hearts, When God sets out the entire creation as a science classroom, using birds and beasts to teach wisdom. People are arrogantly indifferent to God - until, of course, they're in trouble, and then God is indifferent to them. There's nothing behind such prayers except panic; the Almighty pays them no mind. So why would he notice you just because you say you're tired of waiting to be heard, Or waiting for him to get good and angry and do something about the world's problems? Job 35: 8-15 (msg)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:25-27
When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Matthew 8:18-21 (niv)
How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small. ... All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. Psalm 104:24-28 (niv)
The only ones who care whether you're good or bad are your family and friends and neighbors. God's not dependent on your behavior. "When times get bad, people cry out for help. They cry for relief from being kicked around, But never give God a thought when things go well, when God puts spontaneous songs in their hearts, When God sets out the entire creation as a science classroom, using birds and beasts to teach wisdom. People are arrogantly indifferent to God - until, of course, they're in trouble, and then God is indifferent to them. There's nothing behind such prayers except panic; the Almighty pays them no mind. So why would he notice you just because you say you're tired of waiting to be heard, Or waiting for him to get good and angry and do something about the world's problems? Job 35: 8-15 (msg)
Saving by Dave Ramsey
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. –Proverbs 21:20
Saving money is not a matter of math.
You will not save money when you get that next raise.
You will not save money when that car is paid off.
You will not save money when the kids are grown.
You will only save money when it becomes an emotional priority.
We all know we need to save, but most people don't save like they know they need to save. Why? Because they have competing goals. The goal to save isn't a high enough priority to delay that purchase of the pizza, DVD player, new computer, or china cabinet. So we purchase, buy, consume all our dollars away or, worse yet, go into debt to buy these things. That debt means monthly payments that control our paychecks and make us say things like, "We just don't make enough to save any money!" Wrong, wrong, wrong! We do make enough to save money; we just aren't willing to quit spoiling ourselves with our little projects or pleasures to have enough left to save. It doesn't matter what you make—you can save money. It just has to become a big enough priority to you.
If a doctor told you that your child was dying and could only be saved with a $15,000 operation that your insurance would not cover and could only be performed nine months from today, could you save $15,000? Yes! Of course you could! You would sell things, you would stop any spending that wasn't required to survive, and you would take two extra jobs. For that short nine months, you would become a saving madman. You would give up virtually anything to accomplish that $15,000 goal. Saving would become a priority.
The secret to saving money is to make it a priority, and that is done only when you get some healthy anger or fear and then focus that emotion on your personal decisions. Harnessing that emotion will make you move yourself to the top of your creditor list. Then ask yourself Which bill is the most important? After tithing, who should I pay first this month? [I will have more to say about this soon~ Jeff] The answer is you! Until you pay God first, then yourself, then everyone and everything else, you will never save money.
The advertisers and marketing community are affecting our emotions every day and taking every dollar we have by making us see our wants as needs. It is time for this to stop! Emotions make great slaves, but they are lousy masters. No matter how educated or sophisticated we are, if we are not saving all we should be, we are being ruled by emotions, not harnessing them as financial planning slaves.
So whether you are saving for college tuition, a trip to the family reunion, new school clothes for little Bobby or Sally, or anything else, start saving now! It's never too late!
Saving money is not a matter of math.
You will not save money when you get that next raise.
You will not save money when that car is paid off.
You will not save money when the kids are grown.
You will only save money when it becomes an emotional priority.
We all know we need to save, but most people don't save like they know they need to save. Why? Because they have competing goals. The goal to save isn't a high enough priority to delay that purchase of the pizza, DVD player, new computer, or china cabinet. So we purchase, buy, consume all our dollars away or, worse yet, go into debt to buy these things. That debt means monthly payments that control our paychecks and make us say things like, "We just don't make enough to save any money!" Wrong, wrong, wrong! We do make enough to save money; we just aren't willing to quit spoiling ourselves with our little projects or pleasures to have enough left to save. It doesn't matter what you make—you can save money. It just has to become a big enough priority to you.
If a doctor told you that your child was dying and could only be saved with a $15,000 operation that your insurance would not cover and could only be performed nine months from today, could you save $15,000? Yes! Of course you could! You would sell things, you would stop any spending that wasn't required to survive, and you would take two extra jobs. For that short nine months, you would become a saving madman. You would give up virtually anything to accomplish that $15,000 goal. Saving would become a priority.
The secret to saving money is to make it a priority, and that is done only when you get some healthy anger or fear and then focus that emotion on your personal decisions. Harnessing that emotion will make you move yourself to the top of your creditor list. Then ask yourself Which bill is the most important? After tithing, who should I pay first this month? [I will have more to say about this soon~ Jeff] The answer is you! Until you pay God first, then yourself, then everyone and everything else, you will never save money.
The advertisers and marketing community are affecting our emotions every day and taking every dollar we have by making us see our wants as needs. It is time for this to stop! Emotions make great slaves, but they are lousy masters. No matter how educated or sophisticated we are, if we are not saving all we should be, we are being ruled by emotions, not harnessing them as financial planning slaves.
So whether you are saving for college tuition, a trip to the family reunion, new school clothes for little Bobby or Sally, or anything else, start saving now! It's never too late!
Study to Show Yourself Approved
Study to Show Yourself Approved
God commands His servants, “Study to show yourself approved before God.”
II Timothy 2:15 admonishes, “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
The apostle Paul tells us that proper Bible study leads to approval from God. The same verse also speaks of other benefits. First, as workmen, we need not be ashamed—if we study God’s Word. Instead, studying becomes fulfilling and satisfying. You have done what God expects you to do—an acceptable type of self-approval.
Rightly dividing the Word of Truth—knowing the Bible, inside and out—takes more than a lifetime. God’s Holy Spirit opens one’s mind to this spiritual understanding (Psa. 119:18; John 16:13). True biblical knowledge and understanding come from diligent effort and God’s Spirit working in you.
And as Paul admonished Timothy: “And that from a child you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (II Tim. 3:15). He continues in verses 16-17: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”
Bible study is a vital process that does more than teach us.
Ephesians 5:25-26 reveals the washing or cleansing effect that comes from Bible study: “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.”
Study the Bible Daily
Consider some of the great benefits of daily Bible Study: “For the word of God is quick [living], and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”(Heb. 4:12).The Word of God is a living Book and “a discerner of thoughts.” It applies to all situations and should be looked to for daily guidance.
The Scriptures help you to recognize and shun error. They help you to avoid the seduction of evil.
When you study the Bible, God’s Spirit leads you into understanding more truth. This Spirit imparts spiritual understanding of Scripture and helps you to apply these principles in daily life.
Study for comfort. You can gain serenity, stability and peace of mind through a deeper understanding of the nature of God: “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Rom. 15:4).
A Matter of Life and Death
Failing to study your Bible can lead to doubt, discouragement, emptiness, negativity, anxiety, unhappiness and a feeling that God is not with you. To diligently read your Bible is to listen to what God is saying to you.Finally, consider this vital scripture: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you” (John. 15:7).
This is a great goal—abiding in Christ and His word abiding in us. Only if you know what the scripture says will you know how to act, will you know who you are and whose you are.
The goal of Christianity goes beyond gaining knowledge but it is putting that knowledge to practice. Jesus had been spending time teaching the disciples the principles of the kingdom of God. Now He is releasing them to start doing what He has been showing them. Many times in today’s society we raise up people who are good and imparting knowledge and feel they are real spiritual because of the gift they have for teaching but teaching is incomplete if you do not bring people beyond the point of knowing to the point of doing. The purpose of the Christian life is to do the works of Jesus, not just knowing about the works of Jesus.
From the Mind of Friedrich Nietzsche
If there’s one thing Friedrich Nietzsche did well, it’s obliterate feel-good beliefs people have about themselves. He has been criticized for being a misanthrope, a subvert, a cynic and a pessimist, but I think these assessments are off the mark. I believe he only wanted human beings to be more honest with themselves. I could have eliminated the questions I find misguided off the list but I chose to leave it pure and unadulterated Neitsche.
He did have a remarkable gift for aphorism — he once declared, “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” A hundred years after his death, Nietzsche retains his disturbing talent for turning a person’s worldview upside-down with one jarring remark.
Even today his words remain controversial. They hit nerves. Most of his views are completely at odds with the status quo.
Here are 40 unsympathetic statements from the man himself. Many you’ll agree with. Others you will resist, but these are the ones to pay the most attention to — your beliefs are being challenged. It’s either an opportunity to grow, or to insist that you already know better. If any of them hit a nerve in you, ask yourself why.
1. People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.
2. He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.
3. The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
4. There are no facts, only interpretations.
5. Morality is but the herd-instinct in the individual.
6. No one talks more passionately about his rights than he who in the depths of his soul doubts whether he has any.
7. Without music, life would be a mistake.
8. Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t.
9. In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.
10. The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
11. A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
12. We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the way in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.
13. No victor believes in chance.
14. Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
15. Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
16. It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
17. The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
18. The future influences the present just as much as the past.
19. The most common lie is that which one tells himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.
20. I counsel you, my friends: Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
21. Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, is what makes someone a friend.
22. God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.
23. Success has always been a great liar.
24. Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.
25. What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
26. Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.
27. When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.
28. When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets.
29. Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.
30. All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
31. What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome.
32. Fear is the mother of morality.
33. A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
34. Everyone who has ever built anywhere a new heaven first found the power thereto in his own hell.
35. There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
36. The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness.
37. The Kingdom of Heaven is a condition of the heart — not something that comes upon the earth or after death.
38. What is the mark of liberation? No longer being ashamed in front of oneself.
39. Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
40. We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
He did have a remarkable gift for aphorism — he once declared, “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” A hundred years after his death, Nietzsche retains his disturbing talent for turning a person’s worldview upside-down with one jarring remark.
Even today his words remain controversial. They hit nerves. Most of his views are completely at odds with the status quo.
Here are 40 unsympathetic statements from the man himself. Many you’ll agree with. Others you will resist, but these are the ones to pay the most attention to — your beliefs are being challenged. It’s either an opportunity to grow, or to insist that you already know better. If any of them hit a nerve in you, ask yourself why.
1. People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.
2. He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.
3. The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
4. There are no facts, only interpretations.
5. Morality is but the herd-instinct in the individual.
6. No one talks more passionately about his rights than he who in the depths of his soul doubts whether he has any.
7. Without music, life would be a mistake.
8. Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t.
9. In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.
10. The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
11. A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
12. We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the way in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.
13. No victor believes in chance.
14. Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
15. Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
16. It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
17. The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
18. The future influences the present just as much as the past.
19. The most common lie is that which one tells himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.
20. I counsel you, my friends: Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
21. Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, is what makes someone a friend.
22. God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.
23. Success has always been a great liar.
24. Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.
25. What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
26. Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.
27. When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.
28. When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets.
29. Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.
30. All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
31. What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome.
32. Fear is the mother of morality.
33. A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
34. Everyone who has ever built anywhere a new heaven first found the power thereto in his own hell.
35. There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
36. The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness.
37. The Kingdom of Heaven is a condition of the heart — not something that comes upon the earth or after death.
38. What is the mark of liberation? No longer being ashamed in front of oneself.
39. Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
40. We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
Questions to help you "find yourself"
- Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
- Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
- Before you started this survey, what were you doing?
- What is the last thing you watched on TV?
- Without looking, guess what time it is
- Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
- With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
- When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
- Did you dream last night?
- Do you remember your dreams?
- When did you last laugh?
- Do you remember why / at what?
- What is on the walls of the room you are in?
- Seen anything weird lately?
- What do you think of this quiz?
- What is the last film you saw?
- If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
- If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
- Tell me something about you that most people don't know.
- If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
- Do you like to dance?
- Would you ever consider living abroad?
- Does your name make any interesting anagrams?
- Who made the last incoming call on your phone?
- What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
- Last time you swam in a pool?
- Type of music you like most?
- Type of music you dislike most?
- Are you listening to music right now?
- What color is your bedroom carpet?
- If you could change something about your home, without worry about expense or mess, what would you do?
- What was the last thing you bought?
- Have you ever ridden on a motorbike?
- Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
- Do you have a garden?
- Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
- What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
- If you could eat lunch with one famous person, who would it be?
- Who sent the last text message you received?
- Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
- What time is bed time?
- Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
- How many tattoos do you have?
- If you don't have any, have you ever thought of getting one?
- What did you do for your last birthday?
- Do you carry a donor card?
- Who was the last person you ate dinner with?
- Is the glass half empty or half full?
- What's the farthest-away place you've been?
- When's the last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
- Have you ever won a trophy?
- Are you a good cook?
- Do you know how to pump your own gas?
- If you could meet any one person (from history or currently alive), who would it be?
- Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school?
- Do you touch-type?
- What's under your bed?
- Do you believe in love at first sight?
- Think fast, what do you like right now?
- Where were you on Valentine's day?
- What time do you get up?
- What was the name of your first pet?
- Who is the second to last person to call you?
- Is there anything going on this weekend?
- How are you feeling right now?
- What do you think about the most?
- What time do you get up in the morning?
- If you had A Big Win in the Lottery, how long would you wait to tell people?
- Who would you tell first?
- What is the last movie that you saw at the cinema?
- Do you sing in the shower?
- Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
- What do you do most when you are bored?
- What do you do for a living?
- Do you love your job?
- What did you want to be when you grew up?
- If you could have any job, what would you want to do/be?
- Which came first the chicken or the egg?
- How many keys on your key ring?
- Where would you retire to?
- What kind of car do you drive?
- What are your best physical features?
- What are your best characteristics?
- If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go?
- What kind of books do you like to read?
- Where would you want to retire to?
- What is your favorite time of the day?
- Where did you grow up?
- How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
- What book are you reading now?
- Are you a morning person or a night owl?
- Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
- Can you close your eyes and raise your eyebrows?
- Do you have pets?
- How many rings before you answer the phone?
- What is your best childhood memory?
- What are some of the different jobs that you have had in your life?
- Any new and exciting things that you would like to share?
- What is most important in life?
- What Inspires You?
Anger
"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." ~ Chinese Proverb
Do we NEED a ruler?
This quote from The Avengers has stuck with me...
"It's the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel."
It strikes me in the midst of this election cycle that people ARE obsessed with having a ruler, maybe we do crave to be subjugated. Freedom seems a distant principle beneath the naked grab for power.
"It's the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel."
It strikes me in the midst of this election cycle that people ARE obsessed with having a ruler, maybe we do crave to be subjugated. Freedom seems a distant principle beneath the naked grab for power.
Moving forward
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. ~ Frank Zappa
The important thing is not to stop questioning. ~ Albert Einstein
Life is a series of epiphanies, revelations and teachable moments.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. ~ Albert Einstein
Life is a series of epiphanies, revelations and teachable moments.
Life is transitions. Often we resist the change because we are comfortable. If you cling to comfort, instead of growth, life is hard.
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