“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
Robert Frost
Yes, yes it does.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wow.
A great deal has changed since my last post, not the least of which is that in the last three weeks, I've lost a job, taken a week's break, and started a new one.
The overarching theme of this whole ordeal is this: God is in control. The way that things unfolded left me with no doubts that He is deeply involved in the orchestration of my life and my circumstances, and left with no doubt that He wants me to be happy and wants to take care of me. I certainly don't deserve it, but it's true. Miraculously true.
I've learned the dangers of pride, in ourselves and in others. It is absolutely toxic. I'm not talking about taking personal pride in a job well done, etc., I'm talking about arrogance and placing yourself above others, even if only in your own thoughts.
I don't have the desire (nor the time) to go into all of the details of the last three weeks. I have a new job, somewhere that I worked for a couple of years back, and I am extremely busy even in my first week, and I am happy to be doing work that I thoroughly enjoy, especially the writing. I've had to realign some priorities and refocus my thoughts about the source of my worth, and I don't think I'm quite done with that process. But I'm getting there.
The overarching theme of this whole ordeal is this: God is in control. The way that things unfolded left me with no doubts that He is deeply involved in the orchestration of my life and my circumstances, and left with no doubt that He wants me to be happy and wants to take care of me. I certainly don't deserve it, but it's true. Miraculously true.
I've learned the dangers of pride, in ourselves and in others. It is absolutely toxic. I'm not talking about taking personal pride in a job well done, etc., I'm talking about arrogance and placing yourself above others, even if only in your own thoughts.
I don't have the desire (nor the time) to go into all of the details of the last three weeks. I have a new job, somewhere that I worked for a couple of years back, and I am extremely busy even in my first week, and I am happy to be doing work that I thoroughly enjoy, especially the writing. I've had to realign some priorities and refocus my thoughts about the source of my worth, and I don't think I'm quite done with that process. But I'm getting there.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Quote #1,753...and counting
Couldn't help but share this one...
"For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
"For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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I don't really have anything to write about, but since Valentine's Day is over, I didn't want my most recent post to be about V-Day. I'm weird about that kind of stuff. So this is it.
Friday, February 13, 2009
I Love Love.
I absolutely adore Valentine's Day. It is definitely my favorite holiday. I believe that this is a day to celebrate all of the love in our lives, in all of its forms and from all of its sources. I don't think this day has to be solely about romantic love; I think it is a day to celebrate the love from family, friends, and everyone else in our lives that shares their love with us.
That's why I love Valentine's Day.
That's why I love Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Another Quote...Surprise Surprise.
I read this today. Loved it.
“As a young woman I didn’t realize this fact. I hadn’t made a deep connection with myself the way that I have now. It took some bumps and bruises in the arena of love to fully understand how beautiful and amazing love was and to recognize that I was my best lover, my best friend, my best companion. No one outside of me could ever have been as present for me as I could be with myself, or even love me as honestly as I could do for myself.”
-Kyle King
“As a young woman I didn’t realize this fact. I hadn’t made a deep connection with myself the way that I have now. It took some bumps and bruises in the arena of love to fully understand how beautiful and amazing love was and to recognize that I was my best lover, my best friend, my best companion. No one outside of me could ever have been as present for me as I could be with myself, or even love me as honestly as I could do for myself.”
-Kyle King
Monday, February 9, 2009
When to Walk Away
Last night as I watched the Grammy's (and pretended to be Joan Rivers as I watched the bests and the worsts of the red carpet), a new artist that I was unfamiliar with performed. Her name is Adele, and she performed her award-winning song "Chasing Pavements."
The chorus asks a question I've asked myself on numerous occasions: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?"
Knowing when to walk away, from a dream, a relationship, etc., is one of the hardest things to know and to understand. How do you know when it's time to give up, time to walk away?
On one hand, I don't want to give up on something or someone. I don't like the feeling that I'm quitting. On the other hand, I don't want to waste my time on something that won't come to fruition. Life is too short.
Life is indeed to short, but I also think life is too short to not be truly happy. I think one of the ways to gauge when it's time to walk away is to honestly evaluate whether or not the situation, the relationship, the dream, etc. makes you happy.
Do I think I should quit everything or everyone that doesn't make me happy every second of every day? Absolutely not. Life is full of ups and downs. It's part of what makes life beautiful. But I think that when we take the time to honestly and truthfully evaluate what we're doing, and chasing, to determine what we are actually getting from it, it can reveal whether or not it's time to walk away. Or whether it's worth the chase.
The chorus asks a question I've asked myself on numerous occasions: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?"
Knowing when to walk away, from a dream, a relationship, etc., is one of the hardest things to know and to understand. How do you know when it's time to give up, time to walk away?
On one hand, I don't want to give up on something or someone. I don't like the feeling that I'm quitting. On the other hand, I don't want to waste my time on something that won't come to fruition. Life is too short.
Life is indeed to short, but I also think life is too short to not be truly happy. I think one of the ways to gauge when it's time to walk away is to honestly evaluate whether or not the situation, the relationship, the dream, etc. makes you happy.
Do I think I should quit everything or everyone that doesn't make me happy every second of every day? Absolutely not. Life is full of ups and downs. It's part of what makes life beautiful. But I think that when we take the time to honestly and truthfully evaluate what we're doing, and chasing, to determine what we are actually getting from it, it can reveal whether or not it's time to walk away. Or whether it's worth the chase.
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