#4. I kind of like Smirnoff Ice Green Apple Bite
Ok I never drink because I think it is kind of pointless because it is expensive and most tastes like crap... or so I thought. We had a Green Apple Bite that someone left over in the fridge and I thought... what the heck lets give it a try.... and it actually tasted good. I only drank half the bottle but it tasted a lot like Green Apple Jone's Soda... that could be dangerous.... something that is easy to drink that doesn't have any taste of alcohol (i.e. crap) could get you into trouble. But not me. I guess I just learned that I like "girl drinks"..... hey, if it something tastes good why would you drink something that you have to "aquire" a taste for?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Things I have learned Day #3
#3a. Even though I am in media I often hate computers and technology.
Sometimes, when I have a computer and it doesn't do what I want it to do and keeps crashing. I hate technology....yet.... seriously, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have the internet.
#3b. I need to be around positive people, who think positively.
There is a guy at work who is really nice but really likes to rail on people. Honestly, I don't like to rail on people but people are funny creatures so I can sometimes get carried away (just laughing about stuff people do.... like this guy who looks and acts like Steve Carell's characters) If I am by him sometimes it is tempting to go to far. And it is a challenge to witness if you are doing the same stuff everyone else is.
Sometimes, when I have a computer and it doesn't do what I want it to do and keeps crashing. I hate technology....yet.... seriously, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have the internet.
#3b. I need to be around positive people, who think positively.
There is a guy at work who is really nice but really likes to rail on people. Honestly, I don't like to rail on people but people are funny creatures so I can sometimes get carried away (just laughing about stuff people do.... like this guy who looks and acts like Steve Carell's characters) If I am by him sometimes it is tempting to go to far. And it is a challenge to witness if you are doing the same stuff everyone else is.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Things I have learned Day #2
#2. Sleeping less than 7 hours a night for me does not work.
I never thought it would be a good idea to sleep only 5-6 hrs the last few nights, but man, I have been sooooooo tired in the morning when I get up @ 4:20am after going to bed @ 10:30 or 11:00. I fell asleep today on the coach for 2 hours or so... it was nice but I am still tired!
Note to self: Sleep more than I have been and the morning will feel better
I never thought it would be a good idea to sleep only 5-6 hrs the last few nights, but man, I have been sooooooo tired in the morning when I get up @ 4:20am after going to bed @ 10:30 or 11:00. I fell asleep today on the coach for 2 hours or so... it was nice but I am still tired!
Note to self: Sleep more than I have been and the morning will feel better
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Food for thought
So I was giving Noelen a "talking to" about getting into food (for like the 100th time) that he is not supposed to have.... this time is was candy hidden on top of the fridge... of which he ate it all...
I asked him why he got the candy and he first said, "With a chair". I said, "No, why did you get the candy?" He then paused for a moment and responded "Cause it makes me happy." I then asked, "Do I think that was a great idea?" "No" Noelen said, "I think it was a great idea!"
Isn't that a profound glimpse into the human psyche.
I asked him why he got the candy and he first said, "With a chair". I said, "No, why did you get the candy?" He then paused for a moment and responded "Cause it makes me happy." I then asked, "Do I think that was a great idea?" "No" Noelen said, "I think it was a great idea!"
Isn't that a profound glimpse into the human psyche.
What I want to know about God
Another thing I have been thinking about is really looking into scripture to see what/who God is and what He thinks in many situations. I think this will get me into the Bible more and help me to know God more intimately.
Here is what I want to know more about... things I need to find out on my own in detail
Here is what I want to know more about... things I need to find out on my own in detail
- What is the Holy Spirit and where do we see it throughout the Bible?
- Look deeper into Homosexuality in the Bible. I did it for a paper before (in college) but my research was kind of weak
- What does God say about giving?
- What is the Church supposed to look like?
- How do we live out a Christ like life today? How did Jesus witness without awkwardness? How can to I manage life and still really have a life that is sold out to God?
- What were the absolute true characteristics of Jesus? I'm still not convinced he was always as "pleasant" as everyone thinks. He was more honest about life than many Christians today YET he was flawless and still loved people unconditionally... angry/brash or not
Things I have learned Day #1
So, it has been a while again. I wrote last week but never posted it... I don't think I will.
But anyways, I had an idea while at work today and decided I was going to try and write something I learned each day. I think it should be fun.
I always learn more than one thing a day so this could get hard.
So here is the first one I have been learning this for a while.
#1. Before you make a remark or "speak into" someones life make sure you know them and their situation intimately well.
If you don't know someone and their situation intimately, do not judge, or in fact, make any comment about there situation at all... unless it is encouraging. Unless you've been to the exact place someone is in or are walking step by step with them, do not open your mouth or even make a judgment in your mind (it is hard not to do but beneficial to you actually getting to know the person).
I have learned about this in a serious way since being "poor". You would be surprised the insensitive comments/attitudes/looks people give you (friends, family, and random people in stores). Although the comments/ect aren't usually outright verbal slams, people seem more than will to make judgment calls before they know you. Like people behind you in line when you use a WIC card at the store, or when your family members make small comments here and there about you "not managing your money"... (yes, because managing my $28,000 a year better will some how magically give me enough money to pay all of my bills, old medical bills and school loans... on $8 an hour (how do you manage money you don't have?).
I just dealt with a situation yesterday and it reminded me that I will try to never again make a judgment call about a person before I really know them AND their situation (some people think just knowing the person gives you some right to "speak into their life".
So that is what I learned today. Hopefully tomorrow will be something like "how to fix an electrical outlet" or something less stressful :)
But anyways, I had an idea while at work today and decided I was going to try and write something I learned each day. I think it should be fun.
I always learn more than one thing a day so this could get hard.
So here is the first one I have been learning this for a while.
#1. Before you make a remark or "speak into" someones life make sure you know them and their situation intimately well.
If you don't know someone and their situation intimately, do not judge, or in fact, make any comment about there situation at all... unless it is encouraging. Unless you've been to the exact place someone is in or are walking step by step with them, do not open your mouth or even make a judgment in your mind (it is hard not to do but beneficial to you actually getting to know the person).
I have learned about this in a serious way since being "poor". You would be surprised the insensitive comments/attitudes/looks people give you (friends, family, and random people in stores). Although the comments/ect aren't usually outright verbal slams, people seem more than will to make judgment calls before they know you. Like people behind you in line when you use a WIC card at the store, or when your family members make small comments here and there about you "not managing your money"... (yes, because managing my $28,000 a year better will some how magically give me enough money to pay all of my bills, old medical bills and school loans... on $8 an hour (how do you manage money you don't have?).
I just dealt with a situation yesterday and it reminded me that I will try to never again make a judgment call about a person before I really know them AND their situation (some people think just knowing the person gives you some right to "speak into their life".
So that is what I learned today. Hopefully tomorrow will be something like "how to fix an electrical outlet" or something less stressful :)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Need a break
I would love to have a vacation... so would Catie. I just need some time away from everything. I would love to have some time just with her. We still have our moments quite often of fighting but much of it is spurred on by money talks that we have. But last night we did start another series (audio) on finding out what our spiritual gifts are (I think that is what it is all about).
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any work at all and when I do get called back and have interviews (like this week with a insurance sales job) I don't get picked because companies decide to "pursue people whos experience more closely match what they are looking for. This was an insurance sales job for crying out loud! (although this was potentially a better one than most with a good base pay and good commission and crazy good benefits. It is a frustrating market out there.... definately.
That being said I am trying to push harder in the electrical or a/v installation area. I am really hitting that area harder. I think I would like to work with my hands and I would love to learn more about installation. At least for the time being. I would be pumped to find a job like that. It would still be techy and I would be able to gain practical skills that I could use later. Who knows. I just think it could be a match.
The hard part in this whole thing is that I still kind of want to do ministry... I think. I am really confused right now. I'm confused about my relationship with God and really what that is. What is really means in my life. I think I think a lot more about that than most other people. I don't just think about God and pray. I really think and ponder about who God is and what he means and where everyone and God fits into humanity/life. I am just over the status-quo Christianity... I am over head knowledge... I am done with Christianese... really I need a new refreshing... something different. A real God. I need a real God in my life.... an active God.
I have just realized over the past few months how little faith I have.... which just makes me more frustrated at myself and at life. I do want to pursue God.... but it is hard. And sometimes I wonder what I am pursuing for... I think for so many years I have sung songs and known the lyrics but not really known them. Yeah, even when I take the time to reflex I never pour myself wholly into the lyrics... wholly into praising God. I think very few people do.... especially me who tends to think about other stuff during worship as compared really focusing. I just realize I don't know if I really know who God is. I think about God all the time. How much I want to know him... but I want something new. Not the same stuff I have heard all of these years... not that all the knowledge I have build up over time is bad. I just need to really see God now. I just think sometimes I have losing faith... and a lot (most) is my fault as I talk a lot about thinking about God but don't always take the time to get to know God (read the Bible and listen to God). I just want more of God.. to know God more. I just need motivation to get there. I guess I need to be motivated myself to find out about God.
I am just not satified with normal God knowledge you get fed all your life and you get at church. I think there has to be a lot I am missing with God... and not just what I know about God but what God will show me through the Holy Spirit. Like I have said before I just need a more powerful God in my life.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any work at all and when I do get called back and have interviews (like this week with a insurance sales job) I don't get picked because companies decide to "pursue people whos experience more closely match what they are looking for. This was an insurance sales job for crying out loud! (although this was potentially a better one than most with a good base pay and good commission and crazy good benefits. It is a frustrating market out there.... definately.
That being said I am trying to push harder in the electrical or a/v installation area. I am really hitting that area harder. I think I would like to work with my hands and I would love to learn more about installation. At least for the time being. I would be pumped to find a job like that. It would still be techy and I would be able to gain practical skills that I could use later. Who knows. I just think it could be a match.
The hard part in this whole thing is that I still kind of want to do ministry... I think. I am really confused right now. I'm confused about my relationship with God and really what that is. What is really means in my life. I think I think a lot more about that than most other people. I don't just think about God and pray. I really think and ponder about who God is and what he means and where everyone and God fits into humanity/life. I am just over the status-quo Christianity... I am over head knowledge... I am done with Christianese... really I need a new refreshing... something different. A real God. I need a real God in my life.... an active God.
I have just realized over the past few months how little faith I have.... which just makes me more frustrated at myself and at life. I do want to pursue God.... but it is hard. And sometimes I wonder what I am pursuing for... I think for so many years I have sung songs and known the lyrics but not really known them. Yeah, even when I take the time to reflex I never pour myself wholly into the lyrics... wholly into praising God. I think very few people do.... especially me who tends to think about other stuff during worship as compared really focusing. I just realize I don't know if I really know who God is. I think about God all the time. How much I want to know him... but I want something new. Not the same stuff I have heard all of these years... not that all the knowledge I have build up over time is bad. I just need to really see God now. I just think sometimes I have losing faith... and a lot (most) is my fault as I talk a lot about thinking about God but don't always take the time to get to know God (read the Bible and listen to God). I just want more of God.. to know God more. I just need motivation to get there. I guess I need to be motivated myself to find out about God.
I am just not satified with normal God knowledge you get fed all your life and you get at church. I think there has to be a lot I am missing with God... and not just what I know about God but what God will show me through the Holy Spirit. Like I have said before I just need a more powerful God in my life.
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