September 2011
2 posts
“Jesus life gave eloquent witness to a life lived as if God now reigned and no...”
– “The Preaching of Jesus and the Reign of God”
August 2011
3 posts
Monday, 29 September 2011
Good Morning, Sunshine. A cup of coffee, eggs and rolled oats. Jack Johnson and blogs, the paper and people moving in for school. Hello, Fall Semester!
Rabbits eat the grass
Now that the sun has fallen
And the moon finds life.
February 2011
1 post
“You’re always one minute from cracking. So all you have to do is hold on...”
– Brad Wiggins, via Velominati
December 2010
1 post
“[Traditional healthcare] is too bogged down in profiting off sickness,...”
– The Future Well
October 2010
2 posts
Omg.
Kelsey is reading my blog. This is so exciting.
Bibles
Today a man approached me on the way to dinner at the school cafeteria. He was a very good conversationalist, asking about my interests in school, sport, religion, and other activities. It was easy to talk to him. Then he popped a question: would I like to read scripture with him over dinner?
I felt something like this coming as I chatted with him, but I felt comfortable and open enough to go...
September 2010
7 posts
This is what I want:
I really want it to rain. I want it to just absolutely pour down for a day. One long, cold day of dark and gloomy clouds, wicked winds and a biting cold that makes you want to go outside and get completely drenched.
But just for a day.
The kind of storm that makes you want to come back in later and take a hot shower that burns and makes your skin all tingly, and then drink hot chocolate on the...
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That wants it down.’ I...”
– From “Mending Wall,” by Robert Frost
Whew. Today marks the first night of less than four hours of sleep, and subsequently the first class following said sleep-deprivation, of the sophomore year. Thank goodness Thursdays are my last day of classes and I can sleep until Monday once I finish.
Paradigm
“The funny thing about having paid your dues is that you realize the dues were what made it fun.”
I met a man last night over dinner. One of those things where you pick his brain for the keys to his success and what is important in life.
One point stuck out. He said that in pursuing a career, there are three things to consider: first, whether it is something I care about; second,...
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will...”
– Winston Churchill
“If one can stick to training through many long years, then willpower is no...”
– Emil Zapotek
August 2010
23 posts
“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of particular...”
– Carl Sagan
“Are you looking where you think it is, or where you hope it is?”
– Charles M. Schultz
Pedestrian
Today I watched a middle aged man hurry across the crosswalk as quickly as he could, because there were cars waiting for him. When he reached the sidewalk, he leisurely strolled down the street. I really appreciated watching this.
“‘I wonder,’ he said, ‘whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day...”
– The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Translated to English by Katherine Woods
I am neurotic.
When I blow my nose, the tissue must be shaped like a triangle, folded once over.
I’m sitting here at the stoplight as the left turn people go. It’s nighttime, and the signals hurt my eyes. But it kinda reminds me of Christmas Eve, with the red and the green glaring through my windshield. I wish it was winter!
Although I know when it’s cold, I’ll just want it to be summer again.
“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for...”
– Rita Mae Brown
Shwing.
When I write, I am always afraid of one thing: losing my train of thought and being unable to pick it back up. I find myself able to flow for a while, but always, without fail, it turns into a race between my mind and my hand, scrambling frantically to scribble down whatever thoughts are flittering through my mind. It is a capture of my process, and it is hard to record- but I want to.
I got...
Something.
Something about just do it.
About openness, about respect, about confidence.
Something about the saying, “everything will be alright.”
Something about trust.
Unending, unwavering trust.
That’s all I need.
“Just spread your legs and hold on.”
– Melanie Jacob
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.”
– Erica Jong (via kari-shma)
Dear Peter Pan,
dearmeat:
Please be real and take me away to Neverland. I cant stand the world i live in anymore. Youll save me in more ways than you know. Yours truly, a dreamer with a fear to grow old.
Not anymore.
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be...”
– Z
“Katy Perry is a sexual innuendo.”
– Captain Kirk Leopoldo
Faith
The next ten years of my life have me nervous. A long time ago, I yearned for the responsibility. More recently, my fear has increased at a steady pace. And I realize that light and shadows go hand in hand.
There has been a lot of thinking over the past few weeks. But today, I found an answer to these fears in a way that I never expected.
A good friend of mine is also what you would call a...
“My wish for you
Is that life is all you want it to.
Your dreams stay big,
Your...”
– Rascal Flatts
“Organic.”
Good Morning,
I wonder if
when you dream about someone,
they also dream about you?
"Humdinger"
What a great word.
“Wherever I go, whatever I do
I wonder where I am in my relationship to you....”
– In Your Atmosphere
John Mayer
July 2010
20 posts
Bobulate: Current Event Fridays →
There are only a few rules I try to follow as a person. One is never to run(except every morning). The other is to accept every invitation, advice a friend gave me over 10 years ago. And I believe this. Accept every invitation to go without compromising, of course, your time to stay. Accept new ideas. Travel widely. Shallowly even. Travel within your own city. But travel.
“To travel,” it’s...
Compasses and Maps.
thug-bear-life:
Reblogged this from Dear Meat. For some reason im really into finding that special someone. i mean i realize thats probably not gonna happen with me for a while but i guess you never know. But im more obsessed with people that have found that special someone, because you can actually see it in their eyes the feelings that they cant even put in words….and im just hoping i am...
lightswitch
I used to think my parents knew everything. I used to believe that there would be a certain point in life at which I would just stop, and suddenly understand. It seemed as if once day, my experiences would give me the solution to every single one of the various situations that lay ahead upon my path.
And I realize this will not be the case. But I don’t find myself disappointed. Instead, I...
“How many moments in your life can you point to and say: “that’s when...”
– M.K.
“The great thing about roller coasters is that when you get to the bottom, there...”
– Something about this being a metaphor?
A poem for my unborn son.
When I have a child,
I will tell him that
Girls don’t make sense.
So he shouldn’t try
to understand them.
"I am a chosen son"
Own your feelings. Think of the poor. Avoid destructive patterns. Make “I” statements. Discuss faith. Respect women. Respect your fellow man. Be honest with your emotions. Be honest with yourself. Sacrifice. Admit when you are wrong. Surrender. Put others first. Speak up. Ask for help. Love yourself and others- even your enemies. Ask forgiveness. Face your fears. Forgive. Center...
I know science has established that we rotate around this big, fiery ball of gas called the sun.
I know we’re just a little rock with water on it, in a rather large universe.
I still find it comforting to think that the moon rises and sets anyway.
To use Peter Ferrari’s words: “Screw Science!”
I like my sun to rise and set, thank you very much. Maybe science just has a...
At our least sane, we are most transparent.
“It’s still just nice to be with someone. I’d rather be bored with...”
– Ty